Rovi Files Second Section 337 Complaint on Comcast Digital Video Receivers

Rovi filed another Section 337 complaint alleging Comcast set-top boxes are infringing its patents. Rovi said the Comcast X1 DVR and related hardware and software, including interactive program guide software, voice remote controls and remote apps, copy its patented technologies. Model numbers identified in the complaint include the brand names Arris, Pace, Cisco, Humax and Samsung. The ITC recently issued a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against Comcast in a related investigation, requested by Rovi, that covered different patents. Comments on the second complaint are due to the ITC by Thursday.