ITC Begins Section 337 Investigation on Optical Disc Drives
The International Trade Commission voted on Oct. 21 to begin a Section 337 investigation on allegedly patent-infringing imports of optical disc drives for products such as computers, DVD and Blu-ray players/recorders, CD players, televisions, and console gaming systems. New Hampshire-based Optical Devices requested the investigation on Sept. 3. Optical Devices is requesting limited exclusion orders and cease and desist orders banning the import and sale of patent-infringing optical devices by the following companies:
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- Lenovo Group Ltd., of Quarry Bay, Hong Kong
- Lenovo (United States) Inc., of Morrisville, N.C.
- LG Electronics, Inc., of Seoul, South Korea
- LG Electronics U.S.A. Inc., of Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
- Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan
- Nintendo of America, Inc., of Redmond, Wash.
- Panasonic Corp., of Osaka, Japan
- Panasonic Corporation of North America, of Secaucus, N.J.
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., of Seoul, South Korea
- Samsung Electronics America, Inc., of Ridgefield Park, N.J
- Toshiba Corporation, of Tokyo, Japan;
- Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., of Irvine, Calif.
- MediaTek, Inc., of Hsinchu City, Taiwan
- MediaTek USA Inc., of San Jose, Calif.
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