Following its win in a patent infringement lawsuit, Tivo Inc. now intends to seek a permanent injunction against Echostar Communications Corp. over the use of digital video recorder (DVR) technology, Tivo announced April 13.

Tivo filed the case in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, and a jury awarded Tivo more than $73 million to cover lost profits and royalties. “Tivo is particularly gratified that the jury found that Echostar willfully infringed on our patent and the consequences their actions had on our overall business,” Tivo said in a statement. “This decision recognizes that our intellectual property is valuable and will ensure that moving forward Echostar and any others that want to use our patented technology will be required to provide us with compensation.”

Echostar said that subscribers to its Dish Network can continue using their receivers and DVRs, and noted that Tivo dropped its claim that Ecohstar’s Dishplayer 7200 DVR infringed any patents.

“This is the first step in a very long process and we are confident we will ultimately prevail,” Echostar said. “Among other things, we believe the patent — as interpreted in this case — is overly broad given the technology in existence when Tivo filed its patent. We believe the decision will be reversed either through post-trial motions or on appeal. Additionally, the Patent Office is in the process of re-examining Tivo’s patent, having determined there is a substantial question concerning the validity of the patent.

Echostar’s countersuit against Tivo is scheduled to begin in February, Echostar said.

Separately, Tivo extended its deal to license DVR technology to DirecTV Inc. another three years. Specific financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but the recurring monthly economics of the agreement are similar to the economics for DirecTV receivers with TiVo service activated since 2003, Tivo said.