Griffin Technology, Belkin and DLO in patent di ute

DLO has filed a patent infringement suit agai t both Griffin Technology and Belkin. ecifically, the suit alleges that Griffin's RoadTrip and Belkin's TuneBase FM violate patents filed by DLO for allowing an Mp3 player (I wonder which one?) to play music through a car's stereo eakers.

Griffin re onded this afternoon with the following statement: "We do not believe that the DLO patent is valid, nor that any of ourproducts infringes the patent. In 2004 we sued Netalog for adeclaration to that effect; that their patent is invalid and notinfringed upon."

This could get ugly, folks.

[Via MacMinute]