SanDisk players forced from CE show
updated 12:25 pm EDT, Wed September 6, 2006
SanDisk players, CE show
SanDisk was forced to remove its MP3 players from its stand at the IFA CE show in Berlin, Germany due to patent infringement claims. Sisvel -- an Italian-based patent management company -- filed a complaint with the German public prosecutor in Berlin because SanDisk did not pay Sisvel a licensing fee to use its "essential" MP3 patent, according to Digital-Lifestyles. The German public prosecutor was convinced, and issued an injunction against SanDisk to remove all MP3 players from the SanDisk stand at the show. As a result, visitors will only be able to view photos of the company's MP3 players.
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Ouch
That has got to hurt.