Parties File Joint Stipulated Motion to Partially Terminate Inv. No. 685 Based on Consent Order Stipulation
Complainant Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. And Respondents Synology Inc. and Synology America Corporation today filed a joint stipulation and motion to terminate Investigation No. 337-TA-685 as to Synology and for the entry of a Proposed Consent Order, concurrently submitted. The Complaint in the Investigation alleged that Synology imported products in violation of Section 337 that contained flash memory chips made and sold by Respondent Spansion that infringed claims of two U.S. Patents owned by Samsung. In the joint stipulation and motion, Synology did not admit to any unfair practices, but agreed to be bound by an attached Consent Order. The Consent Order stated, among other things, that Synology agrees that it will not import any accused Synoloogy product until the Asserted Claims expire or are found invalid/ unenforceable, the products are found not to infringe or Samsung licenses the products to Synology.
