ITC Finds No Violation, Terminates Television Integrated Circuits Patent Investigation

The International Trade Commission affirmed an administrative law judge’s determination of no violation of Section 337 and terminated its patent investigation on certain integrated circuits, chipsets, and products containing same including televisions (337-TA-786). The investigation, instituted on the basis of a complaint by Freescale, found that respondent Zoran’s products infringe patents held by Freescale, while respondent MediaTek’s do not. However, the ALJ also determined that the patent claims were invalid by reason of obviousness and that no domestic industry exists that uses the patents.