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August 16, 2012 03:22 am GMT

Spotify Gets Hit With A Patent Suit From Nonend, A Dutch Peer-To-Peer IP Holder

spotifylogoThe neverending patent wars keep on raging, andSpotifyis the latest to get targeted in the social media skirmishes. The music streaming company is getting sued by Nonend Inventions, a Dutch company, which claims Spotify is infringing on five of its patents covering the areas ofstreaming media, peer-to-peer search, and retrieval and playback techniques. Nonend says altogether it holds more than 40 issued patents and patent applications in the areas of peer-to-peer networking and streaming technology. This is the first suit it has filed in defense of these.The complaint, which we have embedded below, is getting filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, against Spotify Limited and affiliated companies, at some point later today. Nonend is demanding a jury trial in the case.

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