U.S. trade body launches hard-disk drive probe – Patent Infringement
ITC patent infringement probe will target both drive makers and companies that use hard-disk drives in their products, including HP and Dell. The probe will target both drive makers and companies that use hard-disk drives in their products: Western Digital, Seagate Technology, Toshiba America Information Systems, Hewlett-Packard, and Dell, the agency said in a statement.
The Washington-based body said the investigation has been launched in reaction to a complaint of violation of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 and seeks a ban on importation into the U.S. of products that allegedly infringe on U.S. patents. The complaint was made a month earlier by Steven and Mary Reiber of Lincoln, California, and is centered around “dissipative ceramic bonding tips,” which is related to electrical wire connections inside the drives.
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