Since 2012, T-Rex Property AB has filed 59 cases (and counting) against digital signage media owners and vendors for alleged patent infringement. What began as a few filings against some of the larger publishers in our space has increased in scope to affect our industry.
BroadSign has brought an action for declaratory judgment against T-Rex, as we believe that we do not infringe their patents. Furthermore, we doubt that their patents are valid based on our extensive review and findings of prior art.
In the coming weeks, BroadSign will undertake the necessary actions to challenge the validity of T-Rex patents. We invite the cooperation of the digital signage industry in this undertaking. Should you wish to learn more about the situation, if you are directly or indirectly affected by T-Rex’s actions, if you would like to assist or cooperate in our efforts, I invite you to speak with me directly.
Let’s do the right thing to stop T-Rex’s activities and show patent trolls that we will prevent similar distractions from preying upon our industry in the future.
Burr Smith Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer BroadSign International, LLC. | broadsign.com
July 26th, 2016 at 20:11 @882
We’d be interested to know whether that patent infringes and relies on other distribution technology such as that used for broadcast and which had already been in use at the time it was granted.
July 27th, 2016 at 14:21 @640
Industry leadership or stewardship, or action taken because they had indemnified certain customers, perhaps including the one explicitly mentioned in their filing? FourWinds took similar legal action when Activelight attacked their customers, and to their credit did not panhandle for support or use industry blogs to make it into a faux marketing event. Wondering if Mr. Smith offered to help out then, and also wondering if Mr. Levin will be anxious to join forces now.
August 1st, 2016 at 19:28 @853
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