Sony Seeks to Block LG TVs in Latest Patent Fight
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By Michael Silbergleid
Bloomberg.com reports that Sony Corp. filed patent-infringement complaints against LG Electronics Inc. over liquid-crystal display televisions and monitors, escalating a legal battle between the two electronics makers.
Sony filed two new complaints, each listing four patents, yesterday in federal court in Los Angeles, as well as a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington. In the ITC case, the Tokyo-based electronics maker is seeking to block U.S. imports of some of the South Korean company’s LCD televisions and monitors.
You can read more about this battle of electronic giants at http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-10/sony-says-lg-electronics-televisions-infringe-its-patents.html