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ATLANTA:
Cable set-top box maker Scientific-Atlanta announced that
the US International Trade Commission has ruled in its favour
in a suit by Gemstar-TV Guide International brought against
it, Pioneer Corporation and related entities, EchoStar Communications
and SCI Systems.
Gemstar had sued the two companies alleging that their set-top
boxes infringed on Gemstar's patents for interactive programming
guides for television. In his initial deposition Judge Luckern
found that the respondents do not infringe Gemstar's patents
and that one of Gemstar's patents was unenforceable for
failure to name a co-inventor. Judge Luckern also found
that Gemstar had engaged in patent misuse, a company release
states.
In its decision, the ITC determined not to review any issues
regarding patent infringement or co-inventorship. By declining
to review those issues, the ITC adopts the findings of the
Initial Determination that S-A's products do not infringe
the patents in issue. The ITC determined to take no position
on the issue of Gemstar's patent misuse. In light of these
determinations, the Commission has concluded that there
is no violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930
by Scientific-Atlanta, the release says.
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