Dolby Laboratories Inc. Sues ArcSoft, Inc. For Breach Of Its License Agreements

Dolby Laboratories Inc. through a subsidiary, has sued one of its licensees, ArcSoft, Inc., with headquarters in Fremont, California, for failing to meet its contractual obligations with respect to sales and distribution of software containing Dolby’s technology. The lawsuit alleges that ArcSoft breached its contract with Dolby by, among other things, failing to meet its obligation to properly report, pay royalties, and permit audits for sales of software containing Dolby technology to numerous original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), as well as through direct sales of its software products to consumers. The lawsuit was filed today in San Francisco County Superior Court.