Fox sat idle and silent for seven years as DISH has developed and marketed the technologies behind DISH Anywhere and Hopper Transfers. The district court denied Fox’s prior attempt to deprive consumers of Hopper features and we believe that Fox’s second bite at the apple is likewise meritless.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., March 15, 2013 – DISH (NASDAQ: DISH) filed its response to Fox’s motion for preliminary injunction that seeks to block consumers from features on DISH’s Hopper with Sling® Whole-Home HD DVR.
DISH Executive Vice President and General Counsel, R. Stanton Dodge, stated:
“Fox sat idle and silent for seven years as DISH has developed and marketed the technologies behind DISH Anywhere and Hopper Transfers. The district court denied Fox’s prior attempt to deprive consumers of Hopper features and we believe that Fox’s second bite at the apple is likewise meritless.”
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