Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 31, 2008

TIVO INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   000-27141   77-0463167

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

2160 Gold Street,

Alviso, California

   95002
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (408) 519-9100

 

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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ITEM 8.01. Other Events.

On January 31, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. unanimously ruled in favor of TiVo Inc. in connection with EchoStar’s appeal of the district court judgment of patent infringement against EchoStar with respect to several claims (so called software claims) in TiVo’s U.S. Patent No. 6,233,389, entitled “Multimedia Time Warping System.” It also upheld the full award of damages from the district court and ordered that the stay of the district court’s injunction against EchoStar’s infringing digital video recorders, which was issued pending appeal, will dissolve when the appeal becomes final. The district court’s judgment of infringement by EchoStar of certain other claims of the patent (so called hardware claims) was reversed and remanded for further proceedings.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    TIVO INC.
Date:   January 31, 2008     By:   /s/ Cal Hoagland
        Cal Hoagland
        Interim Chief Financial Officer