A federal appeals court temporarily blocked a trial judge's order that EchoStar Communications Corp., owner of DISH Satellite TV, disable more than 3 million digital video recorders.
The appeals court blocked an injunction that was issued earlier this week by a federal district court judge in Texarkana. The injunction followed a jury decision in April that EchoStar infringed on TiVo's patent for "time-warp" technology, the ability to record a live television program while playing another.
EchoStar was pleased with the delay approved Friday by the federal appeals court in Washington. The company said it was altering its recorders to avoid future claims of patent infringement. A spokeswoman for EchoStar said more than 3 million of the 12 million DISH Network subscribers use an EchoStar recorder that would have been affected by Folsom's ruling.
