ITC Begins Section 337 Patent Investigation of HTC, LG, Motorola, Nokia & Pantech Smartphones
The International Trade Commission voted to begin a Section 337 investigation to determine if imported smartphones from HTC, LG Electronics, Motorola, Nokia, and Pantech infringe patents on semiconductor manufacturing held by Tela Innovations. Specific devices mentioned in the Feb. 8 complaint included the HTC One X, LG Spectrum 2, Motorola Atrix HD, Nokia Lumia 920, and the Pantech Flex (see [Ref:13021126). In its investigation, titled “certain integrated circuit devices and products containing the same,” the ITC will determine whether to issue limited exclusion and cease and desist orders against the following respondents:
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- HTC Corporation, of Taoyuan, Taiwan
- HTC America, Inc., of Bellevue, Wash.
- LG Electronics, Inc., of Seoul, South Korea
- LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., of Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
- LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc., of San Diego, Calif.
- Motorola Mobility LLC, of Libertyville, Ill.
- Nokia Corporation (Nokia Oyj), of Espoo, Finland
- Nokia, Inc., of Sunnyvale, Calif.
- Pantech Co., Ltd., of Seoul, South Korea
- Pantech Wireless, Inc., of Atlanta, Ga.