DivX Defends Against Element on IP, Slams Samsung
The International Trade Commission should deny Realtek’s request for “early adjudication” that a domestic industry doesn’t exist, in DivX’s patent complaint against major TV brands and chip companies, because of the allegedly questionable TV assembly operations of licensee Element Electronics…
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(see 2009280034), DivX replied (login required) in docket 337-3489. Realtek based its petition on “unsubstantiated allegations” of deceptive ad claims against Element that the FTC declined to investigate, said DivX. Another DivX reply Monday said Samsung raised “no compelling public interest issues” when it argued Thursday against an exclusion order on LG, Samsung and TCL smart TVs (see 2009250060). DivX’s Sept. 10 complaint alleges the smart TVs and their video processors infringe four DivX adaptive bitrate streaming patents. Components suppliers MediaTek, MStar and Realtek are also named as proposed respondents. Element is the only company assembling TVs in the U.S., said DivX. Realtek and Samsung didn’t comment Tuesday.