Veveo: Boston-based TiVo subsidiary sues Comcast for patent infringement

Veveo Inc., a Boston-based subsidiary of TiVo Corp. (Nasdaq: TIVO), is suing Comcast Corp. for allegedly copying its search technology after the two companies worked together for several years. The lawsuit accuses Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA) of infringing on Veveo patents related to software that allows cable subscribers to easily search for video content using remote controls with numeric keypads. It's one of several patent disputes that TiVo, which was known as Rovi Corp. until Rovi bought TiVo and...