Legal Opinion

Arista Technologies, Inc. v. Arthur D. Little Enterprises, Inc.

District Court, E.D. New York

Decided December 28, 2000No. CV95-0789 ADSPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER

SPATT, District Judge.

This case arose out of a dispute between Arista Technologies, Inc. (the “plaintiff’ or “Arista”) and Arthur D. Little Enterprises (a “defendant” or “ADLE”) regarding the licensing agreement of patented technology owned by ADLE. The technology in question, known as “video spot remover” (“VSR”) technology, permits video cassette recorders (“VCRs”) to skip past commercials in videotaped television programs when the videotapes are played back.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Factual Background

The following facts are taken from the Amended Complaint. In March…

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