Commission Determination to Rescind a Limited Exclusion Order and Cease and Desist Orders

The Commission issued notice of its determination to rescind the limited exclusion order issued on November 16, 2009 in Inv. No. 337-TA-634, Certain Liquid Crystal Display Modules, Products Containing Same, and Methods Using the Same, prohibiting the unlicensed entry of LCD devices, including display panels and modules, and products containing the same that infringe one or more claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,879,364, 6,952,192, 7,304,703 and 7,304,626 and the cease and desist orders issued prohibiting respondent Samsung Electronics from importing, selling, marketing, advertising, distributing and offering for sale the accused products. On February 12, 2010 complainant Sharp and respondent Samsung Electronics filed a joint petition to rescind the remedial orders on the basis of a settlement agreement between the parties. The Commission thereafter issued its order to rescind. (PDF)