Zhuhai Juli September released the final infringement of the ban on imports

MP3 chip manufacturers SigmaTel (SGTL.NASDAQ) sued the Zhuhai fire force (ACTS.NASDAQ) after the infringement lawsuit lasted more than a year, the situation further clear, the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) will make the final ruling in September 15th of this year.

"First Financial Daily" recently learned that ITC last week once again confirmed the earlier ITC administrative judge ruled that the Zhuhai actions violated SigmaTel No. 6366522 and No. 6633187 two patents set of facts. At the same time, the final decision ITC scheduled for July 19th will be released until September 15th, if the judge still support in the final ruling in the ruling, ITC will release the ban on imports of Zhuhai fire force.

Zhuhai fire force many people in an interview with reporters, refused to comment, but the Zhuhai fire force and SigmaTel on this notice there was a different interpretation.

Zhuhai fire force said on its official website, ITC is to maintain the patent 187 views, but the correct interpretation of patent No. 522, asked the judge to interpret the corrected patent infringement and not reopen some products based on. During this time the final decision delay in Zhuhai actions products can still be unrestricted to enter the American market.

The SigmaTel believes that ITC further confirmed the notification relates to Zhuhai actions two patents for complaint, patent No. 522, in addition to a specific firmware version, ITC also confirmed the verdict of infringement before the administrative judge made, and this specific firmware version has been handed over to the judge to do additional audit.

At the beginning of 2005, SigmaTel to the U.S. federal court in Zhuhai alleging infringement actions, with system level chip related portable MP3 player (SoC) patents controller. Subsequently, Zhuhai anti litigation actions to fight back, in November 2005, Zhuhai actions filed a lawsuit in Shenzhen SigmaTel, alleging violation of the laws of People's Republic of China, disrupting the normal market order, against the legitimate rights and interests of both actions company, which began a litigation tug of war.

In March 21, 2006, ITC administrative judge made a preliminary ruling, ruling Zhuhai actions for infringement, but the verdict of Zhuhai actions expressed regret, while insisting that its products are from the independent research and development.

Public statement on the Zhuhai actions in Zhuhai actions once again stressed the proportion of ITC review products accounted for in the total sales of products sold in the United States, "the actions of the company's overall revenue accounted for less than 10%, and has announced the launch of the earlier actions against the United States market new product design."

But analysts believe that although the two sides of the action will not have a fatal impact on Zhuhai's actions, but also affect the market performance of Zhuhai fire force, once the final ruling of the infringement, will have a strong deterrent to other MP3 manufacturers.

SigmaTel said in the announcement, in the past 6 months, it has reached a licensing agreement with a number of companies, including the UK consumer electronics retailers / distributors TechsplosionLtd., European electronics manufacturer MPMAN, Europe's largest specialty retailer DSG International, the company is authorized to use SigmaTel based products, but to pay royalties.