Emblaze LD (DI) Share Discussion Threads

[waterloo01] 21/4/2014 11:08

Not long now till the jury in June. IF they win or Apple et al settle, it will rather change the dynamic especially as nothing is baked in the share price for this.

[colinhy] 21/4/2014 10:48

Law360, Los Angeles (April 07, 2014, 5:50 PM ET) --
Microsoft Corp. on Friday urged a California federal court to disqualify Cohen & Gresser LLP from serving as counsel for Emblaze Ltd. in a lawsuit alleging the software giant's Windows 7 operating system infringes a patent covering media streaming technology, citing close ties to attorneys in a related action.
Israeli technology company Emblaze filed suit in 2012, saying Microsoft's Xbox gaming system, phones and other devices running on Windows 7 OS infringed U.S. Patent Number 6,389,473, titled "Network media streaming." Microsoft's IIS Smooth Streaming system - which is used to access videos, music and other live streaming multimedia content - along with its Windows Azure media cloud services and Silverlight 2.0 software, incorporate technology protected by Emblaze's patent, the plaintiff alleges.

Now, Microsoft says Cohen & Gresser coordinated with and built its case against the tech company through information provided by Cozen O'Connor, which has long represented and continues to represent Microsoft in other matters.

"[I]t has become clear that C&G has in fact been coordinating with Cozen, Microsoft's own counsel, from the start of this litigation and has built its case against Microsoft upon the work of attorneys at the Cozen firm," attorneys for Microsoft wrote in Friday's motion to disqualify. "Whether C&G knew of Cozen's conflict, was deceived by Cozen or was itself the victim of Cozen's gross negligence in failing to identify this blatant conflict of interest, the result is the same: C&G's case against Microsoft is irreparably tainted."

Friday's motion to disqualify Cohen & Gresser arises from a closely related case involving the same claims of the same patent against Apple Inc., in which Cozen and Davis Wright Tremaine LLP represent the plaintiff. Cohen & Gresser failed to shield itself from and directly coordinated with those conflicted firms, Microsoft says.

Just last month in that related case, Apple doubled its defense against Emlaze, adding a team of DLA Piper attorneys to its stable of Greenberg Traurig LLP counsel in the run-up to a June trial. Emblaze sued Apple in 2010, alleging it infringed Emblaze's '473 patent, which was issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in May 2002 and covers "a method for real-time broadcasting from a transmitting computer to one or more client computers over a network."

In the suit against Microsoft, Emblaze claims that it has been working on streaming media technology for more than a decade. The company first demonstrated its developments to the public with a live video-streaming broadcast from the White House during Easter in 1998, according to court documents.

Emblaze's streaming technology makes it possible to send live or prerecorded audio and video to other devices without the use of servers dedicated to streaming, the company said. The technology minimizes data traffic and provides "reliable" streaming through firewalls, according to court filings.

Prior to filing suit, Emblaze had issued warnings to Microsoft as early as August 2008, asserting that the IIS Smooth Streaming system unlawfully incorporated Emblaze's patented technology and offered the company an opportunity to license the patent.

Representatives for the parties didn't immediately return requests for comment on Monday.

The patent-in-suit in the current suit is U.S. Patent Number 6,389,473.

Emblaze is represented by Scott R. Raber of Rimon PC and Alexandra Wald, Fransisco A. Villegas, Damir Cefo and Erik Hanson of Cohen & Gresser LLP.

Microsoft is represented by Eric L. Wesenberg, Christopher L. Kelley, Kenneth J. Halpern and Antoine M. McNamara of Perkins Coie LLP, as well as by in-house counsel.

The case is Emblaze Ltd. v. Microsoft Corp., case number 3:12-cv-05422, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

[waterloo01] 16/4/2014 17:02

My runes reading says Apple failed in attempt to stop the case and they will either settle or it goes to trial in June. Who knows by then we might even be trading again!

[waterloo01] 11/4/2014 16:36

Anyone up for reading the case runes?

[waterloo01] 10/4/2014 09:24

Pleasure, although a bit of a side show (unless they win!).

[sladdjo] 10/4/2014 09:01

Thanks for keeping us up to date, Waterloo

[cheeky13] 09/4/2014 17:26

Cheers. I`m completely lost with all this legal mumbo jumbo, so if BLZ win it`s full trail on JUNE 30th.

[waterloo01] 09/4/2014 17:21

Today/tomorrow/soon, but if BLZ win, goes to full trial (or they settle).

[cheeky13] 09/4/2014 17:09

Any idea when?

[waterloo01] 09/4/2014 15:55

We don't know the outcome until we see the written order.

[envirovision] 09/4/2014 15:41

So we never won then?

