Lattice Wins ITC Extension to Answer or Quash Philips Section 337 Subpoena

Lattice Semiconductor received a deadline extension to Jan. 15 to respond to, oppose or move to quash a Philips subpoena in the International Trade Commission’s Section 337 investigation into 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 2010190036). Administrative Law Judge Cameron Elliot granted the Lattice motion for a delay because it was unopposed, said an order (login required) he signed Wednesday in docket 337-TA-1224. The extension will give Lattice, not a party in the investigation, more time to research the subpoena and confer with Philips attorneys “about the scope of their requests,” said its Tuesday motion (login required). The subpoena was served on Lattice Dec. 21 but not posted in the docket.