ITC Votes to Institute Patent Investigation on Devices w/ Retractable USB Connector
The International Trade Commission voted to institute an investigation of certain electronic devices having a retractable USB connector (337-TA-843). The products at issue in this investigation are devices with retractable USB connectors such as cameras, camcorders, digital audio recorders, MP3 players, wireless modems, and flash memory drives.
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The investigation is based a complaint filed by Anu IP LLC of Longview, TX, on April 18, 2012. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the United States and sale of certain electronic devices having a retractable USB connector that infringe patents asserted by Anu IP. The complainant requests that the USITC issue an exclusion order and cease and desist orders.
The ITC identified the following as respondents in this investigation:
- AIPTEK International, Inc. of Taiwan;
- Aluratek, Inc. of CA;
- Archos S. A. of France;
- Archos, Inc. of CO;
- Bluestar Alliance LLC of NY;
- Centon Electronics, Inc. of CA;
- Coby Electronics Corporation of NY;
- Corsair Memory, Inc. of CA;
- Emtec Electronics, Inc. of OH;
- General Imaging Company of CA;
- Huawei Technology Company, Ltd. of China;
- Iriver, Inc. of CA;
- JVC Kenwood Corporation of Japan;
- JVC Americas Corporation of NJ;
- Latte Communications, Inc. of CA;
- Lexar Media, Inc. of CA;
- Maxell Corporation of America, Inc. of NJ;
- Hitachi Maxell, Ltd. of Japan;
- Office Depot, Inc. of FL;
- Olympus Corporation of Japan;
- Olympus Corporation of the Americas of PA;
- Option NV of Belgium;
- Option, Inc. of GA;
- Panasonic Corporation of Japan;
- Panasonic Corporation North America of NJ;
- Patriot Memory LLC of CA;
- Provantage LLC of OH;
- RITEK Corporation of Taiwan;
- Advanced Media, Inc. (d/b/a RITEK U.S.A.) of CA;
- Sakar International, Inc. of NJ;
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. of South Korea;
- Samsung Electronics America of NJ;
- Sanyo Electric Co, Ltd. of Japan;
- Sanyo North America Corporation of CA;
- Silicon Power Computer and Comm., Inc. of Taiwan;
- Silicon Power Computer and Comm. USA, Inc. of CA;
- Supersonic, Inc. of CA;
- Super Talent Technology Corporation of CA;
- Toshiba Corporation of Japan;
- Toshiba America, Inc. of NY;
- ViewSonic Corporation of CA;
- VOXX International Corporation of NY;
- Audiovox Accessories Corporation of IN;
- Yamaha Corporation of Japan;
- Yamaha Corporation of America of CA
(See ITT's Online Archives 12041920 for summary of the original complaint, and 12042332 for summary of ITC's request for comments relating to the original complaint.)
Subsequent notice of institution of this investigation (FR Pub 05/24/12) available here.