IPPV ENTERPRISES v. ECHOSTAR COMMUNICATIONS

No. CIV.A.99-577-RRM.

191 F.Supp.2d 530 (2002)

IPPV ENTERPRISES, LLC, and MAAST, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. ECHOSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORP.; Nagravision, S.A.; and Nagrastar, L.L.C., Defendants

United States District Court, D. Delaware.

March 27, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Heisman, Esquire, Connolly, Bove, Lodge & Hutz LLP, Wilmington, DE, Frederick G. Michaud, Jr., Esquire, Samuel C. Miller, III, Esquire, David M. Schlitz, Esquire, Lloyd S. Smith, Esquire, and Mark R. Kresloff, Esquire, Burns, Doane, Swecker & Mathis, L.L.P., Alexandria, VA, for plaintiffs.

Donald F. Parsons, Jr., Esquire and Rodger D. Smith, Esquire, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, Wilmington, DE, Philip L. Cohan, Esquire, John C. Dougherty, Esquire, Hugh J. Marbury, Esquire, James M. Heintz, Esquire, Piper Marbury Rudnick & Wolfe LLP, Washington, DC, for defendants.


OPINION

MCKELVIE, District Judge.

This is a patent case. Plaintiff IPPV Enterprises, LLC is a Nevada limited liability corporation with its principal place of business in Reno, Nevada. IPPV is the owner of U.S. Patent Nos. 4,163,254 (the '254 patent); 4,225,884 (the '884 patent); 4,528,589 (the '589 patent); and 4,484,217 (the '217 patent), all of which relate to features for pay television service, including methods to keep track of the programs viewed...

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