ITC Starts Investigation Into Smartphone Patent Infringement
The International Trade Commission on Aug. 15 launched a Section 337 investigation that could result in import bans for several popular smartphones. Enterprise Systems Technologies alleged in its July 16 complaint that communications and computing devices from Apple, Cirrus, HTC, LG and Samsung infringe its patents (see 14072114). The Samsung Galaxy S5, Apple iPhone 5S and MacBook Air, HTC One M8, and LG Nexus 5 are all identified in the complaint. Enterprise Systems is requesting limited exclusion orders and cease and desist orders banning importation and sale of infringing devices by the following respondents:
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- Apple Inc. of Cupertino, CA
- Cirrus Logic Inc. of Austin, TX
- HTC Corporation of Taoyuan, Taiwan
- HTC America, Inc., of Bellevue, WA
- LG Electronics, Inc., of Seoul, South Korea
- LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., of Englewood Cliffs, NJ
- LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc., of San Diego, CA
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., of Seoul, South Korea
- Samsung Electronics America, Inc., of Ridgefield Park, NJ
- Samsung Telecommunications America, L.L.C., of Richardson, TX
(ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-925)