Philips Loses 21-Year-Old Patent Case
Philips, a multinational digital tech company, has lost a two-decade legal battle before the Delhi High Court. The company had accused an Indian company of patent infringement in the manufacture and sale of Video Compact Discs (VCDs).
The case, Koninklijke Philips NV v., was decided on October 13, with Justice Mini Pushkarna ruling that Philips failed to prove its patent in 'Digital Transmission System' had been infringed. The Court found the process used by Philips to compare its patented process with the Indian shop's CD products was flawed.
The patent held by Philips concerned three key elements:
- a transmitter
- a receiver
- a transmission medium
The Court noted that Philips' comparison process was fundamentally flawed.
Author's summary: Philips loses 21-year patent case over video CDs.
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