Orinda Seeks To Halt PS3 Sales in Blu-ray Patent Suit

August 28, 2008 2:12 PM

Sony is being taken to court over technology purportedly covered in a patent owned by Orinda Intellectual Properties USA, Edge has uncovered.

Orinda claims that patent 5,438,560 has been infringed, covers recording and reproducing optical discs such as CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray Discs. The company has filed for an injunction stopping the production and sale of all Blu-ray players including PlayStation 3 systems. Orinda is also asking for "a reasonable royalty" from those Blu-ray players it wants to remove from sale.

Major console manufacturers are sued by supposed patent holders with some frequency, and Sony is no exception. In 2007, for example, Sony settled with force-feedback maker Immersion but had a lawsuit over the Blu-ray Disc format dismissed.

Blake Ellison

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AgentPothead

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August 28, 2008 2:28 PM

So they have a patent filed the same year the DVD format was finalized. Did they sue any DVD manufacturers? The only information I can find on google about "Orinda Intellectual Properties" on google is people repeating this information about this recent trial and of course the filing of the lawsuit itself. You'll never guess where it's being filed either. Court: Texas Eastern District Court
- DaCommando332
  
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  August 29, 2008 5:36 AM
  
  California? I mean anything gets through in Cali right?
  
  (now I look)
  
  Oh RIGHT Texas of course! That was going to be my second or third guess.
  So does this mean if I patent a game controller I can sue anyone? Just kidding I really couldn't.
  But why the lawyer hate? I personally plan on becoming an attorney but I plan on getting the job done. The others in the field...meh.