【產(chǎn)通社,6月26日訊】美國國際貿(mào)易委員會(USITC)2012年6月25日決定對中國大陸及臺灣多家企業(yè)生產(chǎn)的電子成像設(shè)備發(fā)起“337調(diào)查”,以確定是否存在專利侵權(quán)行為。本次調(diào)查共涉及8家企業(yè),其中包括中國大陸的華為技術(shù)有限公司、中興通訊股份有限公司和臺灣的宏達(dá)國際電子股份有限公司,涉案產(chǎn)品主要是具有成像功能的手機(jī)和平板電腦等設(shè)備。
2012年5月23日,美國新罕布什爾州的閃點技術(shù)公司(FlashPoint Technology, Inc.)向美國USITC提出申請,指控美國進(jìn)口及在美國市場銷售的上述涉案產(chǎn)品侵犯了該公司專利,要求啟動“337調(diào)查”,并發(fā)布排除令和禁止進(jìn)口令。美國ITC最終確定下列企業(yè)作為本案的強(qiáng)制應(yīng)訴方:
. 臺灣宏達(dá)國際電子股份有限公司 (HTC Corporation of Taiwan)
. 宏達(dá)電美國公司 (HTC America, Inc., of Bellevue, WA)
. 韓國Pantech公司 (Pantech Co., Ltd., of Republic of Korea)
. Pantech無線公司 (Pantech Wireless Inc. of Atlanta, GA)
. 華為技術(shù)有限公司 (Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., of China)
. 華為美國子公司 (FutureWei Technologies, Inc., d/b/a Huawei Technologies (USA), of Plano, TX)
. 中興通訊股份有限公司 (ZTE Corporation of China)
. 中興通訊美國公司 (ZTE (USA) Inc. of Richardson, TX.)
美國所謂“337調(diào)查”最早得名于《1930年美國關(guān)稅法》第37條款,后經(jīng)歷數(shù)次重大修訂。根據(jù)該條款,美國國際貿(mào)易委員會有權(quán)調(diào)查有關(guān)專利和注冊商標(biāo)侵權(quán)的申訴,此外也開展涉及盜用商業(yè)機(jī)密、商品包裝侵權(quán)、仿制和虛假廣告等內(nèi)容的調(diào)查。
根據(jù)有關(guān)程序,美國國際貿(mào)易委員會在啟動“37調(diào)查”后,該機(jī)構(gòu)必須在45日內(nèi)確定終裁的目標(biāo)時間,并盡快完成調(diào)查,通常案件需要在一年內(nèi)作出裁決。如果涉案企業(yè)被裁定違反了第37條款,美國國際貿(mào)易委員會將發(fā)布相關(guān)產(chǎn)品的排除令和禁止進(jìn)口令,這意味著涉案產(chǎn)品將徹底喪失進(jìn)入美國市場的資格。
今年以來,美國對中國產(chǎn)品多次發(fā)起“雙反”調(diào)查和“37調(diào)查”,貿(mào)易保護(hù)主義明顯升溫。除個別產(chǎn)業(yè)免遭制裁之外,幾乎所有受調(diào)查的產(chǎn)品都被施以貿(mào)易制裁。(環(huán)球電子導(dǎo)報)
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June 25, 2012
News Release 12-071
Inv. No. 337-TA-850
Contact: Peg O'Laughlin, 202-205-1819
USITC INSTITUTES SECTION 337 INVESTIGATION ON CERTAIN ELECTRONIC IMAGING DEVICES
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to institute an investigation of certain electronic imaging devices. The products at issue in this investigation are mobile phones, tablet computers, and other devices having imaging capabilities.
The investigation is based on a complaint filed by FlashPoint Technology, Inc. of Peterborough, NH, on May 23, 2012. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the United States and sale of certain electronic imaging devices that infringe patents asserted by complainant. The complainant requests that the USITC issue an exclusion order and cease and desist orders.
The USITC has identified the following as respondents in this investigation:
HTC Corporation of Taiwan;
HTC America, Inc., of Bellevue, WA;
Pantech Co., Ltd., of Republic of Korea;
Pantech Wireless Inc. of Atlanta, GA;
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., of China;
FutureWei Technologies, Inc., d/b/a Huawei Technologies (USA), of Plano, TX;
ZTE Corporation of China;
ZTE (USA) Inc. of Richardson, TX.
By instituting this investigation (337-TA-850), the USITC has not yet made any decision on the merits of the case. The USITC's Chief Administrative Law Judge will assign the case to one of the USITC's six administrative law judges (ALJ), who will schedule and hold an evidentiary hearing. The ALJ will make an initial determination as to whether there is a violation of section 337; that initial determination is subject to review by the Commission.
The USITC will make a final determination in the investigation at the earliest practicable time. Within 45 days after institution of the investigation, the USITC will set a target date for completing the investigation. USITC remedial orders in section 337 cases are effective when issued and become final 60 days after issuance unless disapproved for policy reasons by the U.S. Trade Representative within that 60-day period.