In one more twist on the copyright argument between TiVo year duration and EchoStar, an appeals court has accepted a new hearing of the case. Court of Appeals U.S. for the Federal Circuit on Friday decided EchoStar's request for rehearing en banc, which means that all judges will be present in court for rehearing of patent argument between two sources of television services. This is usually used when hearing an appeal on a decision by a panel, or only some of the judges on the court.

That means the March 4 victory for TiVo, which an appeals court upheld an injunction in Dish Network DVR that governed before using TiVo's patented technology, are discarded. In a statement Friday, EchoStar said, "EchoStar's Dish Network and are pleased that the full Federal Circuit Court of Appeals granted his petition for rehearing en banc. We believe that the issues to be considered by the full court will have a new profound crash on innovation in the United States in the years ahead.

A new hearing date has not been recognized, but both sides have 42 days to file claims. It was in 2006 that Texas courts establish for the first time Dish Network and its parent company EchoStar responsible of using patented TiVo-warping DVR technology. EchoStar was ordered to pay $ 74 million to TiVo. That figure rose in September to $ 200 million.
TiVo's shares dove nearly 41 percent on the news to $ 10.27 yesterday afternoon. EchoStar shares rose 0.1 percent to $ 20.49, while Dish Network shares rose almost 4 percent to $ 22.82.