[waterloo01] 09/4/2014 15:12

Minute Entry: Motion Hearing held on 4/8/2014 before Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal re 343 MOTION for Summary Judgment of No Willful Infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,389,473, 346 MOTION for Summary Judgment of Non-Infringement as to All Accused Streams, 348 MOTION for Summary Judgment of Non-Infringement of Specific Content Providers, 350 MOTION for Summary Judgment of Invalidity, and 401 MOTION to Amend/Correct Infringement Contentions. Court to issue written order after hearing. (Court Reporter: Summer Fisher) (ofr, COURT STAFF) (Date Filed: 4/8/2014)

[waterloo01] 09/4/2014 09:05

I wonder what the outcome was?

This is from mid March.


In any event, it is clear to the court that Apple was on notice. Indeed, Apple participated in those key depositions.

On balance, striking portions of Madisetti's report is not warranted.

[m welsh] 08/4/2014 12:48

colinhy 20 Mar'14 - 13:25 - 36775 of 36807 0 0

Calendar for: Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal

Tuesday, Apr 8 2014 01:30PM

Emblaze Ltd. v. Apple Inc.
Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (SPECIAL SET)
Motion for Summary Judgment (SPECIAL SET)

[m welsh] 08/4/2014 12:45

Should there be a court hearing against Apple today, any one know what has happened

[waterloo01] 08/4/2014 12:06

hxxp://www.law360.com/ip/articles/525786/microsoft-seeks-to-dq-cohen-gresser-in-streaming-ip-row-

Law360, Los Angeles (April 07, 2014, 5:50 PM ET) -- Microsoft Corp. on Friday urged a California federal court to disqualify Cohen & Gresser LLP from serving as counsel for Emblaze Ltd. in a lawsuit alleging the software giant's Windows 7 operating system infringes a patent covering media streaming technology, citing close ties to attorneys in a related action.

Israeli technology company Emblaze filed suit in 2012, saying Microsoft's Xbox gaming system, phones and other devices running on Windows 7 OS infringed U.S. Patent Number 6,389,473, titled "Network media streaming." Microsoft's IIS Smooth Streaming sy

[waterloo01] 08/4/2014 07:29

Anyone have any insight into the 5% approach (exactly same size and process as with BLZ shares direct). Something to do with Israeli law?

[m welsh] 07/4/2014 10:41

PR Newswire

London, April 6

Emblaze Ltd (LSE:BLZ)

("Emblaze" or "the Company")

Special Tender Offer for 5% of the voting rights of WFI

Tel Aviv, Israel, 7 April 2014

Capitalised terms will have the meanings ascribed to them in the Company's
announcements of 3 and 27 March 2014.

Further to the Company's announcements of 3 and 27 March 2014, the Company
announces that on 6 April 2014, the Company issued the Special Tender Offer
addressed to all shareholders of WFI pursuant to Israeli companies law, in
order to acquire shares of WFI (the "Shares") carrying five percent (5%) of the
voting rights in WFI.

The principal terms of the Special Tender Offer are described below.

The Special Tender Offer is issued, in each case, if successful:

* in order to purchase 658,685 shares of WFI with a nominal value of NIS one
(1), each;

* in order to acquire shares carrying five percent (5%) of the voting rights
in WFI; and

* at a price of 34.710353 NIS per Share (22,863,189 NIS in total).

Further, the Special Tender Offer is issued on the basis that:

* the Special Tender Offer will be successful only if over half of the
respondents approve its terms with respect to at least 658,685 shares of
WFI (such respondents not to include the Sellers or other interested
parties, for the purposes of calculating whether or not the Special Tender
Offer was successful);

* the Sellers have provided undertakings to participate in the Special Tender
Offer in respect of all their Shares; and

* it is subject to acceptance or rejection by 14:00 (Israeli time) on 27
April 2014. If the Special Tender Offer is accepted by such date, the
Special Tender Offer will automatically be extended for an additional four
(4) day period, up until 14:00 (Israeli time) on 1 May 2014, in which any
previous non-respondents (or those who previous opposed the Special Tender
Offer) may then agree to participate therein.

Enquiries:

Eyal Merdler, CFO: [e-mail]

The Emblaze Group has been traded on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: BLZ) since
1996.

www.emblaze.com

[moneyman18] 04/4/2014 16:23

I reckon we will open at 50p

[fatoomch] 04/4/2014 15:22

They should brand it Kosher Cola :-)

[adg] 04/4/2014 12:21

Whats the consensus of you chaps what the opening share price post suspension could be?

[moneyman18] 03/4/2014 22:45

I hope holders will get the chance to quickly re buy their shares

[colinhy] 03/4/2014 21:34

If this catches on BLZ holders will all be rich

[cheeky13] 03/4/2014 16:48

green cola today, tomorrow the world.

[landsker] 03/4/2014 11:29

if it just sticks to kosher food its not going to grow much is it

they would need a new name in english speaking countries also, who the hell is going to take a company called willi food seriously