Litigation
Withrow Networks, Inc. v. Google LLC et al.
active5:24-cv-03203-PCP (VKD)
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- Filed
- 2024-05-28
Patents at issue (1)
Defender signal. Patent 10771849 has had claims invalidated at PTAB. Those final written decisions are public record and a ready-made § 102 / § 103 ground in district court. See IPR estoppel for what carries over.
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Summary
Withrow Networks, Inc. sued Google LLC and YouTube, LLC in the Northern District of California, asserting U.S. Patent No. 10,771,849 against Google/YouTube streaming via HLS and MPEG-DASH. The court denied Google's motion to dismiss, and the case was in fact and claim-construction phase with a Markman hearing set for 2025-10-28; no final judgment, settlement, or dismissal was found.
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