Speaking publicly on the recent Patent Office decisions… Both TiVo and EchoStar appear to hope for the best while appeasing (or is that calming?) their stock holders via the press.
TiVo:
“The patent office affirmed the majority of the claims of the patent including two that the jury found that EchoStar infringed,” he said. “The finding of infringement of one claim is all TiVo needs to prevail against EchoStar. “We do not believe that the ongoing process of re-examining the other claims will have any impact on the appeal of the jury’s determination that Echostar infringed on TiVo’s patent,” he said.
“Based on our current analysis of the case, including the appellate record and other factors, we believe it is more likely than not that we will prevail on appeal,” EchoStar said.