TCL Sued by DivX Over Patent for Digital Streaming Technology

<-rte-company state="{"_id":"0000017d-6ca8-d108-a5fd-6cedfe8b0000","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">DivX is seeking to block imports of smart televisions from China-based <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1070%20HK%20Equity","_id":"0000017d-6ca8-d108-a5fd-6cedfe8b0001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">TCL that can stream video to consumer electronics, according to a patent-infringement <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://screens/BBLS%20DD%20X2HSO1URT08D89EMLBQ4KI3T3O","_id":"0000017d-6ca8-d108-a5fd-6cedfe8b0002","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">complaint filed at the <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/13361Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000017d-6ca8-d108-a5fd-6cedfe8b0003","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington.

• DivX claims some TCL’s Google- or Android-based products infringe patent related to adaptive bitrate streaming of multimedia files to consumer electronics devices over internet and aren’t subject to settlement and license agreement between DivX and non-party <-rte-company state="{"_id":"0000017d-6ca8-d108-a5fd-6cedfe8d0000","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">Roku
  • Complaint, filed Wednesday, targets TCL’s 43-inch Class 4-Series 4K UHD HDR LED Smart Google TV
• DivX in September 2020 <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbDocId":"QGGPIKDWLU6I","_id":"0000017d-6ca8-d108-a5fd-6cedfe8e0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">filed a complaint at ITC against TV makers TCL, <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/005930%20KS%20Equity","_id":"0000017d-6ca8-d108-a5fd-6cedfe8e0001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Samsung and ...