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U.S. Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of VIZIO's Motion to Stay the ITC Exclusion Order
IRVINE, Calif., June 11 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
- Remains confident that Federal Circuit will reverse ITC
determination
On June 10, 2009, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal
Circuit granted VIZIO's motion for emergency relief to stay the enforcement
of Orders of the United States International Trade Commission ("ITC") while
the Federal Circuit considers VIZIO's request for temporary stay of the same
during its appeal process.
"This is a significant first step in the appellate review process. We are
confident that the Federal Circuit will reverse the ITC's earlier
determination and vindicate VIZIO's position in light of the recent final
rejection of the '074 patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The
court's action today serves as yet another affirmation that business is to be
conducted as usual despite abusive and anti-competitive behavior from
competitors," stated Laynie Newsome, Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Communications.
The ITC earlier determined that certain claims of U.S. Patent No.
6,115,074 ('074) were valid and that certain VIZIO television products
contained chipsets having a feature that caused the chipsets to infringe
those claims. VIZIO believes that the claims of infringement leveled against
it are meritless; indeed, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a
Final Rejection on reexamination of Funai's '074 patent that has concluded
that Funai's patent claims are invalid.
About VIZIO
VIZIO, Inc., "Where Vision Meets Value," headquartered in Irvine,
California, is America's HDTV Company and Consumer Electronics Company. In
2007, VIZIO skyrocketed to the top by becoming the #1 selling brand of flat
panel HDTVs in North America and became the first American brand in over a
decade to lead major categories in U.S. TV sales. Since 2007 VIZIO HDTVs
shipments remain in the TOP ranks in the U.S. and are again #1 in Q1, 2009
with over 20% market share. VIZIO is committed to bringing feature-rich flat
panel televisions to market at a value through practical innovation. VIZIO
offers a broad range of award winning Plasma and LCD HDTVs including the new
XVT series. VIZIO's products are found at Costco Wholesale, Sam's Club,
Sears, Walmart, Target, BJ's Wholesale, and other retailers nationwide along
with authorized online partners. VIZIO has won numerous awards including a #1
ranking in the Inc. 500 for Top Companies in Computers and Electronics, Good
Housekeeping's Best Big-Screens, CNET's Top 10 Holiday Gifts and PC World's
Best Buy among others. For more information, please call 888-VIZIOCE or visit
The V, VIZIO, XVT, TruLED, 240Hz SPS, Thin Line, Smooth Motion, JAVA,
Where Vision Meets Value names, phrase and symbols are trademarks or
registered trademarks of VIZIO, Inc. All other trademarks may be the property
of their respective holders.
US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: Case #2009-1386
SOURCE: VIZIO, Inc.
CONTACT: Jim Noyd of Noyd Communications Inc.,
+1-310-951-3768,
jim.noyd@noydcom.com
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