The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) announced that it has opened a Section 337 investigation into alleged patent violations involving display devices, streaming players and certain components marketed under Roku and Hisense brand names.
The petition initiating the probe was filed by InnoTV Labs LLC, a company based in Las Vegas. In its filing, InnoTV alleges that patents it holds were infringed by products and parts imported by several firms, including San Jose, California-based Roku Inc., Purple Tag Media Technology Shanghai Ltd and Qingdao, China-based Hisense Visual Technology Co., as well as related corporate entities.
According to the commission's statement, InnoTV Labs has asked the USITC to pursue remedies that would prevent the named imports from entering the U.S. market. Specifically, the petitioner requested a limited exclusion order and cease-and-desist orders aimed at blocking the importation and sale of the accused devices and components.
The USITC's announcement confirms only that the Section 337 investigation has been opened and identifies the parties named in the petition. The commission's statement repeats the petitioner's request for exclusion and cease-and-desist relief but does not include additional details about the particular patents at issue or the specific models and components cited in the filing.
This investigation places the dispute within the USITC process for handling claims of unfair import competition based on intellectual property rights. At this stage, the record publicly available consists of the commission's notice that an investigation has been commenced and the identities of the petitioner and respondents listed in the filing.
Market participants and observers are currently limited to the factual outline provided in the commission's statement: a petition has been filed by InnoTV Labs alleging patent infringement by imports associated with Roku Inc., Purple Tag Media Technology Shanghai Ltd and Hisense Visual Technology Co., and the petitioner has requested an exclusion order and cease-and-desist orders targeting those imports.
Location of parties named in the filing
- Petitioner: InnoTV Labs LLC - Las Vegas
- Respondents include: Roku Inc. - San Jose, California; Purple Tag Media Technology Shanghai Ltd; Hisense Visual Technology Co. - Qingdao, China
Note: The commission's statement and the petition are the sources for the information reported here. No additional facts beyond those disclosed by the USITC and the petitioner are included.