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Samsung Faces LCD Import Ban in Sharp’s Patent Case (Update2)
Last Updated: November 9, 2009 19:05 EST [Bloomberg]
By Susan Decker
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest maker of liquid-crystal display televisions, should be banned from selling certain LCD-TVs and computer monitors in the U.S. after losing a patent case filed by Sharp Corp., a U.S. trade agency said.
Today’s decision from the U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington now heads to President Barack Obama, who can overturn the ban if he finds it’s contrary to the public interest. Samsung also asked an appeals court that specializes in patent law to put the ban on hold while a challenge to the underlying patent case is pending.
It’s unlikely that the ban would take effect before the December holidays because of the 60-day presidential review period. Samsung can sell LCD-TVs that don’t use Sharp inventions. U.S. LCD-TV shipments by all companies are expected to rise 7.3 percent to 8 million units in the fourth quarter, according to market research firm ISuppli Corp. of El Segundo, California.
The ITC ruling has “no impact on our business and our ability to meet market demand” as the company is applying technology that bypass Sharp’s patents, James Chung, a spokesman at Samsung, said today.
Samsung had 19.9 percent of the U.S. market in the second quarter, the most recent quarter for which figures are available, ISuppli said. Vizio Inc. had 20.5 percent to maintain its top spot and Sharp was seventh with 5 percent, according to the researcher.
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Last Updated: November 9, 2009 19:05 EST [Bloomberg]
By Susan Decker
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest maker of liquid-crystal display televisions, should be banned from selling certain LCD-TVs and computer monitors in the U.S. after losing a patent case filed by Sharp Corp., a U.S. trade agency said.
Today’s decision from the U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington now heads to President Barack Obama, who can overturn the ban if he finds it’s contrary to the public interest. Samsung also asked an appeals court that specializes in patent law to put the ban on hold while a challenge to the underlying patent case is pending.
It’s unlikely that the ban would take effect before the December holidays because of the 60-day presidential review period. Samsung can sell LCD-TVs that don’t use Sharp inventions. U.S. LCD-TV shipments by all companies are expected to rise 7.3 percent to 8 million units in the fourth quarter, according to market research firm ISuppli Corp. of El Segundo, California.
The ITC ruling has “no impact on our business and our ability to meet market demand” as the company is applying technology that bypass Sharp’s patents, James Chung, a spokesman at Samsung, said today.
Samsung had 19.9 percent of the U.S. market in the second quarter, the most recent quarter for which figures are available, ISuppli said. Vizio Inc. had 20.5 percent to maintain its top spot and Sharp was seventh with 5 percent, according to the researcher.
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関連リンク
■ UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION｜
Investigation No. 337-TA-634( PDF注意！)：
http://www.usitc.gov/secretary/fed_reg_notices/337/337_634_Notice11092007sgl.pdf
シャープの申し立てが受け入れられ、サムスンに排除措置命令が出ました。
村田製作所の件もあるし、アメリカ市場撤退になるかもね。サムスン。
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