ITC Asks for Comments on Section 337 Complaint on MediaTek Integrated Circuits

The International Trade Commission is asking for comments by May 27 on public interest factors raised by a Section 337 patent complaint filed by Freescale Semiconductor on May 12. Freescale says MediaTek is making integrated circuits that infringe its patents, which are then included in televisions, Blu-ray players, smartphones, tablets and other electronics imported and sold by Acer, amTRAN, ASUS, BLU Products, Sharp, Toshiba, TPV Display Technology, Trend Smart, Vizio, Walmart, Amazon, Lenovo, Yamaha, Newegg, B&H Foto & Electronics, Costco, and Buy.com. It is asking for a general exclusion order against all integrated circuits that infringe its patents, or alternatively limited exclusion orders against each respondent to the violation. It is also asking for cease and desist orders banning import and sale of infringing chips.