ITC Votes to Institute Patent Case on ICs Against Vizio, Sanyo, Etc.

The International Trade Commission voted on January 4, 2012 to institute section 337 patent-based investigation of certain integrated circuits, chipsets, and products containing same, including televisions (337-TA-822). The investigation is based on a complaint filed by Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. The complaint alleges violations of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the U.S. and sale of certain integrated circuits, chipsets, and products containing the same, including televisions that infringe patents asserted by Freescale. The ITC has identified 14 companies as respondents, including Vizio, Sanyo, TPV, etc.