{"id":2109194,"date":"2025-10-22T21:49:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T21:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2109194"},"modified":"2025-10-22T21:49:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T21:49:54","slug":"viasat-fends-off-sandisk-patent-lawsuit-over-in-flight-entertainment-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/viasat-fends-off-sandisk-patent-lawsuit-over-in-flight-entertainment-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Viasat fends off Sandisk patent lawsuit over in-flight entertainment systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-0\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\">Oct 22 (Reuters) &#8211; Communications company Viasat <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/companies\/VSAT.O\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC link-module__with-icon__qlg76\">(VSAT.O)<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" role=\"presentation\" data-testid=\"NewTabSymbol\" class=\"link-module__new-tab-symbol__d53s7\"><path fill=\"#666\" d=\"M15 6c.6 0 1 .4 1 1s-.4 1-1 1H9c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1v14a1.1 1.1 0 0 0 .2.6c.1.2.4.4.8.4h14c.6 0 1-.4 1-1v-6c0-.6.4-1 1-1s1 .4 1 1v6a3 3 0 0 1-3 3H9a3 3 0 0 1-2.2-.9A3 3 0 0 1 6 23V9a3 3 0 0 1 3-3Zm10 0 .4.1.5.5.1.4v6c0 .6-.4 1-1 1s-1-.4-1-1V9.4l-5.3 5.3a1 1 0 0 1-.7.3 1 1 0 0 1-.7-.3 1 1 0 0 1 0-1.4L22.6 8H19c-.6 0-1-.4-1-1s.4-1 1-1Z\"\/><\/svg><span style=\"border:0;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);clip-path:inset(50%);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap\">, opens new tab<\/span><\/a> convinced a California federal court to dismiss a lawsuit that accused its Wi-Fi and in-flight entertainment systems of infringing on tech company Sandisk&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/companies\/SNDK.O\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC link-module__with-icon__qlg76\">(SNDK.O)<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" role=\"presentation\" data-testid=\"NewTabSymbol\" class=\"link-module__new-tab-symbol__d53s7\"><path fill=\"#666\" d=\"M15 6c.6 0 1 .4 1 1s-.4 1-1 1H9c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1v14a1.1 1.1 0 0 0 .2.6c.1.2.4.4.8.4h14c.6 0 1-.4 1-1v-6c0-.6.4-1 1-1s1 .4 1 1v6a3 3 0 0 1-3 3H9a3 3 0 0 1-2.2-.9A3 3 0 0 1 6 23V9a3 3 0 0 1 3-3Zm10 0 .4.1.5.5.1.4v6c0 .6-.4 1-1 1s-1-.4-1-1V9.4l-5.3 5.3a1 1 0 0 1-.7.3 1 1 0 0 1-.7-.3 1 1 0 0 1 0-1.4L22.6 8H19c-.6 0-1-.4-1-1s.4-1 1-1Z\"\/><\/svg><span style=\"border:0;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);clip-path:inset(50%);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap\">, opens new tab<\/span><\/a> patents.<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-1\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\">U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/litigation\/viasat-fends-off-sandisk-patent-lawsuit-over-in-flight-entertainment-systems-2025-10-22\/tmsnrt.rs\/4nbhiaV\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC link-module__with-icon__qlg76\">ruled<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" role=\"presentation\" data-testid=\"NewTabSymbol\" class=\"link-module__new-tab-symbol__d53s7\"><path fill=\"#666\" d=\"M15 6c.6 0 1 .4 1 1s-.4 1-1 1H9c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1v14a1.1 1.1 0 0 0 .2.6c.1.2.4.4.8.4h14c.6 0 1-.4 1-1v-6c0-.6.4-1 1-1s1 .4 1 1v6a3 3 0 0 1-3 3H9a3 3 0 0 1-2.2-.9A3 3 0 0 1 6 23V9a3 3 0 0 1 3-3Zm10 0 .4.1.5.5.1.4v6c0 .6-.4 1-1 1s-1-.4-1-1V9.4l-5.3 5.3a1 1 0 0 1-.7.3 1 1 0 0 1-.7-.3 1 1 0 0 1 0-1.4L22.6 8H19c-.6 0-1-.4-1-1s.4-1 1-1Z\"\/><\/svg><span style=\"border:0;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);clip-path:inset(50%);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap\">, opens new tab<\/span><\/a> on Tuesday that Sandisk could not prove that Viasat&#8217;s systems violate its patent rights in digital rights management and stream buffering technology. Gilliam also had harsh words for SanDisk, which it said had &#8220;wasted the parties&#8217; and the court&#8217;s time and resources&#8221; by failing to dismiss a company subsidiary from the case.<\/div>\n<p data-testid=\"promo-box\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__promo-box__hVl8h\"> <!-- -->Sign up<!-- --> <!-- --> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/litigation\/viasat-fends-off-sandisk-patent-lawsuit-over-in-flight-entertainment-systems-2025-10-22\/undefined?location=article-paragraph&amp;redirectUrl=%2Flegal%2Flitigation%2Fviasat-fends-off-sandisk-patent-lawsuit-over-in-flight-entertainment-systems-2025-10-22%2F\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Spokespeople and attorneys for Sandisk did not immediately respond on Wednesday to a request for comment. Viasat&#8217;s attorney Patrick Curran of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart &amp; Sullivan said the decision &#8220;confirms what Viasat maintained from the beginning of this case \u2013 that its products reflect Viasat\u2019s own innovations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-3\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\">Sandisk filed the lawsuit in 2022 as part of a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/transactional\/viasat-sues-western-digital-kioxia-over-data-storage-patents-2021-11-29\/\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\">broader patent dispute<\/a> between the companies. Viasat accused Sandisk&#8217;s former parent company Western Digital of infringing its computer-memory patents in 2021 in a separate Texas lawsuit that is ongoing.<\/div>\n<p>Gilliam dismissed Sandisk&#8217;s lawsuit against Viasat on Tuesday after finding that Viasat&#8217;s systems worked differently from Sandisk&#8217;s patented technology. The judge also criticized Sandisk for continuing to include a company subsidiary in the case, Sandisk Technologies LLC, that lacked rights in the patents at issue.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Despite initially offering to dismiss SDT LLC from this case, Sandisk appears to have reneged on its offer after Viasat declined to agree not to further challenge the standing of other Sandisk entities,&#8221; Gilliam said. &#8220;Sandisk\u2019s proposed quid pro quo was unjustifiable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gilliam ordered Sandisk to explain why it should not be forced to cover Viasat&#8217;s costs related to its challenges to SDT LLC&#8217;s standing.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-7\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\">Viasat had earlier <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/litigation\/viasat-loses-bid-disqualify-law-firm-gibson-dunn-western-digital-patent-case-2023-07-12\/\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\">unsuccessfully attempted<\/a> to disqualify Sandisk&#8217;s law firm Gibson Dunn &amp; Crutcher from representing Western Digital in the Texas case in 2023 based on an alleged conflict of interest.<\/div>\n<p>The case is SanDisk3D IP Holdings Ltd v. Viasat Inc, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, No. 4:22-cv-04376.<\/p>\n<p>For SanDisk: Kieran Kieckhefer, Robert Vincent and Brian Buroker of Gibson Dunn &amp; Crutcher<\/p>\n<p>For Viasat: Patrick Curran and Steve Cherny of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart &amp; Sullivan<\/p>\n<p>Read more:<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-12\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/transactional\/viasat-sues-western-digital-kioxia-over-data-storage-patents-2021-11-29\/\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ 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