ITC Votes to Institute Patent Investigation on Consumer Electronics & Display Devices
The International Trade Commission voted to institute an investigation of certain consumer electronics and display devices and products containing same (337-TA-836). The products at issue in this investigation include cellular telephones, personal computers, home theater audio and video components, televisions and gaming and media devices.
The investigation is based a complaint filed by Graphics Properties Holdings, Inc. of New Rochelle, NY on March 6, 2012. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the U.S. and sale of certain consumer electronics and display devices and products containing same that infringe patents asserted by Graphics Properties Holdings, Inc. The complainants request that the ITC issue an exclusion order and a cease and desist order.
The ITC has identified the following as respondents in this investigation:
- Research In Motion Ltd., Canada
- Research In Motion Corp., Irving, Texas
- HTC Corporation, Taiwan
- HTC America, Inc., Bellevue, Washington
- LG Electronics, Inc., South Korea
- LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
- LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A. Inc., San Diego, California
- Apple Inc., Cupertino, California
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., South Korea
- Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Ridgefield Park, New Jersey
- Samsung Telecommunications America L.L.C., Richardson, Texas
- Sony Corporation, Japan
- Sony Corporation of America, New York, New York
- Sony Electronics, Inc., San Diego, California
- Sony Ericsson Mobile Communication AB, Sweden
- Sony Ericsson Mobile Communication (USA) Inc., Atlanta, Georgia
(See ITT's Online Archives 12030717 for summary of the original complaint, and 12030838 for summary of ITC's request for comments relating to the complaint.)
Subsequent ITC notice of institution of investigation (FR Pub 04/10/12) available here.