Nokia said it filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission alleging that Apple infringes Nokia patents “in virtually all of its mobile phones, portable music players, and computers.” Nokia has an ongoing lawsuit against Apple over the iPhone, which Nokia claims infringes on 10 patents. The seven Nokia patents in the latest complaint regard “Nokia’s pioneering innovations that are now being used by Apple to create key features in its products in the area of user interface, as well as camera, antenna and power management technologies,” Nokia said in a written statement. “These patented technologies are important to Nokia’s success as they allow better user experience, lower manufacturing costs, smaller size and longer battery life for Nokia products.” The ITC complaint is about protecting innovation, Paul Melin, Nokia general manager, said. “While our litigation in Delaware is about Apple’s attempt to free-ride on the back of Nokia investment in wireless standards, the ITC case filed today is about Apple’s practice of building its business on Nokia’s proprietary innovation.” An Apple spokesman did not respond to a request for comment.
Nokia said it filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission alleging that Apple infringes Nokia patents “in virtually all of its mobile phones, portable music players, and computers.” Nokia has an ongoing lawsuit against Apple over the iPhone, which Nokia claims infringes on 10 patents. The seven Nokia patents in the latest complaint regard “Nokia’s pioneering innovations that are now being used by Apple to create key features in its products in the area of user interface, as well as camera, antenna and power management technologies,” Nokia said in a written statement. “These patented technologies are important to Nokia’s success as they allow better user experience, lower manufacturing costs, smaller size and longer battery life for Nokia products.” The ITC complaint is about protecting innovation, Paul Melin, Nokia general manager, said. “While our litigation in Delaware is about Apple’s attempt to free-ride on the back of Nokia investment in wireless standards, the ITC case filed today is about Apple’s practice of building its business on Nokia’s proprietary innovation.” An Apple spokesman did not respond to a request for comment.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a general notice announcing its plans to conduct a National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) test concerning new Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Entry Summary, Accounts and Revenue (ESAR III) capabilities.
The International Trade Commission has issued its report entitled Use of the "First Sale Rule" for Customs Valuation of U.S. Imports.
The International Trade Administration has initiated administrative reviews of the antidumping duty orders below, for certain specified companies listed in the initiation notice.
The International Trade Commission has instituted a section 337 patent-based investigation of certain silicon microphone packages and products pursuant to a complaint.
Six consumer products trade groups from outside the CE industry support the CEA and ITI Council motion for a preliminary injunction blocking the New York City e-waste program from taking effect, they said in an amicus brief filed Monday at the U.S. District Court in Manhattan.
Facebook’s new privacy settings constitute unfair and deceptive acts and practices that go against what the company has previously promised users regarding control over what information to share, 10 privacy groups said in a complaint filed Thursday with the FTC. The complaint, led by the Electronic Privacy Information Center, asks the commission to require Facebook to restore the previous privacy settings that allowed users to control whether to disclose their hometowns and friends and to “fully opt out” of giving information to third-party developers. It also wants Facebook “to make its data collection practices clearer and more comprehensible and to give Facebook users meaningful control over personal information provided by Facebook to advertisers and developers."
CBP has posted a document that provides summaries of proposed and final revocations and modifications that were published on December 10, 2009 in the CBP Bulletin. (Bulletin, posted 12/10/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/legal/bulletins_decisions/bulletins_2009/vol43_12102009_no50/summary_12102009.ctt/summary_12102009.pdf)
The International Trade Commission has instituted a section 337 patent-based investigation of certain multimedia display and navigation devices and systems, components thereof, and products containing same pursuant to a complaint.