Broadcom Corporation et al v. Netflix, Inc.

  1. January 08, 2025

    Netflix Nixes Another Broadcom Patent Claim Under Alice

    A California federal judge on Wednesday granted Netflix a partial win in a patent infringement suit Broadcom lodged against the streaming giant, finding a claim for one remaining patent in the dispute invalid for being directed to a "familiar concept rooted in history" and lacking any inventive concept.

  2. October 12, 2023

    'You're Killing Me': Judge Rips Broadcom, Netflix For IP Filings

    A California federal judge blasted Broadcom and Netflix on Thursday over their prodigious filings in Broadcom's patent suit against the streaming giant, telling them in court, "You're killing me," and calling the filings "massive overkill."

  3. June 14, 2022

    Netflix Wants Broadcom Sanctioned $2K A Day In Patent Fight

    Netflix has asked a California federal judge to slap Broadcom with a $2,000-per-day "coercive sanction" in Broadcom's patent infringement suit against the streaming company, saying Broadcom has violated a discovery order by refusing to hand over documentation of 2,400 licenses unless Netflix agrees to "onerous and unnecessary" restrictions.

  4. April 13, 2022

    Netflix Sinks One Broadcom Patent Claim Under Alice

    A California federal judge tossed one of Broadcom Corp.'s asserted streaming patent claims in an infringement suit against Netflix Inc. on Wednesday, ruling that the patent's validity falls apart under the U.S. Supreme Court's Alice decision because it is directed at an abstract idea and lacks an inventive concept.

  5. October 27, 2021

    Netflix Aims To Sink Broadcom Patent Claim Under Alice

    Netflix Inc. asked a California federal judge Tuesday to toss one of Broadcom Corp.'s asserted streaming patent claims in an infringement suit, saying the patent's validity falls apart under the U.S. Supreme Court's Alice ruling because it just claims an abstract idea.

  6. September 14, 2021

    Netflix Nixes 3 Patents From Broadcom Suit Under Alice

    A California federal judge dismissed without prejudice three streaming patents from Broadcom Corp.'s suit against Netflix Inc., ruling Tuesday that they are invalid under the U.S. Supreme Court's Alice ruling because they claim nothing more than abstract ideas.

  7. December 22, 2020

    Netflix Judge Says Broadcom Patents Appear 'Aspirational'

    A California federal judge said in a hearing Tuesday that some of the patents Broadcom accuses Netflix of infringing appear "really, mainly aspirational" and questioned whether some of the chipmaker's patents were attempts at "buying the internet" by claiming ownership of widespread and abstract computing techniques.