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U.S. Trade Commission Opens Investigation into Alleged Patent Violations by Samsung


This photo provided by Samsung Electronics Co. on Feb. 11, 2022, shows its Infinity Screen installed at SoFi Stadium in August 2020.

This photo provided by Samsung Electronics Co. on Feb. 11, 2022, shows its Infinity Screen installed at SoFi Stadium in August 2020.

SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire)The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) said Friday it has opened an investigation into alleged patent violations by Samsung Electronics Co. over outdoor electronics displays.

The formal investigation was initiated following a complaint on Aug. 19 by Manufacturing Resources International (MRI), an Atlanta-based manufacturer of outdoor and semi-outdoor digital liquid-crystal displays, which alleged that the South Korean tech giant infringed on its five patents.

The patents concern cooling systems for electronic displays used in outdoor kiosks, according to a notice posted by ITC.

MRI claimed that products of Samsung Electronics and its affiliate Samsung SDS Co. infringe on certain MRI patents.

The U.S. company asked ITC, after the investigation, to “issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders” against Samsung, according to the notice.

Samsung has expanded its digital indoor and outdoor signage businesses in recent years. It has joined in a multi-year effort to upgrade the ballpark of the New York Mets as a display and technology solutions partner.

It has also been tapped to provide technology solutions to Hollywood Park in California, home to SoFi Stadium, which is currently being developed into a massive retail and entertainment district.

Samsung declined to comment on the matter.

(Yonhap)

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  1. Mr. Daniel Harrison Jr.

    The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has opened an investigation into whether Samsung Electronics Co. has violated any patents held by Manufacturing Resources International (MRI), an Atlanta-based manufacturer of outdoor and semi-outdoor digital liquid-crystal displays.

    MRI has alleged that Samsung Electronics and its affiliate Samsung SDS Co. have infringed on five of its patents, which concern cooling systems for electronic displays used in outdoor kiosks. MRI has asked the ITC to issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against Samsung if the investigation finds that the company has indeed violated its patents.

    Samsung has declined to comment on the matter.

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