ITC Begins Section 337 Investigation on Television Tuners
The International Trade Commission on Feb. 27 voted to begin an investigation to determine whether imports of televisions and television tuners are infringing patents held by Cresta Technologies in violation of Section 337. CrestaTech requested the investigation on Jan. 28, alleging that infringing integrated circuit television tuners are being manufactured overseas by MaxLinear and Silicon Laboratories, and are being imported as part of televisions made by Samsung, LG, Sharp and VIZIO without CrestaTech’s authorization (see 14013124). The patents at issue cover an integrated circuit tuner that eliminates the need for bulky and complicated “can tuners,” allowing electronics manufacturers to make thinner flat panel televisions, it said. CrestaTech is requesting limited exclusion orders and cease and desist orders against the following respondents:
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- Silicon Laboratories, Inc., of Austin, Texas
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., of Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
- Samsung Electronics America, Inc., of Ridgefield Park, N.J.
- LG Electronics Inc., of Seoul, South Korea
- LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., of Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
- MaxLinear, Inc., of Carlsbad, Calif.
- Sharp Corporation, of Osaka, Japan
- Sharp Electronics Corporation, of Mahwah, N.J.
- VIZIO, Inc., of Irvine, Calif.
(ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-910)