Emblaze Says Apple HTTP Live Streaming Infringes On Their Patent

Emblaze Ltd. has recently notified Apple Inc. that the HTTP Live Streaming Application announced by Apple and intended for use in Apple's iPhone and iPod touch devices, infringes Emblaze's U.S. patent for media streaming technology.

Emblaze has been developing media streaming technology for over a decade and first unveiled its technology to the public in a live video streaming broadcast from the White House during Easter, 1998. The Group's Live Streaming technology allows users to send live or pre-recorded audio and video to other devices, it saves on data traffic, does not require devoted streaming servers and allows reliable streaming even through firewalls. This technology will be used in the new innovative mobile device, which was unveiled last week in London by ELSE Ltd., a subsidiary of Emblaze.

Emblaze' notice to Apple offers to license Apple under Emblaze's patented technology. The notice requires Apple to respond by December 15, 2009. Naftali Shani, Chairman of Emblaze, said: "Emblaze has made substantial research and development investments to build a rich portfolio of intellectual property over many years. While we are happy to license our technology to third parties, we will vigorously defend our rights and our competitive position".


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