The U.S. International Trade Commission ("ITC") issued a Final Determination upholding, with slight modifications, the Initial Determination issued by the ITC Administrative Law Judge on March 30, 2007 that found all 11 patents belonging to Seiko Epson Corporation ("Epson") to be valid and all ink cartridges at issue to infringe one or more of the patents. The modifications to the Initial Determination do not significantly change the outcome, and under the Final Determination, all of Epson's 11 patents were found valid and all accused cartridges still infringe one or more of the patents.
The ITC also issued a General Exclusion Order that prohibits all importation of infringing cartridges into the U.S., and also issued a Limited Exclusion Order that prohibits all importation of infringing cartridges by defaulting respondents. In addition, the ITC also issued Cease and Desist Orders that prohibit the sale and distribution of infringing cartridges in the U.S. by certain domestic respondents.
Source: http://www.epson.co.jp
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