Certain Products Containing Interactive Program Guide and Parental Control Technology; Institution of Investigation Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337

Samenvatting

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on May 1, 2012, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. Sec. 1337, on behalf of Rovi Corporation of Santa Clara, California; Rovi Guides, Inc. of Santa Clara, California; Rovi Technologies Corporation of Santa Clara, California; Starsight Telecast, Inc. of Santa Clara; United Video Properties, Inc. of Santa Clara, California; and Index Systems, Inc. of the British Virgin Islands. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain products containing interactive program guide and parental control technology by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,701,523 ("the `523 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 6,898,762 ("the `762 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 7,065,709 ("the `709 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 7,103,906 ("the `906 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 7,225,455 ("the `455 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 7,493,643 ("the `643 patent"); and U.S. Patent No. 8,112,776 ("the `776 patent"). The complaint further alleges that an industr