ITC Receives Electronics/Display Patent Complaint Against RIM, Apple, HTC, Etc.
The International Trade Commission has received a patent complaint filed on behalf of Graphics Properties Holdings, Inc., which alleges violations of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the U.S., the sale for importation, and the sale within the U.S. after importation of certain consumer electronics and display devices and products containing same. The next step is for the ITC to vote on whether to institute a patent investigation that could result in various settlement agreements with the named respondents and/or an exclusion order and/or a cease and desist order.
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The complaint names the following companies as respondents:
- Research In Motion Ltd. of Canada;
- Research In Motion Corp. of Irving, TX;
- HTC Corporation of Taiwan;
- HTC America, Inc. of Bellevue, WA;
- LG Electronics, Inc. of South Korea;
- LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. of Englewood Cliffs, NJ;
- LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A. Inc. of San Diego, CA;
- Apple Inc. of Cupertino, CA;
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. of South Korea;
- Samsung Electronics America, Inc. of Ridgefield Park, NJ;
- Samsung Telecommunications America L.L.C. of Richardson, TX;
- Sony Corporation of Japan;
- Sony Corporation of America of New York, NY;
- Sony Ericsson Mobile of Sweden; and
- Sony Ericsson Mobile of Research Triangle Park, NC.
(See notice for additional details, including the December 2, 2011 comment due date on whether the issuance of an exclusion order and/or a cease and desist order would impact the public interest.)
ITC Contact - James Holbein (202) 205-2000
(FR Pub 11/23/11, D/N 2858)