US government blocks imports of Sharp TVs
IDG News Service - The U.S. International Trade Commission today issued a decision that blocks U.S. imports of LCD panels and LCD televisions made by Sharp, ruling that the company violated a patent held by rival Samsung Electronics.
The exclusion order, which is subject to review by the U.S. president, blocks Sharp and other companies from importing LCD panels that use the patented technology without a license from Samsung. Televisions and monitors that use such displays also cannot be imported.
"We're considering an appeal," said Miyuki Nakayama, a Sharp spokeswoman in Tokyo.
Sharp has not yet seen the full ruling, so it hasn't made a final decision about how to respond, Nakayama said, adding that Sharp TVs will remain on sale in the U.S. pending the decision on an appeal.
The ITC exclusion order upholds an earlier decision by an administrative law judge that one Samsung LCD patent was violated by Sharp, but it overturns the judge's finding that Sharp violated a second Samsung patent.
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The U.S. International Trade Commission issued a decision Wednesday that blocks the U.S. import of LCD panels and LCD televisions made by Sharp
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