Optimum Seeks General Exclusion Order on Network Equipment
Optimum Communications Services seeks a general exclusion order banning all imports of network equipment supporting NETCONF standards that allegedly infringe its patents, the International Trade Commission said in a Jan. 25 notice. A complaint filed by Optimum Jan. 19 said…
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imports of the goods, used for network management systems for managing remote network elements, violate Section 337 by infringing on its patented technologies that “improve cost-efficiency, reliability and performance of network configuration and monitoring.” The complaint singles out Changsha Silun, Hunan Maiqiang, Hunan Zikun and Guangzhou Qiton as infringing on Optimum’s patents, and also seeks cease and desist orders against each of those China-based companies.