The United States has launched 337 investigations on a number of Chinese companies: Bubugao is full of lying guns!

According to the latest news released on the official website of the United States International Trade Commission , Local time 2019 year 3 month 21 Japan , U.S. International Trade Commission （ITC） A vote has been passed to decide on certain semiconductor devices , Integrated circuits and consumer products containing the device start 337 survey .

According to introducing , The survey is based on 2019 year 2 month 15 Japan , Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA Innovative Foundry Technologies LLC.（ abbreviation ”IFT“） A complaint filed . The company's accusations are rising 、vivo、OPPO、 OnePlus 、 hisense 、TCL、 mediatek 、 TSMC 、 Qualcomm and many other related enterprises export to the United States 、 And the product imported and sold in the United States infringed many of its patents （ The U.S. numbers of patent rights are “6,583,012”、“6,797,572”、“7,009,226”、“7,880,236”、“9,373,548”）. therefore , The American company asked the United States ITC start-up 337 survey , And issue limited exclusion and prohibition orders .

The United States ITC After a vote , At present, we have launched this 337 survey （337-TA-1149）, However, no decision has been made on the merits of the case .ITC The chief administrative law judge of assigned the case to one of them ITC Administrative law judge （ALJ）, He will be responsible for arranging and holding evidence hearings .ALJ It will preliminarily determine whether the enterprise involved has violated 337 Act of clause ; The preliminary ruling is subject to review by the committee .

After the investigation 45 Days. ,ITC The final decision on the investigation will be made in the shortest time .337 In clause USITC The remedial order takes effect after it is issued , And after issuance 60 Within days, it becomes the final remedy order , Except in 60 Rejected for policy reasons within days .

The specific list of enterprises involved in this case is as follows ：

BBK Communication Technology Co., Ltd., of Dongguan, Guangdong, China; Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd., of Dongguan, Guangdong, China; OnePlus Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China; Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Co., Ltd., of Dongguan, Guangdong, China; Hisense Electric Co., Ltd., of Qingdao, China; Hisense USA Corporation of Suwanee, GA; Hisense USA Multimedia R & D Center Inc. of Suwanee, GA; TCL Corporation of Huizhou City, Guangdong, China; TCL Communication, Inc., of Irvine, CA; TTE Technology, Inc. (d/b/a TCL America) of Wilmington, DE; TCT Mobile (US) Inc. of Irvine, CA; VIZIO, Inc., of Irvine, CA; MediaTek Inc. of Hsinchu City, Taiwan; MediaTek USA Inc. of San Jose, CA; Mstar Semiconductor, Inc., of Hsinchu Hsien, Taiwan; Qualcomm Incorporated of San Diego, CA; Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., of San Diego, CA; Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited of Hsinchu City, Taiwan; TSMC North America of San Jose, CA; and TSMC Technology, Inc., of San Jose, CA.

Innovative Foundry Technologies LLC. Who is it? ？

According to official information ,IFT Founded on 2017 year , Mainly engaged in the acquisition of intellectual property related to semiconductor manufacturing and packaging technology , Development , Licensing and protection . at present , It has more than 125 U.S. and foreign patents and patent applications , These patent applications come from pioneers in the semiconductor industry ,Advanced Micro Devices. The product portfolio covers several key aspects of semiconductor design and manufacturing , Make a car , The Internet , Leaders in smart devices and other industries can continue to deploy smaller , More powerful and cost-effective integrated circuits .

obviously , from IFT It is not difficult to see from the official introduction of , This is a family NPE（Non-Practicing Entity）, namely “ Non patent implementing entity ” or “ Non production patent entity ”. Simply speaking ,NPE It refers to those organizations that have patents but are not engaged in the production of patented products . It can be roughly divided into scientific research type NPE、 Speculative NPE Defensive type NPE Three types of .

and IFT It seems to be an investment model NPE, It mainly depends on the relevant patents acquired , Sue relevant enterprises through patent litigation and make profits . According to the popular saying in the industry , It is actually ” Patent Troll “. That is commonly known in the industry ” Patent Troll “.

The data shows , This year, 2 month 18 Japan ,IFT Still in China （ Shanghai Intellectual Property Court ） For Cisco Systems （ China ） Network Technology Co., Ltd , Cisco （ China ） Ltd. and local distribution partners , Shanghai Huimai Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. filed a patent lawsuit . Also in Germany （ Dusseldorf District Court , Patent litigation chamber ） Yes Volkswagen AG,Ford-Werke GmbH and Texas Instruments EMEA Sales GmbH The company filed a lawsuit . The above enterprises are accused of violating IFT Semiconductor manufacturing and packaging patents .

For this time IFT Launched for many domestic mobile phone manufacturers 337 survey , Chinese enterprises need to actively respond . Can target IFT Patent filed ” Invalid patent application “, Or provide relevant evidence to prove that it has not infringed the other party's patent . Really not line , Then we can only spend money to eliminate disasters , After all, the other party is just seeking money .

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