ITC Vote Was 5-0 Against Lenovo on Nokia Infringement Allegations

The International Trade Commission voted 5-0 to open a Tariff Act Section 337 investigation into allegations in a July 2 Nokia complaint that Lenovo laptops, tablets, desktop PCs and components infringe four H.264 video compression patents and a fifth on user interfaces (see 2008050008), said a voting sheet (login required) posted Wednesday in docket 337-TA-1208. Lenovo has 20 days to respond to the complaint and the notice of investigation.