How GreyB Defended a Media Streaming Giant Against a Kiosk-Based Patent

Value Delivered

GreyB identified a winning system prior art that proved similar products existed before the patent filing date. This enabled the client to safeguard their product, valued at approximately $526 billion, against infringement claims in an ongoing litigation. 

Problem Solved 

The client faced a patent dispute involving a kiosk-based system. The system in question was designed to stream various types of content, including audio and video, while also allowing media downloads to a flash memory device.

A comprehensive review of both patented and non-patented kiosk systems available before the cutoff was conducted. However, the search yielded no results that matched the patentee’s kiosk system in terms of the streaming and download functionality.

Solutions Offered

During the preliminary search, an article on a kiosk-based systems mentioned Netflix. Although Netflix wasn’t a traditional kiosk-based system, it combined kiosk-like delivery mechanisms with streaming capabilities. This insight led to a strategic shift in the research approach.

Rather than focusing solely on kiosk-based systems, GreyB broadened the search to include media streaming platforms that mirrored the client’s innovative combination of streaming and download features.

Ultimately, Spotify was identified a the relevant system art. Spotify was capable of streaming audio and offered the feature of media downloads to flash memory devices before the cutoff date.  

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