A Dallas jury has delivered a significant verdict against X Corp., formerly known as Twitter, resulting in a $105 million award to VidStream for patent infringement. The case revolved around two patents related to video capture and distribution technology, specifically U.S. Patent Nos. 8,464,304 and 8,601,506, as outlined in an earlier report.
The jury concluded that Twitter had willfully infringed upon U.S. Patent No. 8,464,304, concerning server instructions to user devices that affect how video is captured in terms of frame rates and lengths for more efficient distribution. VidStream, a company that took over the patent rights from Youtoo Technologies, pursued this litigation after acquiring the patent post-Youtoo’s bankruptcy filing, an event that unfolded after initial meetings between Youtoo and Twitter executives who had praised Youtoo’s innovations.
The decision follows previous attempts by Twitter to contest these patents through inter partes review at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, which resulted in the PTAB reaffirming the validity of the claims back in January 2019.
For an extensive exploration of the case details and trial proceedings, you can refer to the full article here.