DENVER—A federal appeals court will hear oral arguments in TiVo’s lawsuit against EchoStar on Oct. 4.
TiVo won a lawsuit in 2006 alleging that EchoStar infringed on TiVo’s patented technology for pausing live TV programs and for recording one show while watching another.
A judge ordered EchoStar to pay $89.6 million in damages and to disable about 4 million TV boxes that use the technology
EchoStar filed an appeal with a federal court in Washington, D.C., where the oral arguments will be heard
TiVo said Tuesday it was pleased the date had been set.
EchoStar Communications Corporation is a satellite television provider based in Englewood, Colorado. TiVo Incorporated makes digital video recorders and is based in Alviso, California.
