Feb. 20, 2026
Plaintiff: Law says Netflix had to stop operations when suit was filed
A federal judge challenged DivX's theory that Netflix induced patent infringement by continuing operations after being sued, as attorneys sparred over alleged copying and the scope of streaming technology claims.
By continuing operations after it was sued, Netflix is accused of inducing its users to infringe DivX patents, the plaintiff's lawyers argued in a federal patent lawsuit Thursday.
The argument came during a hearing on various pretrial motions before U.S. District Judge George H. Wu ahead of a trial set to begin in March in Los Angeles.
Appearing on behalf of DivX, Stephen M. Payne of Irell & Manella LLP in Newport Beach argued that Netflix's continued use of t...
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