Computing Systems Containing Certain Power Modules Infringe Vicor Patents
Vicor (NASDAQ: VICR) announced that Administrative Law Judge Cameron Elliot of the U.S. International Trade Commission issued an Initial Determination on September 27, finding a Section 337 violation in the importation of certain power converter modules and computing systems containing those modules. The determination states that these products infringe on asserted claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 9,516,761 and 9,166,481.
The Initial Determination also found that respondents, including contract manufacturers of computing systems, do not possess a license to practice any claim of the asserted patents. Pending a Final Determination, the International Trade Commission may issue an exclusion order preventing the importation of computing systems with infringing modules into the United States, as well as cease and desist orders barring their sales in the country.
Vicor (NASDAQ: VICR) ha annunciato che il Giudice Amministrativo Cameron Elliot della Commissione per il Commercio Internazionale degli Stati Uniti ha emesso una Determinazione Iniziale il 27 settembre, riscontrando una violazione della Sezione 337 nell'importazione di alcuni moduli di convertitori di potenza e sistemi informatici contenenti tali moduli. La determinazione afferma che questi prodotti violano le rivendicazioni del Brevetto Statunitense N. 9,516,761 e N. 9,166,481.
La Determinazione Iniziale ha anche stabilito che i soggetti interessati, inclusi i produttori contrattuali di sistemi informatici, non possiedono una licenza per praticare alcuna rivendicazione dei brevetti rivendicati. In attesa di una Determinazione Finale, la Commissione per il Commercio Internazionale potrebbe emettere un'ordinanza di esclusione che impedisce l'importazione di sistemi informatici con moduli in violazione negli Stati Uniti, oltre a ordini di cessazione e desistenza che vietano le loro vendite nel paese.
Vicor (NASDAQ: VICR) anunció que el Juez Administrativo Cameron Elliot de la Comisión de Comercio Internacional de EE.UU. emitió una Determinación Inicial el 27 de septiembre, encontrando una violación de la Sección 337 en la importación de ciertos módulos de conversores de potencia y sistemas informáticos que contienen esos módulos. La determinación establece que estos productos infringen las reivindicaciones afirmadas de las Patentes de EE.UU. Nros. 9,516,761 y 9,166,481.
La Determinación Inicial también encontró que los demandados, incluidos los fabricantes contratados de sistemas informáticos, no poseen una licencia para ejercer ninguna reivindicación de las patentes afirmadas. A la espera de una Determinación Final, la Comisión de Comercio Internacional puede emitir una orden de exclusión que impida la importación de sistemas informáticos con módulos que infrinjan en los Estados Unidos, así como órdenes de cese y desista que prohíban sus ventas en el país.
Vicor (NASDAQ: VICR)는 9월 27일 미국 국제 무역 위원회 행정법원 판사인 카메론 엘리엇(Cameron Elliot)이 특정 전력 변환 모듈 및 이 모듈이 포함된 컴퓨팅 시스템의 수입에 대해 제337조 위반을 발견하는 초기 결정을 내렸다고 발표했습니다. 이 결정은 이러한 제품들이 미국 특허 번호 9,516,761 및 9,166,481의 주장된 청구를 침해한다고 명시하고 있습니다.
초기 결정에서는 응답자, 즉 컴퓨팅 시스템의 계약 제조업체들이 주장된 특허의 청구를 실행할 라이센스를 보유하지 않는 것으로 확인되었습니다. 최종 결정이 내려질 때까지 국제 무역 위원회는 침해 모듈이 포함된 컴퓨팅 시스템의 미국으로의 수입을 금지하는 배제 명령을 내리거나 해당 제품의 판매를 금지하는 중지 명령을 발부할 수 있습니다.
Vicor (NASDAQ: VICR) a annoncé que le juge administratif Cameron Elliot de la Commission du commerce international des États-Unis a rendu une détermination initiale le 27 septembre, constatant une violation de la section 337 concernant l'importation de certains modules de convertisseurs de puissance et de systèmes informatiques contenant ces modules. La décision indique que ces produits enfreignent les revendications affirmées des brevets américains n° 9,516,761 et n° 9,166,481.
La détermination initiale a également constaté que les prévenus, y compris les fabricants sous contrat de systèmes informatiques, ne possèdent pas de licence pour exploiter une quelconque revendication des brevets affirmés. En attente d'une détermination finale, la Commission du commerce international pourrait émettre un ordre d'exclusion interdisant l'importation de systèmes informatiques avec des modules enfreignant aux États-Unis, ainsi que des ordres de cessation et de désistement interdisant leurs ventes dans le pays.
Vicor (NASDAQ: VICR) hat angekündigt, dass Verwaltungsrichter Cameron Elliot der US-amerikanischen internationalen Handelskommission am 27. September eine Vorläufige Entscheidung getroffen hat, in der eine Verletzung gemäß Abschnitt 337 bei der Einfuhr bestimmter Leistungswandlermodule und Computersysteme, die diese Module enthalten, festgestellt wurde. Die Entscheidung besagt, dass diese Produkte die geltend gemachten Ansprüche der US-Patentnummern 9,516,761 und 9,166,481 verletzen.
Die Vorläufige Entscheidung stellte auch fest, dass die Beschuldigten, einschließlich der Vertragshersteller von Computersystemen, über keine Lizenz zur Nutzung irgendeines Anspruchs der geltend gemachten Patente verfügen. In Erwartung einer endgültigen Entscheidung kann die internationale Handelskommission eine Ausschlussverfügung erlassen, die die Einfuhr von Computersystemen mit verletzenden Modulen in die Vereinigten Staaten verhindert, sowie Unterlassungsanordnungen erlassen, die deren Verkauf im Land verbieten.
- Potential exclusion order preventing importation of infringing products
- Possible cease and desist orders barring sales of infringing products in the US
- Favorable Initial Determination supporting Vicor's patent claims
- None.
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Initial Determination from the U.S. International Trade Commission
ANDOVER, Mass., Sept. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vicor Corporation (NASDAQ: VICR) today announced that, on September 27, Administrative Law Judge Cameron Elliot of the U.S. International Trade Commission issued an Initial Determination of a Section 337 violation in the importation into the United States of certain power converter modules and computing systems containing those modules that infringe asserted claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 9,516,761 and 9,166,481.
The Initial Determination also found that respondents to the investigation, including contract manufacturers of computing systems, do not possess a license to practice any claim of the asserted patents.
Subject to its Final Determination, the International Trade Commission may issue an exclusion order precluding importation into the United States of computing systems containing infringing modules and cease and desist orders barring their sales in the United States.
For more information on Vicor and its products, please visit the Company’s website at www.vicorpower.com.
About Vicor
Vicor Corporation designs, develops, manufactures and markets modular power components and complete power systems based upon a portfolio of patented technologies. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, Vicor sells its products to the power systems market, including enterprise and high performance computing, industrial equipment and automation, telecommunications and network infrastructure, vehicles and transportation, aerospace and defense. www.vicorpower.com
Vicor is a registered trademark of Vicor Corporation.
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James F. Schmidt
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978-470-2900
invrel@vicorpower.com
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