27 Mar Netflix Beats Infringement Claims In Video Patent Trial

LOS ANGELES, CA – After a week-and-a-half long trial in Los Angeles, a California federal jury has cleared Netflix of allegations that it infringed on DivX’s patents regarding video compression technology. The jury found that Netflix did not infringe on any of the four patents asserted by DivX, rejecting claims that could have cost over $400 million in damages.

Impact congratulates our clients at WilmerHale and Netflix on this win. We are especially proud of our team members Kilian Goltra, Addison Moyer, Christina Pecora, William Pineda, Micah Naylor, Jenny Phillips, Corey Allen, Andre Canta, Ouliana Nikolaeva-Hir, Rou Wen, led by Thomas S.Y. Lee, on the time and dedication spent in supporting this matter.

The case is DivX LLC v. Netflix Inc., case number 2:19-cv-01602, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.