On June 1, 2012, Comcast filed a patent infringement lawsuit against British Telecommunications in the Northern District of Texas (complaint available here). Comcast assert that BT infringes six of its patents: U.S. Patent Nos. 5,752,159; 6,115,035; 6,487,594; 7,142,508; 5,638,516; and 6,212,557. The patents-in-suit claim technology relating to, among other things, audio/video archive and distribution, policy management for ISPs, controlling data transfer rates.
The case has been assigned to Judge Lynn.
Comcast is represented by Brian Ferrall, Leo Lam, Benedict Hur, and Ryan Wong, all of Keker & Van Nest LLP; and William Dawson and Ashley Johnson, both of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.