Actions Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ACTS) and the U.S. veteran MP3 chip maker SigmaTel's intellectual property rights re-escalation of the war.
Yesterday, Actions Semiconductor announced that the company has U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to apply for re-examination of the code owned by SigmaTel, "6,633,187" and "6,366,522," the validity of two patents.
The two sides had just settled in ITC proceedings, Actions Semiconductor infringed SigmaTel was convicted of the two patents. Actions insiders, "Although the products affected by the ruling few, but the ITC's ruling holding SigmaTel lobbying Actions in the United States and even Europe customer do not use the Actions Semiconductor products bring to the company considerable trouble and had shot 'fight back'. "
"Once the USPTO finds that two patents invalid, ITC's ruling on the meaning of lost execution." Actions Semiconductor-related, according to executives told reporters earlier in the ITC's ruling on the patent had been explained, but Actions that the ITC's interpretation of "width" of the USPTO itself far beyond the scope of the patent identified, so make the application.
Actions against the "offensive", SigmaTel CEO Ron Edgerton stressed that in the previous ITC proceedings, Actions have been emphasizing the two SigmaTel patents invalid, but the ITC Administrative Law Judge and the patent was ruled valid and are SigmaTel infringement, so "I believe that recent actions Actions are only the same problem again on another attempt."
Meanwhile, Actions Semiconductor also launch non-legal channels to remove the ITC ruled that the cloud.
High-profile companies announced yesterday, with the world's third largest semiconductor parts distributor World Peace Group signed a distribution agreement, this month launched cooperation.
Actions Semiconductor CEO Yenan Hong stressed that the world peace around the world with a strong network and quality customer resources, the powerful combination of products enables Actions to cover a wider global market. "
Mainland counterclaim no progress
鈻?lane reporter Chen
Despite the recent Actions SigmaTel announced in Shenzhen to sue, sue for copyright infringement, but yesterday, SigmaTel said in a statement on this lawsuit, "has not yet received any relevant documents, little is known about the details." And Zhuhai Actions spokesman Zhou Yuxin also only referred to as "the proceedings already in progress."
Actions Prior to the Shenzhen Intermediate Court against SigmaTel products infringe a number of Actions which have a key patent, and demanded an immediate ban SigmaTel violations, including stopping the import, use, sale and manufacture of products and contains the suspects involved in chip chip player, and to apply a series of seizure measures to prohibit suspects chip products into China.
But yesterday, Ron Edgerton, or under the Actions of the allegations were justified - "although not received legal documents, but still on the Actions SigmaTel related to digital-analog conversion circuit (DAC) of the patent has been studied, the initial reaction is SigmaTel is not infringing. "
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