ITC Begins Section 337 Patent Investigation of MEMS Devices
The International Trade Commission voted April 10 to begin an investigation to determine whether imports of microelectromechanial systems are infringing patents held by STMicroelectronics in violation of Section 337. MEMS devices are used in portable electronics, power tools, remote controls, and video game controllers to enable these products to sense when they are being rotated, tilted, dropped, or moved in other ways by the user. STMicroelectronics filed its complaint March 11 (see 13031226), requesting limited exclusion and cease and desist orders against the following respondents:
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- InvenSense, Inc., of Sunnyvale, Calif.
- Roku, Inc., of Saratoga, Calif.
- Black & Decker (U.S.), Inc., of New Britain, Conn.