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Articles tagged with: International Trade Commission
US trade agency opens flash memory chip inquiry
The U.S. International Trade Commission has launched an investigation into certain types of flash memory chips that a Pennsylvania company claims violates its patents. more
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ITC Starts Hearing Evidence in InterDigital Patent Claims Against Nokia
The evidentiary hearing in the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) investigation against Nokia - requested by InterDigital started today. In opening statements InterDigital reiterated its position that Nokia engaged in unfair trade practices by selling for importation, importing into the United States, and selling after importation certain 3G handsets and components that allegedly infringe four of InterDigital’s patents. more
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Tessera wins patent dispute with chipmakers
Tessera Technologies said Wednesday that it won a patent dispute over small-format semiconductor packaging products, with the International Trade Commission issuing a cease-and-desist order against rivals Motorola, Qualcomm, Freescale Semiconductor and Spansion. more
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Spansion and Samsung Settle Patent Litigation Lawsuit:
Spansion, the world's largest pure-play provider of Flash memory solutions, has announced that it has settled its patent litigation lawsuits with Samsung Electronics. As part of the settlement, Samsung will pay Spansion US$70 million and Spansion and Samsung Electronics Company have exchanged rights in their patent portfolios in the form of licenses and covenants subject to a confidential settlement agreement. more
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US Patent Firms Seeks Ban on Imports of Nokia, HTC Mobile Phones
Following a complaint late last year by patent holdings firm, Saxon Innovations, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has voted to institute an investigation of certain electronic devices, including handheld wireless communications devices. The products at issue in this investigation are handheld devices such as smart phones, cellular telephones, and television remote controls. more
Related Tags: nokia, amd, apple, itu, panasonic, patents, smart, itc, USA
Broadcom Gets Boost in GPS Patent Lawsuit
Broadcom has announced today that the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has affirmed an ITC administrative law judge's initial determination that SiRF Technology Holdings infringes three additional GPS-related patents held by Global Locate, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Broadcom. more
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US Trade Commission Investigating Samsung, LG Over Patent Dispute
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has decided to investigate whether camera phones from Samsung and LG Electronics are infringing patents held by Eastman Kodak, following a complaint submitted last month. more
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Motorola, Qualcomm Win First Stage in Patent Dispute
The USA's International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued an initial finding in a patent lawsuit brought by Tessera Technologies against a raft of companies, including Motorola and Qualcomm - stating that Tessera's asserted patents are valid but are not infringed by the respondents. more
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One Step Closer to an Import Ban on SiRF Technology GPS Chips
Broadcom has announced that an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) has recommended that the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) forbid importing of chips manufactured by SiRF Technology which infringe on its patents - and all downstream products that incorporate those chips. more
Related Tags: broadcom, intel, gps, personal, patents, personal-navigation-devices, sirf, itc, USA
Qualcomm Loses GSM Patent Lawsuit in Germany
The German Federal Patent Court has ruled that a Qualcomm patent affecting
GSM phones is invalid - and threw out a case against Nokia. The original lawsuit
was filed by
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