ITC Seeks Public Interest Comments on VideoLabs’ Import Ban Request

Comments are due July 18 in docket 337-3626 at the International Trade Commission on the public interest issues raised by the cease and desist and limited exclusion orders VideoLabs seeks in a Tariff Act Section 337 complaint against devices from Acer, Asus, Lenovo, Micro-Star, Motorola Mobility and MSI for allegedly infringing four of its patents, says a notice for Friday’s Federal Register. Three of the patents involve H.264 and H.265 video compression. The fourth describes a method for readjusting a screen’s orientation when a portable device is rotated for different viewing positions, said the complaint. The presence of “an adequate supply of substitute products,” if the limited exclusion order is granted, “overrides any supposed public interest concerns,” said VideoLabs.