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S-A Wins Another Gemstar Judgment

By Karen Brown -- Multichannel News, 7/21/2003 11:30:00 AM

Scientific-Atlanta Inc. extended its winning record in its legal tiff with Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. over interactive-programming-guide patents, this time gaining another summary-judgment victory from the U.S. District Court for Georgia’s Northern District.

The court granted S-A’s motion for a summary judgment Friday, agreeing that the cable-gear maker’s set-top-box design does not infringe on Gemstar’s patent No. 4,751,578 covering aspects of IPG technology.

That follows a judgment the court made earlier this month that cleared S-A of infringing on two other patents regarding IPG technology.

This was the latest in the multisuit struggle between the two companies, and thus far, S-A has prevailed. But it isn’t over -- there are still other legal motions filed by both sides that are working their way through the Georgia court-filing system.

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