We imagine getting smacked with a lawsuit soon after landing Stateside isn’t quite the welcome wagon Spotify had hoped for. Alas, PacketVideo isn’t inquisitive about jamming with this musical newcomer, and has instead picked a patent fight with Spotify within the Southern District of California. The patent in question is for streaming music in digital form from a central source, and it has been licensed by mobile mavens Verizon, NTT DoCoMo, and Orange. In line with the complaint, PacketVideo told Spotify in May about its IP, but Spotify wasn’t picking up what PacketVideo was putting down, and continued its supposedly infringing ways. Thus, the current action was filed and now PacketVideo is looking for an everlasting injunction and triple damages because of Spotify’s alleged willful infringement. After all, this can be only the outlet salvo in what could easily become a lengthy dispute, so be happy to wreck out the popcorn while we look ahead to Spotify’s response.
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