ITC Votes to Institute Patent Case on DRAM & NAND Flash Memory Devices
The International Trade Commission voted on August 31, 2011 to institute a section 337 patent-based investigation of certain dynamic random access memory (DRAM) and NAND flash memory devices and products containing same(337-TA-803), which are used in personal computers, laptops, servers, USB flash drives, memory cards, solid state drives, MP3 players, mobile phones, digital cameras, and tablets. The investigation is based on a complaint filed by Intellectual Ventures Management LLC; Invention Investment Fund I, L.P.; Invention Investment Fund II, LLC; Intellectual Ventures I LLC; and Intellectual Ventures II LLC, of Bellevue, WA. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the U.S. and sale of these products and requests that the ITC issue an exclusion order and cease and desist orders.
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The ITC has identified the following as respondents in this investigation:
- Hynix Semiconductor Inc. of South Korea;
- Hynix Semiconductor America, Inc., of San Jose, CA;
- Elpida Memory, Inc., of Japan;
- Elpida Memory (USA) Inc. of Sunnyvale, CA;
- Acer Inc. of Taiwan;
- Acer America Corp. of San Jose, CA;
- ADATA Technology Co., Ltd., of Taiwan;
- ADATA Technology (USA) Co., Ltd., of Hacienda Heights, CA;
- Asustek Computer Inc. of Taiwan;
- Asus Computer International Inc. of Fremont, CA;
- Dell, Inc., of Round Rock, TX;
- Hewlett-Packard Company of Palo Alto, CA;
- Kingston Technology Co., Inc., of Fountain Valley, CA;
- Logitech International S.A. of Switzerland;
- Logitech, Inc., of Fremont, CA;
- Pantech Co., Ltd., of South Korea;
- Pantech Wireless, Inc., of Atlanta, GA;
- Best Buy Co., Inc., of Richfield, MN;
- Walmart Stores, Inc., of Bentonville, AR;
- Nanya Technology Corporation of Taiwan; and
- Nanya Technology Corporation, USA, of Santa Clara, CA.
Subsequent Federal Register notice of institution of investigation (FR 09/07/11) here.