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DISH NETWORK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued
F-54
Olympic Developments AG, LLC
On January 20, 2011, Olympic Developments AG, LLC (“Olympic”) filed suit against us, Atlantic Broadband, Inc.,
Bright House Networks, LLC, Cable One, Inc., Cequel Communications Holdings I, LLC, CSC Holdings, LLC, GCI
Communication Corp., Insight Communications Company, Inc., Knology, Inc., Mediacom Communications
Corporation and RCN Telecom Services, LLC in the United States District Court for the Central District of California
alleging infringement of United States Patent Nos. 5,475,585 and 6,246,400. The patents relate to on-demand
services. Olympic is an entity that seeks to license an acquired patent portfolio without itself practicing any of the
claims recited therein. On June 13, 2011, the case was transferred to the Northern District of California. On
November 4, 2011, the case was stayed pending reexamination by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
We intend to vigorously defend this case. In the event that a court ultimately determines that we infringe the asserted
patents, we may be subject to substantial damages, which may include treble damages, and/or an injunction that could
require us to materially modify certain features that we currently offer to consumers. We cannot predict with any
degree of certainty the outcome of the suit or determine the extent of any potential liability or damages.
Personalized Media Communications, Inc.
During 2008, Personalized Media Communications, Inc. (“PMC”) filed suit against us, EchoStar and Motorola Inc. in
the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas alleging infringement of United States Patent Nos.
4,694,490, 5,109,414, 4,965,825, 5,233,654, 5,335,277, and 5,887,243, which relate to satellite signal processing.
PMC is an entity that seeks to license an acquired patent portfolio without itself practicing any of the claims recited
therein. Subsequently, Motorola Inc. settled with PMC leaving EchoStar and us as defendants. Trial is currently set
for August 2012.
We intend to vigorously defend this case. In the event that a court ultimately determines that we infringe any of the
asserted patents, we may be subject to substantial damages, which may include treble damages, and/or an injunction that
could require us to materially modify certain user-friendly features that we currently offer to consumers. We cannot
predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of the suit or determine the extent of any potential liability or damages.
Preservation Technologies, LLC
In December 2011, Preservation Technologies, LLC filed suit against us in the United States District Court for the
Central District of California, alleging infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,199,060, 6,581,070, 5,813,014, 6,092,080,
5,832,495, 5,832,499, 6,212,527, 6,574,638, 6,549,911, and 6,353,831. The patents relate to digital libraries, the
management of multimedia assets, and the cataloging of multimedia data, which are allegedly provided by our
BLOCKBUSTER On Demand service.
We intend to vigorously defend this case. In the event that a court ultimately determines that we infringe the asserted
patents, we may be subject to substantial damages, which may include treble damages, and/or an injunction that could
require us to materially modify certain features that we currently offer to consumers. We cannot predict with any
degree of certainty the outcome of the suit or determine the extent of any potential liability or damages.