Garmin Says ITC Judge Finds Philips' Asserted Patents Invalid
February 05 2021 - 10:45AM
Dow Jones News
By Dave Sebastian
A Garmin Ltd. unit said a judge at the International Trade
Commission issued an initial determination that asserted patents by
Koninklijke Philips NV and its North America subsidiary were
invalid and didn't cover Garmin's wearable devices.
The ITC last month said it started an investigation into certain
wearable monitoring devices in response to a complaint filed by
Philips in late 2019. Philips' complaint alleges the infringement
of certain patents and violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act
of 1930 in the importation into the U.S.
Philips didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. An
ITC spokeswoman declined to disclose the full initial
determination, citing confidentiality, but noted that initial
determinations are subject to review and the final determination
for the investigation will come on June 4.
Other respondents in the investigation are Fitbit Inc., Ingram
Micro Inc., Maintek Computer (Suzhou) Co. and Inventec Appliances
(Pudong).
Write to Dave Sebastian at dave.sebastian@wsj.com
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