Posted on 03/15/2005 7:05:39 PM PST by Pussy_Cat
SigmaTel, Inc. (NASDAQ:SGTL), the Austin, Texas-based market leader for portable MP3 player technologies, today officially filed a formal complaint with the International Trade Commission (ITC) against Actions Semiconductor, based in Zhuhai, Guangdong, China, seeking to halt the infringement of SigmaTel's intellectual property rights.
SigmaTel asserts that Actions Semiconductor infringed multiple SigmaTel patents in the design of System-on-Chip controllers for the Portable Digital Music player market. Actions' products have recently begun shipping into the United States retail market as components of MP3 players. SigmaTel seeks to stop shipment of products into the U.S. that use Actions Semiconductor integrated circuits or "ICs."
With this filing, SigmaTel requests that the ITC institute an immediate investigation against Actions Semiconductor based on the importation of the infringing MP3 ICs. SigmaTel has asked the ITC to grant all possible relief, including an exclusionary order, enforced by U.S. Customs, prohibiting the importation into the U.S. of MP3 players that contain Actions' MP3 ICs. Further, SigmaTel has asked the ITC to issue a cease-and-desist order which could require retailers and distributors to remove from their shelves and destroy all MP3 players containing Actions infringing MP3 ICs.
"When SigmaTel finds that our patents have been infringed, we will take whatever measures are needed to gain relief from the infraction," said Ron Edgerton, chief executive officer and president of SigmaTel. "Our customers, our business and the MP3 player market space in general are each hurt when intellectual property rights are disregarded by the competition."
A lot of the Chinese companies do not pay attention to patents. They steal other ideas and take them for their own.
H1Bs sending software home too. Who'd of thunk it.
ping
First question for SigmaTel - did you hire any H1Bs with PRC passports? Second question - did you use any fabs or packaging houses in the PRC. If yes to either question - you dumb #@#!@
Obviously this ongoing flurry of intellectual property rights violation charges are a part of a not too subtle scheme by U.S. protectionists. They are trying to destroy America.
Yes, the evil Pat Buchanan and his followers at work.
Ask any "free trader." The Chinese Communist Party has just about withered away and now free market capitalism reigns.
Free enterprise! Entrepreneurs galore by the millions. Wealth, freedom, rights, rights, and more rights for the average citizen.
Just ask any "free trader."
Don't see many around when their heros are being criticized by a posted article.
Your argument has the same merit as gun control advocates. Guns don't cause crime and free trade doesn't cause patent infringement.
You are absolutely correct.
Free trade is critical to our wellbeing and has been for decades.
"Free trade" as in transfer of technology, wealth, and production to developing countries IS NOT free trade. It is those "emerging nations" that are the problem especially the Chi-coms.
I and others have tried repeatedly to make the distinction. That is why we say "free trade". That is why we say "free trade", That is why we say "free trade". . . .
We are not talking about free trade with countries capable of earning their competitive advantage the old fashion way by developing their economies without stealing.
I'll make it real simple. For there to be free trade, the country you are trading with must be truly free. Otherwise, it ain't free trade. By definition, trading with Communist Red China is not free trade. Any questions? ;)
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