SurferNETWORK Announces Progress on Patent Infringement Suit Against XM/Sirius Involving Fundamental Streaming Technology
As previously reported, SurferNETWORK has initiated a patent infringement lawsuit against XM/Sirius for infringement of SurferNETWORK’s Patent #6,766,376, “Streaming Media Buffering System.”
Lawsuit Details
The case is pending in U.S. Federal Court, in the Southern District of NY (Case Number 1:08-cv-6357) before Judge Richard M. Berman and Magistrate Judge Michael H. Dolinger. SurferNETWORK expects the case to progress rapidly. A Pre-Trial Conference is scheduled for this Thursday, October 16, 2008 with discovery set to close in February 2009.
Representing SurferNETWORK is Dreier LLP, 499 Park Ave, New York, New York. Representing the defendant, XM/Sirius, is Sidley Austin LLP, 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York.
About SurferNETWORK
SurferNETWORK, founded in 1998, is a leading provider of Internet broadcasting services. Through its patented Lightning Stream™ Instant-On technology, the company provides audio and video streaming services to a variety of industries, such as radio stations, businesses, colleges, local governments, the faith-based community, and sports teams.
“SurferNETWORK wanted to build a business based on Internet Radio”, according to co-founder Harry Emerson, and, “We realized that we could not build a successful business based on the existing technology because it was not acceptable to consumers. We therefore built our technology to be ‘just like radio’, with Instant-On, rapid tuning from station-to-station, and good quality audio.”
Click here to view the press annoucement that was released when the patent first issued.
Click here to view the patent on the Google patent search system.
For more information, please call us at 973-691-7420, or email Sales @ SurferNETWORK.com.
Follow Along
SurferNETWORK invites the public to register for our Newsletter to receive updates of Court Actions as they occur. Just click on the link on the left side of this page, then go to "Subscribe", enter your email information, and select the check boxes for the types of information you like to subscribe to.