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Ban on Vizio HDTV Imports Upheld, But Does It Even Matter?

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ceilingFANBOY
06/10/09

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"The products involved with this particular claim are obsolete. Therefore, we believe the claim will affect all of our products."

Fixed.
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OMG! Ponies!
06/10/09

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If it is as you say, John, then it is a hollow victory on par with being awarded a judgment against a bankrupt defendant. It sounds like Funai has a fancy piece of paper and Vizio may have a write-off of indeterminate value.

Of course, I do personal-injury law not IP law but an empty judgment is an empty judgment.

Congratulations to the attorneys involved for generating legal fees in connection with a feigned issue.
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Acemonster (on a quest to get his star)
06/10/09

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As a lawyer-in-training, I can say with some reasonable certainty, John, that you are correct. After reading the article, it is apparent that Funai filed a suit with a claim against chipsets in televisions that are no longer in use by Vizio; they screwed up. The suit should have been more encompassing of relative technology. This is not to say, however, that Vizio's road in the near-future will not be a rocky one. The appeals process may be lengthy, but the most important part will be whether the ITC will the stay the order on the exclusion of the ban. This will determine whether Vizio can still sell TVs at all while it appeals.
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John Herrman
06/10/09

@Acemonster: thanks! I'm still trying to find some more sources on this though, since I'm wary of trying to glean too much from these releases
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hostile17
06/10/09

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This article was confusing without reading the previous articles...

Imported to wear, if the International Trade Commission said this and they are international. And President of what? A country, the Commission, Vizio?
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hostile17
06/10/09

@hostile17: It was updated. :) Glad my comments helped. Thanks for listening.
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John Herrman
06/10/09

@hostile17: and thank you, for pointing that out.
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