Little-known Orinda Intellectual Properties USA Holding Group sue...
Little-known Orinda Intellectual Properties USA Holding Group sued Sony in a U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Texas Aug. 20, accusing the manufacturer of infringing a patent. Orinda claimed various Sony Blu-ray products, including Blu-ray players, the…
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PS3 and Vaio computers, infringe on its U.S. Patent No. 5,438,560 for an “apparatus and method for recording/reproducing optical information and optical disk-shaped recording medium.” The suit was filed against Sony Corp., Sony Computer Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment America and Sony Electronics. Orinda’s requests included a preliminary and permanent injunction to stop Sony from making and selling the infringing products, unspecified royalties, and legal fees. Sony couldn’t immediately be reached for comment Friday. Competitor Nintendo recently lost on a patent claim by Anascape in the district (CED July 25 p4, May 16 p7).