Latest US International Trade Commission Stories
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online A US International Trade Commission (ITC) judge has ruled Microsoft’s Xbox video game console does not infringe upon a patent held by Google’s Motorola Mobility division. In a one-paragraph decision handed down Friday, Judge David Shaw said the method used to facilitate communication between the Xbox hardware and its accessories does not infringe upon the telecommunications equipment company's patents, explained Bloomberg’s...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Tech companies sue one another for patent infringement nearly every day. There are so many of these suits, it can often be difficult just to keep each of them straight. Therefore, it’s quite an occasion whenever a company withdraws their complaint and intention to ban the sale of a device. Not long ago, Google’s Motorola announced another new patent infringement against Apple with the US International Trade Commission,...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Google's Motorola Mobility unit announced on Friday that it had filed a new patent infringement claim with the US International Trade Commission (ITC), claiming that some Apple-developed devices infringe upon their intellectual property, various media outlets reported this weekend. According to Bloomberg's Susan Decker and the Wall Street Journal's John Letzing, Motorola is claiming that Apple is infringing upon seven of their...
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has ruled that some Motorola Mobility smartphones infringe upon patents owned by Microsoft, and as such those products will be prohibited from entering the country, various media outlets reported on Friday. According to Diane Bartz of Reuters, Microsoft first filed the complaint with the ITC in October 2010, accusing the Illinois-based telecommunications company of infringing upon nine patents for Windows Mobile and Windows Phone. Two of those...
Michael Harper for RedOrbit.com Microsoft has apparently violated some of Motorola Mobility’s patent rights, according to Judge David Shaw of the US International Trade Commission (ITC). Such a ruling could better Motorola’s chances of blocking imports of the Xbox gaming console from entering the States. Microsoft has been violating 4 of 5 Motorola Mobility patents, according to Judge Shaw. Now, it’s up to a six-member commission to review the ruling and decide if any Xbox which...
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world's largest producer of solar panels, offers the following statement regarding Solarworld's petition filed simultaneously with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) and the US Department of Commerce (DOC). "We're currently reviewing the petition filed with the US International Trade Commission and the US Department of Commerce. Anyone can file one of these actions; having filed an...
In the most recent volley of legal action between two tech titans, Samsung is seeking to have Apple stop selling iPhones, iPads and iPods in the US amid an escalating patent dispute. "Samsung will vigorously defend our intellectual property to protect our role as a leader and innovator in the mobile communication business in order to better serve our customers," Samsung said in a statement to BBC News.The US International Trade Commission received a formal complaint from the Korean-based...
The US International Trade Commission said Friday that it will look into a patent infringement complaint by Taiwan-based mobile phone maker HTC Corp launched against Apple Inc, which is seeking to ban iPhone, iPod and iPad sales in the United States. HTC, which was the target of a patent suit by Apple in March accusing the company of infringing on its iPhone patents, filed the complaint with ITC last month seeking for the ban on imports of the Apple gadgets into the United States. HTC alleged...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Appleton Coated LLC, NewPage Corporation, and Sappi Fine Paper North America - together with the United Steelworkers (USW) -- applauded the US International Trade Commission (ITC) for its preliminary determination and unanimous vote today to proceed with a full investigation of coated paper imports from China and Indonesia. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080131/DC12982LOGO ) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080514/NEWPAGELOGO...
