ITC Votes to Institute Patent Case on Phones, Tablets Against Samsung

The International Trade Commission has voted to institute a section 337 patent-based investigation on certain electronic digital media devices and components thereof (including mobile phone handsets and tablet computers, in addition to components such as software, touchpads, and hardware interfaces), pursuant to a complaint filed by Apple, Inc., of Cupertino, CA. against Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., of Korea; Samsung Electronics America, Inc., of Ridgefield Park, NJ; and Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, of Richardson, TX. (Inv. No. 337-TA-796).