Law360, New York (November 21, 2008, 12:00 AM ET) -- A federal judge has ordered a bench trial to be held in February to determine whether Dish Network Corp.'s new software for its digital video recorders violates a patent held by TiVo Inc.
The Thursday ruling was a blow to TiVo, which filed a motion in June asking that Dish be held in contempt of court for failing to abide by a 2006 court order requiring the company to disable the DVR function of its receivers.
Judge David Folsom of U.S. District Court for the Eastern...
TiVo, Dish Headed To Bench Trial Over Patent
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