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Virgin Media wins Gemstar EPG ruling
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| Virgin Media has succeeded in the patent dispute
| brought against it by Gemstar TV Guide. The
| London High Court rulings call into question the
| ability for intellectual property rights holder
| Rovi to enforce its patents both in the UK and
| with operators around the world.
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| Gemstar, now part of Rovi, had claimed the
| cablenetâs EPG had breached three patents â EP
| 0969662, EP 1377049 and EP 1613066 â which were
| involved in the display and transfer of
| programme information and metadata. BSkyB,
| Foxtel, Portugal Telecom, Sky Italia and UPC
| Broadband have all signed up to Roviâs patent
| programme.
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http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2009/11/27/virgin-wins-gemstar-epg-case/
Recent:
Aerotel yet again
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| If anyone thought that Symbian really changed anything at the UK-IPO, the
| IPKat thinks that they are probably either overly optimistic or mistaken. The
| test, such as it is, is now still the familiar 4-step Aerotel test, but
| bearing in mind that computer programs can make a technical contribution,
| contrary to what the 4-step test might suggest.
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2009/05/aerotel-yet-again.html
UK Patent Office Approves Software Patent... Rationalizes The Decision
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| Rather than just saying "uh, the courts said so," it claims that it allowed
| the patent because it's "more than just a software program," saying that the
| invention was a "technical contribution." Apparently, the new rules mean that
| as long as software makes a "technical contribution" it can be patented.
| But... uh... what software doesn't make a "technical contribution" of some
| sort
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090507/0230134776.shtml
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