Mar. 17, 2026
DivX seeks $424 million from Netflix in patent trial
DivX began a jury trial accusing Netflix of infringing streaming technology patents and seeking more than $400 million, while Netflix says its platform relies on industry standards and its own innovation.
Netflix and tech pioneer DivX squared off in a Los Angeles federal courtroom on Monday for the start of a jury trial, with DivX seeking over $400 million for alleged patent infringement while Netflix argued its global dominance is the result of its own hard work and innovation rather than stolen technology.
In an opening statement on behalf of Netflix on Monday, Mindy V. Sooter of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP in Denver contended that the streaming giant's use of i...
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