ITC Receives Memory Device Patent Complaint Against Elpida & Kingston
The International Trade Commission has received a patent complaint filed on behalf of Nanya Technology Corporation, 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 dynamic random access memory devices and products containing the 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 Elpida Memory Inc. of Japan; Elpida Memory (USA) Inc. of Sunnyvale, CA; and Kingston Technology Co., Inc. of Fountain Valley, CA, as respondents.
(See notice for additional details, including the December 6, 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 11/29/11, D/N 2859)