Motorola settles lawsuit with TiVo

Motorola says it has reached a settlement with digital video recording pioneer TiVo before a patent trial due to start in Texas next week.

A Motorola spokesman said the company was pleased the dispute had been resolved, but did not put a monetary value on the settlement. A TiVo spokesman declined to comment.

TiVo, based in Alviso, California, has been suing pay TV companies that it says use its patented technology in digital video recorders.

Last year it reached a $250m settlement with Verizon.