Pornhub Parent Sued Over Video Uploading, Categorizing Patent

Oct. 16, 2023, 5:21 PM UTC

WellcomeMat LLC sued Aylo Holdings S. r.l. in Texas federal court alleging its video editing system infringed a patent that allows adult film producers to upload videos and categorize content.

Aylo, formerly known as MindGeek, knew of US Patent No. 8,307,286 when it asked WellcomeMat to help the adult entertainment company in its September 2020 pursuit to invalidate a Scorpcast LLC patent using similar technology , according to the complaint filed Friday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

Aylo then subponead WellcomeMat for information on the ‘286 patent and had several phone calls to discuss ...

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