AMD Seeks ITC Import Ban on TCL TVs, Realtek GPUs

Comments are due May 20 in docket 337-3620 at the International Trade Commission on the public interest ramifications of the import ban that Advanced Micro Devices seeks on TCL smart TVs and Realtek graphics processing unit chips for allegedly infringing five of its patents on GPU circuitry architecture, says a notice for Thursday’s Federal Register. AMD’s May 5 complaint names Realtek and 13 TCL subsidiaries in China, Hong Kong, Mexico and Vietnam as proposed respondents. AMD asked for a Tariff Act Section 337 investigation into the patent allegations, plus limited exclusion and cease and desist orders against the allegedly infringing products. Realtek and TCL didn’t comment Wednesday.