Things are starting to heat up. First Vizio introduces several new HDTVs, now they’re heading back into the courtroom. This time, they aren’t fighting with Funai and instead are focusing their aggression on LG. Even though the name of the company is different, the agenda is the same.
Vizio claims that LG is violating their patents, and wants a court to prevent LG from continuing to sell the HDTVs impacted by the lawsuit.
According to TWICE:
In the Funai case, Vizio said the manufacturer used infringing systems for the reception and handling of QAM digital cable signals. Vizio recently acquired the patents from Motorola after facing an International Trade Commission (ITC) order to stop importing televisions that it said violated patents held by Funai Electric on the reception and handling of over-the-air digital TV broadcast signals.
Vizio is looking to defend it’s new position as the number one HDTV seller in America. In the meantime, Sony isn’t looking to join the party as a recipient of a legal suit from Vizio and would rather a court just find that their patents are invalid.
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