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ITC Receives Blu-Ray Patent Complaint Against Sony, Sharp, 36 Others

December 9, 2011 by Barbara Chaves|AD/CV - Patent

The International Trade Commission has received a patent complaint filed on behalf of Walker Digital, LLC, 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 blu-ray disc players. 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 38 companies as respondents:

  1. D&M Holdings, Inc. of Japan;
  2. D&M Holdings US, Inc. of Mahwah, NJ;
  3. Denon Electronics (USA) LLC of Mahwah, NJ;
  4. Funai Electric Co., Ltd. of Japan;
  5. Funai Corporation, Inc. of Rutherford, NJ;
  6. Haier Group Corporation of China;
  7. Haier America Trading, LLC of New York, NY;
  8. Harman International Industries, Inc. of Stamford, CT;
  9. Inkel Corporation of South Korea;
  10. LG Electronics, Inc. of South Korea;
  11. LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. of Englewood Cliffs, NJ;
  12. Marantz America LLC of Mahwah, NJ;
  13. Onkyo Sound & Vision Corporation of Japan;
  14. Onkyo USA Corporation of Upper Saddle River, NJ;
  15. Orion America, Inc. of Princeton, IN;
  16. Orion Electric Co. of Ltd., Japan;
  17. Panasonic Corporation of Japan;
  18. Panasonic Corporation of North America of Secaucus, NJ;
  19. P&F USA, Inc. of Alpharetta, GA;
  20. Philips Electronics North America Corp. of Andover, MA;
  21. Pioneer Corporation of Japan;
  22. Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. of Long Beach, CA;
  23. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. of South Korea;
  24. Samsung Electronics America, Inc. of Ridgefield Park, NJ;
  25. Sharp Corporation of Japan;
  26. Sharp Electronics Corporation of Mahwah, NJ;
  27. Sherwood America, Inc. of La Mirada, CA;
  28. Sony Corporation of Japan;
  29. Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. of Japan;
  30. Sony Corporation of America, New York, NY;
  31. Sony Electronics, Inc., San Diego, CA;
  32. Sony Computer Entertainment of Foster City, CA;
  33. Toshiba Corporation of Japan;
  34. Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. of Irvine, CA;
  35. VIZIO, Inc. of Irvine, CA;
  36. Yamaha Corporation of Japan;
  37. Yamaha Corporation of America, Buena Park of CA;
  38. Yamaha Electronics Corporation, USA of Buena Park, CA.

(See notice for additional details, including the December 16, 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 12/09/11, D/N 2863)