Samsung Slams Tessera-Requested Smartphone Ban
Tessera’s request for an International Trade Commission exclusion order against “potentially all” Samsung smartphones and tablets is so overly “broad,” it would “undoubtedly result in massive unmet demand across several, distinct product types,” Samsung filed (login required) Thursday in docket…
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3262. The complaint (see 1709290053) gave “no credible evidence” suggesting that “authorized suppliers” could meet consumer demand for the devices that would be import-banned, Samsung said. "The exclusion order would be unavoidably detrimental to consumers, businesses, and government entities.” Tessera wrongly says Samsung’s recall of the Note7 last year (see 1610130044) was “broader” in scope than the exclusion order it seeks, Samsung said. The company sells mobile devices "to nearly every national, regional, and local wireless carrier, including those that service rural, low-income, and minority populations,” with the FCC estimating smartphones comprise 77 percent of U.S. cellphones, it said. Tessera representatives didn’t comment Friday.