Federal Circuit Upholds Contempt Ruling Against Echostar in DVR Case

摘要

On March 4,2010, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals held that EchoStar Corp. was properly found in contempt of an injunction against use of TiVo Inc.'s patented software in its digital video recorders, thereby affirming an award of more than $300 million in sanctions and additional damages. See I iVo, Inc. v. EchoStar Corp., 597 K3d 1247 (Fed. Cir. 2010). The dissenting member of the three-judge panel hearing the case, Circuit Judge Randall Rader, said EchoStar did not deserve to be held in contempt.