ITC Begins Section 337 Patent Investigation on Media-Sharing Digital Media Devices
The International Trade Commission voted June 12 to begin an investigation into Black Hills Media’s allegations that imports of digital media devices from Samsung, LG, Panasonic, Toshiba and Sharp infringe its patents in violation of Section 337 (337-TA-882). According to the May 13 complaint, the products at issue are consumer electronics devices, including TVs, Blu-ray players, home theater systems, tablets, and mobile telephones (see 13051527). The devices at issue allegedly infringe Black Hills Media’s patents related to sharing of media, such as songs, across electronic devices, the complaint said. Black Hills Media is requesting cease and desist orders and limited exclusion orders barring import and sale in the U.S. of infringing devices. The ITC identified the following as respondents:
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- Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. of Seoul, South Korea;
- Samsung Electronics America, Inc., of Ridgefield Park, N.J.
- Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, of Richardson, Texas
- LG Electronics, Inc., of Seoul, South Korea
- LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., of Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
- LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc., of San Diego, Calif.
- Panasonic Corporation of Osaka, Japan
- Panasonic Corporation of North America of Secaucus, N.J.
- Toshiba Corporation of Tokyo, Japan;
- Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., of Irvine, Calif.
- Sharp Corporation of Osaka, Japan
- Sharp Electronics Corporation of Mahwah, N.J.