M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious™ report on TiVo Inc.’s U.S. Patent No. 6,233,389 referenced in TiVo’s ongoing litigation with EchoStar Communication

Date:  Fri, 2010-06-18

M·CAM, Inc. releases Patently Obvious™ report on TiVo Inc.’s U.S. Patent No. 6,233,389 referenced in TiVo’s ongoing litigation with EchoStar Communication

Charlottesville, VA – June 18, 2010 –– M·CAM, Inc. released its Patently Obvious™ report today on U.S. Patent No. 6,233,389 which has been at the heart of a series of litigation between TiVo, Inc. and EchoStar Communications dating back to January 2004. This report focuses on patents of interest which predate and are concurrent to the TiVo patent, including public–domain alternatives.

The patent describes a Digital Video Recorder (DVR) system capable of simultaneously recording and playing back a TV signal.

M·CAM’s Patently Obvious™ is a weekly report providing visibility into potentially unconsidered alternatives, including art in the public domain, to patent holdings across a variety of technology areas.

M·CAM, Inc. is a global, full–service intellectual property and rights (IP&R) and intangible asset financial services firm. We provide the technical and financial systems that allow public and private markets to use IP&R and IA for regulated transactions in banking, securities, insurance, and public innovation investment and technology procurement. From our pioneering work in creating the world’s first standards–based innovation collateralization financial products for banking and securities to our work in grassroots innovator enablement and patent quality assurance programs, M·CAM provides the mechanism to balance the interests of public and commercial sectors to support and build thriving economies.

The M·CAM Patently Obvious™ report on the TiVo Inc. patent can be found HERE