Appellate Court Rejects Monkeymedia Patent Claim Against Apple, 6 Studios
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a 2015 Patent Trial and Appeal Board ruling rejecting a patent violation claim by Monkeymedia against Apple, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Lions Gate Entertainment, Paramount Home Entertainment, 20th Century Fox…
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Home Entertainment, Universal Studios Home Entertainment and Warner Brothers Home Entertainment. Wednesday's ruling without comment came less than a week after Jan. 13 oral argument before Judges Alan Lourie, Evan Wallach and Todd Hughes. According to court filings, the patent described systems and methods for transmitting interactive media content that would let the user choose to play optional content such as an additional video, still images or text. Monkeymedia is pursuing similar patent violation claims involving a related patent against Apple and Buena Vista.