●日本船井（Funai）在美國ITC控告11家電視製造商，包括美國Vizio，宣稱這些廠商侵害船井的液晶電視專利，並且判決有效，除非和解，否則這些廠商的產品將無法輸入美國。
其中專利權是來自法國公司Thomson的數位廣播的基礎專利，告訴中主張Vizio等廠商侵害以下兩件專利：
US 6,115,074揭露「System for Forming and Processing Program Map Information Suitable for Terrestrial, Cable or Satellite Broadcast」（用於電纜、衛星廣播上形成與處理程式表資訊的系統與方法）
主要範圍是及於MPEG相容封包的解碼裝置，其中包括有提供給解碼程式的資訊，主要有兩個元件，辨識頻道表資訊的手段與收集辨識的資訊以形成頻道表的手段，看來十分大的範圍，任何一個傳遞中的封包應該都會透過header記載編解碼的訊息，而數位訊號傳遞更是包括有頻道的資訊，範圍如下：
1. Apparatus for decoding a datastream of MPEG compatible packetized program information containing program map information to provide decoded program data, comprising:
means for identifying channel map information conveyed within said packetized program information; and
means for assembling said identified information to form a channel map for identifying said individual packetized datastreams constituting said program,
wherein said channel map information replicates information conveyed in said MPEG compatible program map information and said replicated information associates a broadcast channel with packet identifiers used to identify individual packetized datastreams that constitute a program transmitted on said broadcast channel.
US 5,329,369揭露「Assymmetric Picture Compression」（非對稱影像壓縮技術）
主要範圍及於電視裝置，其中包括有影像顯示、接收第一影像訊號、接收第二影像訊號、改變第二訊號所呈現的長寬比例，與結合第一訊號的部份與改變後的第二訊號的部份，結合後顯示等手段，範圍如下：
1. A television apparatus, comprising:
video display means having a first format display ratio of width to height;
means for receiving a first video signal representing a first picture;
means for receiving a second video signal representing a second picture having a second ratio of width to height different than said first ratio;
means for changing said ratio of width to height of said second picture; and,
means for combining a portion of said first picture with a portion of said changed second picture for simultaneous display of said first and second picture portions.
判決可參考：
http://www.usitc.gov/secretary/fed_reg_notices/337/337-TA-617..1239381876.pdf
然而，USPTO跟著認為上述專利應為無效專利，並且可能說服CAFC駁回ITC的決定。
接著，就是Vizio反過來告Funai侵害其專利權！
●日本專利局持續擴大與其合作專利審查高速公路的國家，目前新增第六個國家是芬蘭（其他有美國、韓國、英國、德國與丹麥），審查高速公路（PPH）是能夠過讓已經在日本登記的申請案能夠被各國引用，而加速審查時間。
●日前傳出美國公司Spansion（全球最大的NOR記憶體晶片供應商）破產的消息，而四月份與Samsung和解拿到7千萬美金，算是可以應急！
●隨著中國的經濟起飛，已連續七年蟬聯全球最多的商標申請案
Ron
消息更新（7/13/2009）：
http://tw.nextmedia.com/applenews/article/art_id/31773746/IssueID/20090710
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