Chromecast's patent infringement lawsuit ordered Google to pay damages of 48 billion yen, pointing out that it is a patent troll
The Australian company Touchstream Technologies sued Google for ``a patent on technology for streaming video from screen to screen was infringed by Google's Chromecast,'' the court acknowledged the plaintiff's claim and ordered Google to pay $ 338.7 million (about 48 billion yen). Google says it will appeal.
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Google's Chromecast is a small device that allows you to connect your smartphone or tablet to your TV via Wi-Fi. Touchstream Technologies claims the technology was invented in 2010 by founder David Strover.
Touchstream met with Google in December 2011 to pitch its proprietary technology, but two months later Google said it wasn't interested. Reportedly, Google suddenly returned the discussion to a blank sheet in February 2012, despite signing
Then in 2013, Google released Chromecast as its own streaming device. Dissatisfied with this, Touchstream sued Google in 2021 for three patent infringements, alleging that Google's Chromecast imitated its own innovations.
In the complaint, Touchstream claims that not only Chromecast but also Google Home and Google Nest, as well as third-party TVs and smart speakers with Chromecast functionality, infringe Touchstream's patents. In response, Google denied infringing intellectual property and claimed the patent was invalid.
On July 21, 2023, the federal district court in Texas, where this lawsuit was contested, acknowledged Touchstream's claim that Chromecast infringed its patent and ordered Google to pay $338.7 million in damages.
Touchstream attorney Ryan Dykal commented that he was pleased with the verdict. On the other hand, Google spokesperson Jose Castaneda said on the 24th that ``Google has developed its own technology and has competed with ideas,'' indicating its intention to appeal the ruling.
AppleInsider, an IT news site that covered the ruling, said, ``This trial is in the rapidly evolving high-tech industry, and it highlights the challenges that high-tech companies face when navigating the complex web of patents and intellectual property rights.' On the other hand, The Verge said, ``Texas courts are notorious for being friendly to companies suing over technology that is not even going to be produced,'' pointing out the possibility that this lawsuit will hit a patent troll .
Touchstream has filed similar lawsuits against cable TV providers Comcast, Charter, and Altice in Texas in early 2023, and these lawsuits have not yet been settled at the time of writing.
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