TiVo has filed new lawsuits in an ongoing legal battle against Comcast.
The International Trade Commission recently came down on TiVo’s side, agreeing that Comcast had violated two of its patents with its Xfinity X1 set-top-box. TiVo has now launched new litigation against Comcast, claiming that the company in fact violated eight of its patents.
The legal trouble stems from TiVo’s acquisition of Rovi in 2016. Some of Rovi’s intellectual properties, that allow users to pause, resume and restart live TV programmes, alongside DVR recording and search and voice functionality, are central to the lawsuit.
TiVo is also seeking an order from the ITC to prevent X1 set-top-boxes being imported into the US.
