ITC Votes to Institute Patent Investigation on Audiovisual Components
The International Trade Commission voted to institute an investigation of certain audiovisual components and products containing the same (337-TA-837). The products at issue in this investigation are Wi-Fi components, multimedia processing components, digital televisions (DTVs), Blu-ray players, DVD players/recorders, DTV/DVD combinations, DTV/Blu-ray combinations, multimedia streaming players, home theater systems, etc.
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The investigation is based an amended complaint filed by LSI Corporation of Milpitas, CA on March 28, 2012. The amended complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the U.S. and sale of certain certain audiovisual components and products containing the same that infringe patents asserted by LSI Corporation. The complainants request that the ITC issue an exclusion order and a cease and desist order.
The ITC has identified the following as respondents in this investigation:
- Funai Electric Company, Ltd., of Japan
- Funai Corporation, Inc.; of Rutherford, NJ
- P&F USA, Inc., of Alpharetta, GA
- Funai Service Corporation of Groveport, OH
- MediaTek, Inc. of Taiwan
- MediaTek USA Inc. of San Jose, CA
- MediaTek Wireless, Inc. (USA) of Woburn, MA
- Ralink Technology Corporation of Taiwan
- Ralink Technology Corporation (USA) of Cupertino, CA
- Realtek Semiconductor Corporation of Taiwan
Subsequent ITC notice of institution of this investigation (FR Pub 04/17/12) available here.
(See ITT's Online Archives 12031405 for summary of the original complaint, and 12032051 for summary of ITC's request for comments relating to the original complaint.)