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Judge Clears Dolby in DVD Patent Case

April 26, 2005 Media Coverage

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San Francisco Daily Journal
April 26, 2005
“Judge Clears Dolby in DVD Patent Case"
A federal judge ruled that Dolby Laboratories, represented by Farella Braun + Martel, did not infringe on two patents held by rival Lucent Technologies.

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