美国国贸委员会对任天堂展开侵权调查

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  　　 美国国际贸易委员会（ITC）日前批准了Hillcrest实验室要求的针对任天堂涉嫌侵犯专利权一案进行调查，在他们提交的文件中，任天堂的Wii及遥控器手柄被认为侵犯了Hillcrest实验室有关动作感应技术的4项专利。

  　　  ITC方面今天发表声明，证实了针对任天堂专利侵权调查的开始，但同时强调此举并不包含任何决定性因素，不过他们确认调查依然需要相当的时间以获取足够的证据。

  　　  Hillcrest实验室控告任天堂违反了美国贸易法案第337条的有关规定，该法案旨在保护美国本土的专利及其持有者免受国外产品的侵害，一旦ITC认定任天堂违反了该法案，最糟糕的情况可能意味着Wii会被禁止在美国销售。

  　　  消息公布后不久，任天堂美国分社官方即做出反应，官方发言人称任天堂目前尚未对诉讼做出对策，但强调ITC批准调查的决定仅仅属于初步程序，而且是以Hillcrest实验室单方面的诉讼请求为基础做出的。

　　   官方发言人对记者说：“鉴于调查已经获得批准，任天堂也得以有机会为自己辩护。任天堂尊重其他企业正当的知识产权，因此相信自己的产品不会侵犯Hillcrest实验室的专利。任天堂将采取积极手段保护自己的合法权益。”


ITC INSTITUTES SECTION 337 INVESTIGATION ON CERTAIN VIDEO GAME MACHINES AND RELATED THREE-DIMENSIONAL POINTING DEVICES

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has voted to institute an investigation of certain video game machines and related three-dimensional pointing devices. The products at issue in this investigation are "Wii" video game systems and accompanying remote controls.

The investigation is based on a complaint filed by Hillcrest Laboratories, Inc., Rockville, MD, on August 20, 2008. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the United States of certain video game machines and related three-dimensional pointing devices that infringe patents owned by Hillcrest. The complainant requests that the ITC issue an exclusion order and a cease and desist order.

The ITC has identified the following as respondents in this investigation:

Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Japan; and
Nintendo of America, Inc., of Redmond, WA.

By instituting this investigation (337-TA-658), the ITC has not yet made any decision on the merits of the case. The ITC's Chief Administrative Law Judge will assign the case to one of the ITC's five 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 ITC will make a final determination in the investigation at the earliest practicable time. Within 45 days after institution of the investigation, the ITC will set a target date for completing the investigation. ITC 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.

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