RazDog Holdings has filed a lawsuit against Twitch claiming the Amazon-owned platforms home page and tag system infringes on their patents.
When users go to Twitch’s website, they’ll notice a carousel of live streams being featured front and center on the main page.
Viewers can click buttons on the left and right side to scroll through the featured creators, giving them the ability to quickly check out who Twitch has put the spotlight on.
The filing states that RazDog created the software in the late 2000’s and after winning a Microsoft sponsored competition, they were able to file for and receive the patents for the “carousel for interactive media.”
RazDog claims that Twitch’s inclusion of a carousel to organize live streams on the top of the home page is infringing on its decade-old patent due to the fact that it works without the end user downloading a plugin.
“These services and features, as well as other implementations of the Twitch VideoSystem that include carousels and a remote tool box, infringe the RazDog Patents (the “TwitchInfringing Services”), as set forth in more detail in the infringement charts attached hereto asExhibit 3 and 4,” it reads.
The lawsuit also says that Twitch’s tag and suggested channels systems are infringing on a separate “remote toolbox” patent held by RazDog holdings.
RazDog is asking for a trial by jury in the case against Amazon-owned Twitch, and wants to be awarded an “amount sufficient to compensate RazDog for Twitch’s infringement.”
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Dylan Horetski is a Senior Writer on Dexerto’s US team. He is an expert Entertainment reporter, covering Twitch, YouTube, TikTok, Tech, and viral news. He also has bylines at IGN. You can contact him at: dylan.horetski@dexerto.com
