ITC Votes to Institute Patent Investigation on Certain Blu-Ray Disc Players

The investigation is based on a complaint filed by Walker Digital, LLC of Stamford, CT, on December 2, 2011. Letters supplementing the complaint were filed on December 21, 2011, and December 22, 2011. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the U.S. and sale of certain Blu-ray disc players, components thereof, and products containing same that infringe a patent asserted by Walker Digital. The complainant requests that the ITC issue an exclusion order and cease and desist orders.

The ITC has identified the following as respondents in this investigation:

D&M Holdings, Inc., of Japan;

D&M Holdings US, Inc., of Mahwah, NJ;

Denon Electronics (USA) LLC of Mahwah, NJ;

Funai Electric Co., Ltd., of Japan;

Funai Corporation, Inc., of Rutherford, NJ;

Haier Group Corporation of China;

Haier America Trading, LLC, of New York, NY;

Harman International Industries, Inc., of Stamford, CT;

Inkel Corporation of South Korea;

LG Electronics, Inc., of South Korea;

LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., of Englewood Cliffs, NJ;

Marantz America LLC of Mahwah, NJ;

Onkyo Sound & Vision Corporation of Japan;

Onkyo USA Corporation of Upper Saddle River, NJ;

Orion America, Inc., of Princeton, NJ;

Orion Electric Co., Ltd., of Japan;

Panasonic Corporation of Japan;

Panasonic Corporation of North America of Seacaucus, NJ;

P&F USA, Inc., of Alpharetta, GA;

Philips Electronics North America Corp. of Andover, MA;

Pioneer Corporation of Japan;

Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. of Long Beach, CA;

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., of South Korea;

Samsung Electronics America, Inc., of Ridgefield Park, NJ;

Sharp Corporation of Japan;

Sharp Electronics Corporation of Mahwah, NJ;

Sherwood America, Inc., of La Mirada, CA;

Sony Corporation of Japan;

Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc., of Japan;

Sony Corporation of America of New York, NY;

Sony Electronics, Inc., of San Diego, CA;

Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC of Foster City, CA;

Toshiba Corporation of Japan;

Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., of Irvine, CA; and

VIZIO, Inc., of Irvine, CA.

(See ITT’s Online Archives 11120922 for summary of the filing of the patent complaint.)

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