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RealD Files Patent Infringement Suit In Europe

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Los Angeles-based 3D movie projection technology developer RealD has filed a patent infringement suit in Paris, saying that a 3D manufacturer and cinema operator are infringing upon a European patent. The company said the lawsuit was filed with the Paris First Instance Court, and covers European patent. READ MORE>>.

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This Hollywood Star Proves Entrepreneurs Should Be Clueless

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This was certainly the case with Hollywood star turned inventor, Hedy Lamarr. Lamarr abandoned a successful European film career to become a Hollywood star. Unsatisfied with the intellectual limitations of Hollywood, Ms. In 1945, Hedy and Antheil codified their invention by filing a patent claim. In 1937, Ms.

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Quibi Sues Eko

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Apparently, Eko has accused Quibi of infringing on a patent. The legal move comes ahead of any formal patent infringement lawsuit from Interlude US Inc. Quibi is asking the court to declare that it has not infringed upon Eko's patent.

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RealD Sues Volfoni, CinemaNext

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Los Angeles-based 3D movie projection technology developer RealD has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against two companies in Germany, Volfoni and CinemaNext , allegig the two are infringing on a number of its patents. RealD has previously sued Volfoni in the United States, back in 2014, over similar patent infringement claims.

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Quibi To Give Up Mobile Video Technology After Lawsuit

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Quibi, the short-lived, short-form-mobile-video startup run by Jeffrey Katzenberg, is transferring its mobile video technology to another company, Eko, after Eko filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Quibi. Quibi--which shut down its operations last year--continues to exist as a legal entity, despite no longer operating as a company.

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VCR Plus Codes To Disappear

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VCR Plus was originally developed by Henry Yuen and Daniel Kwoh, who leveraged the patents behind VCR Plus into a major business licensing television guide patents to set top box manufacturers, television manufacturers, and others, and eventually bought television guide brand TV Guide.

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RealD Acquires MasterImage 3D

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RealD said the acquisition came as a result of "key legal victories" where RealD asserted its patents against MasterImage. RealD won a big patent lawsuit against MasterImage 3D in July of 2016. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.