據(jù)悉,飛思卡爾半導(dǎo)體公司已經(jīng)就專利侵權(quán)一案,再次向美國(guó)國(guó)際貿(mào)易委員會(huì)(ITC)提出上訴,被告包括聯(lián)發(fā)科技(MediaTek Inc.)、卓然公司(Zoran Corp.),以及其他涉及侵權(quán)的公司。ITC官方通過(guò)網(wǎng)絡(luò)表示,暫未決定是否接受此訴訟。
目前,CSR公司(英國(guó)劍橋)正在以484萬(wàn)美元的價(jià)格,收購(gòu)
卓然(加州桑尼維爾)中。
聯(lián)發(fā)科對(duì)此表示,訴訟不會(huì)影響公司運(yùn)營(yíng)。
飛思卡爾(德克薩斯州,奧斯汀)稱,聯(lián)發(fā)科(臺(tái)灣新竹),卓然和其他涉案公司,違反美國(guó)規(guī)范進(jìn)口產(chǎn)品的關(guān)稅法第337條,侵犯公司某種集成電路、芯片組以及包括電視在內(nèi)產(chǎn)品的專利權(quán)。其他被告包括電視制造商和子公司,以及涉及到運(yùn)送電視的企業(yè),包括Vizio,三洋電機(jī)和冠捷電子。
飛思卡爾已要求該委員會(huì)針對(duì)專利侵權(quán)事件進(jìn)行調(diào)查。
這已經(jīng)不是第一次了,今年6月,飛思卡爾在ITC控告聯(lián)發(fā)科等企業(yè)侵權(quán),挑起芯片專利大戰(zhàn)。11月13日,聯(lián)發(fā)科在美國(guó)反訴飛思卡爾侵權(quán)。
然而,此項(xiàng)訴訟不可能在短時(shí)間內(nèi)影響到聯(lián)發(fā)科、卓然或
CSR。因?yàn)榘凑諊?guó)際貿(mào)易委員會(huì)的風(fēng)格,這種上訴可以等上16個(gè)月才有答復(fù)。
業(yè)內(nèi)人士表示,如果ITC裁定聯(lián)發(fā)科等企業(yè)違反關(guān)稅法第337條,最嚴(yán)重的情況就是發(fā)布禁止禁口令,屆時(shí)將禁止相關(guān)產(chǎn)品輸入美國(guó)。
分析師指出,近期科技產(chǎn)業(yè)從智能手機(jī)、面板到芯片都面臨國(guó)際大廠專利訴訟威脅,但專利訴訟多數(shù)都是屬于商業(yè)手段,雙方多次互告都是預(yù)料中的事情。此次飛思卡爾再次起訴聯(lián)發(fā)科,是雙方正對(duì)電視芯片專利法律訴訟的其中一個(gè)行動(dòng),預(yù)計(jì)短期內(nèi)不會(huì)影響聯(lián)發(fā)科營(yíng)運(yùn)?!?
編譯:
Luffy Liu
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參考英文原文:Freescale files claim against MediaTek, Zoran – again,by Peter Clarke
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Freescale files claim against MediaTek, Zoran – again
Peter Clarke
LONDON – Freescale Semiconductor Inc. has filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) accusing MediaTek Inc., Zoran Corp., and others of patent infringement, the ITC has said by way of an online posting of pending complaints.
Zoran (Sunnyvale, Calif.) is in the process of being acquired by CSR plc (Cambridge, England) for about $484 million.
Freescale (Austin, Texas) alleges that MediaTek (Hsinchu, Taiwan), Zoran and others have infringed on Freescale's IC, chipset and other components used in televisions. Other cited respondents included television makers and subsidiaries and others involved in shipping televisions into the United States including Vizio Inc., Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. and Top Victory Electronics.
Freescale has requested that the commission institute an investigation into the alleged patent infringement.
This is not the first time that Freescale has filed a complaint with the ITC against MediaTek and Zoran. In July Freescale also asked the ITC to investigate MediaTek and Zoran along with television maker Funai Electric Co. Ltd.
However, the action is unlikely to have any immediate impact on MediaTek, Zoran or CSR. Such ITC claims can be pending for 16 months. Freescale's earlier filing against MediaTek, Zoran and Funai has a target date of Nov. 13, 2012.
責(zé)編:Quentin