This one promises to be one of the biggest patent battles ever fought, perhaps as big as Eastman Kodak Company v/s Polaroid Corporation. Japanese electronic major Toshiba has sued Moser Baer of India and host of other Taiwanese, American recordable DVD manufacturers for alleged infringement of its patents.
Toshiba, in the US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, alleges that these companies do not have a licensing agreement with it for patents that are essential for meeting DVD format specifications.Toshiba is seeking monetary damages and also an injunction to prohibit production, import, sales or other disposal or use of the named products in the US.
Moser Baer has revolutionised the Indian Home Video market by introducing competitively priced DVDs/VCDs. It has also entered into deals with the leading producers in Bollywood which give Moser an access to huge content repertoire. Moser introducing competitively priced DVDs was also seen as an effective ploy to beat piracy. In the absence of any interim order so far, it is unclear as to what bearing the present law suit will have on the DVD business of Moser in the immediate future.
Will try and bring you more details on this in the days to come. Keep watching this space.
Friday, May 15, 2009
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