Razboiul brevetelor continua: Camera Internationala de Comert va investiga a doua plangere Apple impotriva HTC

Camera Internationala de Comert (ITC) din SUA a declarat ca va investiga o a doua plangere din partea Apple pe care gigantul din Cupertino a inaintat-o. Plangerea este indreptata impotriva companiei HTC si cere interzicerea importului si vanzarii mai multor aparate HTC despre care Apple declara ca violeaza proprietatea sa intelectuala.

Comisia special formata pentru a investiga cazul va avea in vizor trei companii: HTC Corp., HTC America, Inc. si Exedea, Inc. ITC a anuntat ca rezultatele finale pot fi asteptata in maximum 45 de zile.

Reamintim ca ITC a dat castig de cauza companiei Apple ca urmare a plangerii pe care aceasta din urma a facut-o impotriva altor doua brevete incalcate de HTC acum o luna. Compania Apple a initiat mai multe procese atat cu HTC cat si cu Samsung, dupa ce lansarea mai multor terminale mobile precum Galaxy S au copiat design-ul iPhone-urilor si ale iPod-urilor.

Iata si declaratia originala a Camerei de Comert Internationale SUA:

USITC INSTITUTES SECTION 337 INVESTIGATION ON CERTAIN PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND RELATED SOFTWARE
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to institute an investigation of certain portable electronic devices and related software. The products at issue in this investigation are hardware and software used in a variety of portable electronic devices, including mobile communication equipment.
The investigation is based on a complaint filed by Apple Inc. of Cupertino, CA, on July 8, 2011. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the United States and sale of certain portable electronic devices and related software that infringe patents asserted by Apple. The complainant requests that the USITC issue an exclusion order and a cease and desist order.
The USITC has identified the following as respondents in this investigation:

HTC Corp. of China;

HTC America, Inc., of Bellevue, WA; and

Exedea, Inc., of Houston, TX.

By instituting this investigation (337-TA-797), the USITC has not yet made any decision on the merits of the case. The USITC’s Chief Administrative Law Judge will assign the case to one of the USITC’s administrative law judges (ALJ), who will schedule and hold an evidentiary hearing. The ALJ will make an initial determination as to whether there is a violation of section 337; that initial determination is subject to review by the Commission.
The USITC will make a final determination in the investigation at the earliest practicable time. Within 45 days after institution of the investigation, the USITC will set a target date for completing the investigation. USITC remedial orders in section 337 cases are effective when issued and become final 60 days after issuance unless disapproved for policy reasons by the U.S. Trade Representative within that 60-day period.

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