The International Trade Commission (ITC) opened an investigation ...
The International Trade Commission (ITC) opened an investigation into optical disc controller chips and chipsets and DVD devices from about a dozen Far East companies. Zoran Corp. and its Oak Technology subsidiary had sought the probe in a complaint…
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filed last month at the ITC (CED March 15 p7) alleging violation of 3 patents (Nos. 6,466,736, 6,584,537 and 6,546,440) on optical drive controller technology. The complaint seeks an order barring import into the U.S. of products found to be infringing those patents. Named as targets in the investigation were: AsusTek Computer of Taiwan; Creative Technology of Singapore, and its subsidiary Creative Labs of Milpitas, Cal.; Jiangsu Shinco Electronic Group of China; Lite-On Corp. of Taiwan; MediaTek of Taiwan; Mintek Digital of Anaheim; Shinco International of Hong Kong; Teac Corp. of Japan, and its subsidiary Teac America of Montebello, Cal.; Terapin Technology Corp. of Singapore, and its Carrollton, Tex.-based subsidiary. The case was assigned to Paul Luckern, an ITC administrative law judge, who soon will schedule an evidentiary hearing, the ITC said.