ITC Issues Limited Patent Exclusion Order on Comcast DVRs Agency Found Infringed on Rovi
The International Trade Commission is issuing a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders banning import and sale of Comcast X1 set-top boxes, it said. The commission said Comcast DVRs infringe Rovi patents, in a Tariffs Act Section 337…
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investigation it began in May 2016(see 1706150042). The ITC won't require a bond for import of subject DVRs from Comcast during the 60 days the Trump administration has to review the exclusion order, it said in Tuesday's Federal Register. Rovi never disputed that the cable operator or its predecessors independently developed the X1 platform and its cloud- and app-based technology, a spokeswoman for Comcast said: "While we believe the ITC reached the wrong decision, we will remove this feature from those offered to our subscribers while we pursue an appeal.”