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Tela Files Smartphone Patent Complaint Against HTC, LG, Motorola, Nokia and Pantech

Tela Innovations filed a patent complaint at the International Trade Commission, alleging violations of Section 337 by imports of smartphones and tablets by HTC, LG, Motorola, Nokia, and Pantech that infringe Tela’s patents on semiconductor manufacturing. Tela is requesting limited exclusion orders and cease and desist orders from the ITC. According to the complaint, Tela’s patents resolve certain issues related to the manufacture of semiconductors, including photolithography problems. Specific devices mentioned in the complaint include the HTC One X, LG Spectrum 2, Motorola Atrix HD, Nokia Lumia 920, and the Pantech Flex. Proposed respondents in the proposed investigation, termed “integrated circuit devices and products containing the same,” include the following:

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  • HTC Corporation, Taiwan
  • HTC America, Inc., Bellevue, Wash.
  • LG Electronics, Inc., Korea
  • LG Electronics USA, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
  • LG Electronics MobileComm USA, Inc., San Diego, Calif.
  • Motorola Mobility LLC, Libertyville, Ill.
  • Nokia Corporation (Nokia Oyj), Finland
  • Nokia, Inc., Sunnyvale,, Calif
  • Pantech Co., Ltd., Korea
  • Pantech Wireless, Inc., Atlanta, Ga.

Email ITTNews@warren-news.com for a copy of the complaint.