Quibi Sues to Fend Off Interactive-Video Patent Claims by Eko
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variety.comQuibi — less than a month away from the commercial launch of its mobile-subscription service — asked a federal court for a ruling that its technology does not infringe a patent held by Eko, an interactive video company whose investors include Walmart.
The dispute concerns Quibi’s Turnstyle feature that determines the orientation of a viewer’s phone (either horizontal or vertical) and presents content in the appropriate mode.
Quibi claims it began developing Turnstyle in September 2018 and last month received a patent covering various aspects of the technology — and that Eko’s lawyers this January sent a letter seeking to “coerce” payments from Quibi.
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