Tue, Feb 08, 2011 | 12:42 GMT
Report – LG looking to pull PS3 from US shelves
Korean tech company LG is looking to have PS3 and BRAVIA TVs prevented from being sold in the US.
According to documents obtained by Eurogamer, LG says in the complaint that Sony is infringing four patents belonging to the company in relation to “certain electronic devices having a Blu-Ray Disc player and components thereof.”
PS3 – more specifically, model no. CECH-2501A – is the only specific Sony product mentioned in the main document.
IPC are the only group with power to block the sale of imported goods that infringe US patents.
A Bloomberg report suggests that LG is getting back at Sony for a previous complaint from it over patents the Korean company infringed last December.
23 comments
#1
Erthazus
08/02/11, 12:46 pm
Oh yeah, Good Luck with that LG. Everyone tried this before if i remember
#2
Bond James Bond
08/02/11, 12:47 pm
Sony lol.
#3
RandomTiger
08/02/11, 12:49 pm
back_up will be most displeased.
#4
Crysis
08/02/11, 12:53 pm
Everyone is infringing on everyone’s patents.
#5
Rosseu
08/02/11, 12:53 pm
@3
hahaha my thoughts exactly
#6
Zurtech
08/02/11, 12:54 pm
“A Bloomberg report suggests that LG is getting back at Sony for a previous complaint from it over patents the Korean company infringed last December.”
…children. -_-;
#7
back_up
08/02/11, 12:59 pm
Korean noobs are jealous because sony invented bluray
Bill gates paid those idiots so that PS3 does not outsell three shitty
in 2011
#8
pukem0n
08/02/11, 1:03 pm
yeah, keep the noob station 3 off the shelves
sry, had to balance out the trolling in this thread ^^
#9
Gama_888
08/02/11, 1:03 pm
@7 LMAO, What am i reading
@the article, this will never get passes im suprised they have even made this complaint, i thought sony were one of the companies that founded blu-ray??
#10
Blerk
08/02/11, 1:05 pm
LG are, of course, on the board of the Blu-ray Disc Association. And were part of the original group of companies working on Blu-Ray before that group existed. Just to throw a few ‘facts’ into the mix.
#11
Bond James Bond
08/02/11, 1:08 pm
LG Blu-Ray playback is better than Sony’s ever was…
#12
BraveArse
08/02/11, 1:10 pm
What, so now we have BluRay playback fanboys? Mental.
#13
Blerk
08/02/11, 1:11 pm
LG stands for ‘Lucky Goldstar’, apparently. That’s awesome!
#14
Crysis
08/02/11, 1:13 pm
@12, Nah, he’s just a sad fucker looking to piss people off for kicks…
#15
BraveArse
08/02/11, 1:16 pm
@!4 yeah – I see the truth in that statement. As I always say, any form of corporate loyalty = sucking Satan’s orbs. And you all know that Satan is Bobby Kotick right?
#16
sickgamer
08/02/11, 1:49 pm
:/
#17
Psychotext
08/02/11, 1:52 pm
This never, ever happens. Sony will give them a bunch of money under the table… or if not, fight them in court and then give them slightly more money if it looks like they’re going to lose.
#18
EvilTomato
08/02/11, 1:55 pm
Ha lol LG you will fail badly ;D
#19
Kuwabara
08/02/11, 2:48 pm
kiss my ass LG
#20
onlineatron
08/02/11, 2:51 pm
Why just the US?
#21
OrbitMonkey
08/02/11, 2:51 pm
@19 I’m betting that pretty much sums up Sony’s response
#22
Callum
08/02/11, 2:59 pm
@21 wouldn’t you love to see that in tomorrows headlines?!
Report! Hot! Sony to LG: “Kiss My Arse”
hahaha. We can only hope
#23
hitnrun
08/02/11, 5:09 pm
This is just a lunge at the groin to affect Sony’s bottom line and stock price by creating worry among those who haven’t developed the proper layer of cynicism.
Not a bad tactic, really. It could even work if they don’t ask for too much cash.