ITC Begins Patent Import Ban Case on Consumer Electronics From Panasonic, Toshiba, ZTE
The International Trade Commission voted June 20 to begin a Section 337 investigation to determine whether consumer electronics imported and sold by Panasonic, Toshiba, Vizio, AmTran and ZTE are infringing patents held by Graphics Properties Holdings. According to the May 17 complaint, the products at issue are consumer electronics devices with display and processing capabilities (337-TA-884), such as laptops, netbooks, PCs, television sets, HD camcorders, and Blu-ray and DVD players (see 13052109). The products all combine several pre-existing technologies into a single device. GPH is requesting the ITC issue an exclusion order and cease and desist orders against the following respondents:
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- Panasonic Corporation, of Osaka, Japan
- Panasonic Corporation of North America, of Secaucus, N.J.
- Toshiba Corporation, of Tokyo, Japan
- Toshiba America, Inc., of New York, N.Y.
- Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., of Irvine, Calif.
- Vizio, Inc., of Irvine, Calif.
- AmTran Logistics, Inc., of Irvine, Calif.
- AmTran Technology Co., Ltd., of New Taipei City, Taiwan
- ZTE Corporation, of Guangdong, China
- ZTE (USA) Inc., of Iselin, NJ, and Richardson, Texas
- ZTE Solutions, Inc., of Richardson, Texas