Judge Orders Bench Trial On Key Issue In Sirius Patent Case

By Editorial Team

A Delaware federal judge has ordered a bench trial on the issue of whether Sirius XM relied on a German research foundation's five-year delay in bringing patent claims related to satellite radio technology in making business decisions around that tech.

The case involves key patents such as:

• 6,314,289 - Apparatus and method for transmitting information and apparatus and method for receiving information
• 7,061,997 - Method and apparatus for fine frequency synchronization in multi-carrier demodulation systems
• 6,931,084 - Differential coding and carrier recovery for multicarrier systems
• 6,993,084 - Coarse frequency synchronisation in multicarrier systems

The law firms involved in the case are Farnan LLP, HSF Kramer, Irell & Manella, and Potter Anderson. The companies involved include Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and Sirius XM Radio Inc. The case is being heard in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

This development signifies a crucial turning point in the ongoing legal battle over patent claims related to satellite radio technology. Stay tuned for more updates as the bench trial progresses.