ITC Opens Section 337 Probe Into Philips Allegations Against TVs, PCs

October 20, 2020 by Paul Gluckman|Intellectual Property

International Trade Commissioners voted to open a Tariff Act Section 337 investigation into Philips allegations that Dell, HP and Lenovo PCs, Hisense, LG and TCL smart TVs and Intel, MediaTek and Realtek processors infringe Philips high-bandwidth digital content protection patents (see 2010080048 or 2010060026), said a notice (login required) posted Monday in docket 337-TA-1224. Respondents have 20 days to respond. The investigation was assigned (login required) to Administrative Law Judge Cameron Elliot. Philips seeks an exclusion order against the allegedly infringing products and components.