The U.S. International Trade Commission is ending its...
The U.S. International Trade Commission is ending its Section 337 investigation concerning technology for interactive program guide and parental control, affirming an administrative law judge’s finding of no violation of the section by Netflix and Roku. The ITC said in…
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a notice set for Thursday’s Federal Register that it affirmed the ALJ’s finding that violative products were being imported, and that patents weren’t being infringed (http://1.usa.gov/1b6ksF9). The investigation, which began in June 2012, covered TVs, media players and software applications that include interactive programs guides or parental control technology in a specified format. It was requested by Rovi, and originally included LG, Mitsubishi and Vizio as respondents. Netflix is “pleased” with the ITC’s determination, said a company spokesman. Roku had no comment.