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Article: United States : Arbitron sues Digimarc over monitoring technology.
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- Article date:
- August 21, 2009
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Byline: Mamta03
ARBITRON Inc., the company that measures the audiences of US radio stations, sued Digimarc Corp. seeking to invalidate nine patents covering technology to monitor broadcasts.
Digimarc allegedly sent Arbitron a letter in July claiming Arbitron s technique for detecting an inaudible code embedded in radio broadcasts infringes patents held by the company and may require a license. Arbitron asked a judge to bar Digimarc from suing the company for infringement, according to a complaint made public in federal court in Wilmington, Delaware.
Arbitron has a reasonable apprehension of imminent harm that is sufficient to warrant issuance ...