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Rovi’s STB suit an attempt to extract royalties, Videotron says

News | 12/06/2019 11:49 am EST
Quebecor Inc. CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau speaks at a media event in Montreal in August 2019./ Photo by Anja Karadeglija.

Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron will argue in Federal Court later this month that a years-long legal battle over patent infringement levelled against its set-top box products is not directed at the proper parties, including itself, according to court documents. 

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