Mobile/PDA About Us Advertise here


		User name	Password

		Not registered yet? Register here. Lost your password? Click here.

Browse by topic

News

A few Sharp HDTVs banned from US import

25 June 2009 3:01 by Andre "DVDBack23" Yoskowitz | 3 comments

A few of Sharp's LCD HDTV line has been banned from import to the United States today, following the ruling against the company in a patent dispute with Samsung.

The two companies have been fighting for months over patents relating to the "apertures formed in the conductive layer comprising the electrode." The patents in question are used in widescreen LCD panels.

Not all of Sharp's LCDs are in question, and Samsung says it is only a handful of Aquos models that will be banned, some HDTVs and some computer monitors.

Sharp representative Chris Loncto noted however that the company is "awaiting details on the full decision so we won't have any comment."

Sharp and Samsung may still sign a licensing agreement and the ban could be dropped, which seems likely.

Permalink to this article | Topics: HDTV Lawsuits & Legislation

Bandspeed sues Sony, Nintendo and Apple in patent dispute (13 August 2009)

New Sharp AQUOS DX LCDs with built-in Blu-ray recorder (11 August 2009)

Samsung wins LCD patent dispute over Sharp (24 March 2009)

« Previous news article
Sky apologizes for PSN issues

Next news article »
Court rules against Rapidshare in Germany

Post your comment

Discuss this article!
Morreale (Member) 25 June 2009 11:04
I have 2 Sharp LCDs, a 42" in the basement and a 19" in the kitchen. I love them :) [ + quote]
pphoenix (Inactive) 25 June 2009 11:32
ebay, craigslist, ect, bypass the usual overpriced stores & purchase from somewhere else easy! i see the USA is still able to export PC's to china with their political malware installed though, isn't stolen code being used, what is IP theft, what is hypocrisy? [ + quote]
blueboy09 (Newbie) 26 June 2009 20:33
Hopefully this childish squabbling gets settled cause I like Sharp HDTVs, even though my preference is Samsung. [ + quote]