Taiwanese chip designer Mediatek said it revamped user interface ...
Taiwanese chip designer Mediatek said it revamped user interface of DVD chipset, announcement made just hours after ESS Technology filed motion for preliminary injunction that sought to bar company from importing product. ESS sued Mediatek in Sept. alleging it…
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“intentionally and unlawfully” copied company’s DVD firmware and user interface. It also sought to have Mediatek products found to infringe on its patents recalled from market. While Mediatek argued that there were “many factual and legal issues” in case centering on limited copyright protection in U.S. for user interfaces, it made modifications to avoid “potential impact to its customers’ interests.” Mediatek, which has marketed MT 1369 chipset for DVD players, conceded in documents filed in U.S. Dist. Court, San Francisco, that it had bought DVD model with ESS chip before Aug. 2002, but denied it had infringed on patents. It has filed counterclaim seeking to invalidate ESS patents. While 2 companies sparred publicly, check of court records showed that U.S. Magistrate Edward Chen had set settlement conference for March 25.