Tuesday, July 20, 2010

DTV Patent War Watch (12)

On July 16, 2010, Vizio, Inc. of Irvine, California (“Vizio”) filed a complaint before the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) requesting that the ITC commence an investigation under Section 337. The complaint alleges that LG Electronics, Inc. and LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. have sold for importation, imported, and/or sold within the U.S. after importation certain flat panel digital televisions and components thereof that infringe certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,511,096, 5,621,761, 5,703,887, 5,745,522, 5,511,082, 5,396,518, and 5,233,629 (“Asserted Patents”).

Related Litigations:

(1) Each of the Asserted Patents are the subject of litigation in the United States District Court for Maryland, styled Vizio, Inc. vs. LG Electronics, Inc. and LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., Case No. 09-cv-1481, filed on June 5, 2009. The case is currently in pretrial proceedings and no trial date has yet been set.

(2) The Asserted Patents were the subject of litigation in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, styled Vizio, Inc. v. Funai Electric Co., Ltd. and Funai Corp., Inc., Case 09-cv-05813, filed on May 20, 2009. The case has been settled.

(3) The Asserted Patents were the subject of litigation in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, styled Sony Corp. and Sony Electronics, Inc. v. Vizio, Inc., Case 09-cv-Ol043, filed on May 13, 2009. The case has been settled.

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