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News Release from: Power Integrations
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 08 August 2005
PWM patent hearing set for January 2006
Power Integrations' case against System General Corp at the US International Trade Commission is scheduled to begin on 18th January 2006.
Power Integrations has revealed that the hearing in its case against System General Corp at the US International Trade Commission (ITC) is scheduled to begin on 18th January 2006 Based on the hearing, the judge will make an initial determination of whether System General is infringing Power Integrations' patents
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 5 Apr 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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If the judge finds in favour of Power Integrations and the ITC upholds the decision, products containing the infringing parts would be excluded from the US market.
The parts in dispute are System General's pulsewidth modulation (PWM) integrated circuits and products that incorporate them, principally LCD monitors.
Power Integrations filed a complaint with the ITC in May 2005, seeking an investigation into whether System General's parts infringe Power Integrations' US Patents 6,212,079, 6,351,398, 6,366,481 and 6,538,908.
In June, the commission decided to institute an investigation; the evidentiary hearing is a key milestone in the case.
Power Integrations' complaint against System General is also pending in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of California. Request free introductory details about products from Power Integrations ...
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