As Sony continues to promote its Blu-ray format, another relatively unknown company has launched a lawsuit against the popular Japanese company, in an attempt to cash in on Blu-ray. The Orinda Intellectual Properties USA Holding Group says Sony has violated some of its patents related to Blu-ray technology, and is ready to go to battle in civil court.
Specifically, the infringed patent involves "methods for recording and reproducing information via optical disc," according to the Aug. 20 lawsuit, which was filed in a Texas Eastern District Court.
Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment, Sony Electronics and Sony Computer Entertainment America were named as defendants in the lawsuit against Orinda. Orinda is requesting a jury trial, and wants royalties, for Sony to stop manufacturing the PlayStation 3 game console, and any other Blu-ray product Sony offers.
Unfortunately, Orinda did not go into specifics regarding how Sony is infringing on its patents, only stating that it has suffered "damage."
"Orinda has been and will continue to be damaged as a result of Defendants' infringing conduct," Orinda said in a statement published on the company's web site. "Defendants' infringing conduct will continue unless permanently enjoined by this court."
Sony has faced numerous lawsuits regarding Blu-ray technology since the format was released. In May 2007, Target Technology sued Sony trying to claim that the reflective materials used on optical discs infringed on Target Technology's patents. The court took just a few months to dismiss the lawsuit over patent 7,018,696.
The Orina lawsuit will also likely be thrown out at some point, but it's still be a minor annoyance for Sony, as the company continues to try and promote the Blu-ray format in the future.
