手機影像處理專利訴訟，FlashPoint控告南韓汎泰專利侵權

原告：

2013年9月30日美國國際貿易委員會(ITC)ALJ法官Essex作出初判(ID)，宏達電、華為以及中興通訊侵犯閃點科技(FlashPoint)的1項電子影像裝置專利[337-TA-850]，另外2項專利並未侵權。後續被告可向ITC委員會提出複審，全案預計明年1月底由ITC委員會做最終判定。

Flashpoint自2010年5月以來三告宏達電，在2012年6月二度向ITC控告宏達電侵犯影像處理相關共3項專利後，Flashpoint今年(2013)8月又向美國北卡羅來納州地方法院提出七項專利侵權控訴。

原告：

2014年3月14日美國國際貿易委員會（ITC）針對影像處理專利授權調查做出終判(FD)，FlashPoint Technology控告宏達電案[337-TA-850]，宏達電未侵犯三項專利中的任何一項。這也是宏達電與Flashpoint的五次專利爭訟中，第二次獲得勝訴。

原先之ALJ法官初判，宏達電、華為以及中興通訊侵犯閃點科技(FlashPoint)的1項專利6,222,538。但是，ITC終判卻逆轉成為皆不侵權，並終止調查。

美國ITC委員會認為：(1) the HTC Vivid and HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE smartphones do not infringe the asserted claims of the ‘538 patent; (2) Flashpoint has met the technical prong of the domestic industry requirement for the ‘538 patent; (3) Respondents have not shown that the asserted claims of the ‘538 patent are obvious; (4) the ALJ correctly construed the term “operating system” in the asserted claims of the ‘471 patent; (5) the accused HTC, Huawei, and ZTE products do not infringe the asserted claims of the ‘471 patent; (6) Flashpoint has not proved the technical prong of the domestic industry requirement for the ‘471 patent; (7) Respondents have not shown that the asserted claims of the ‘471 patent are anticipated; (8) the accused HTC, Huawei, and ZTE products do not infringe the asserted claim of the ‘190 patent; (9) Flashpoint has not proved the technical prong of the domestic industry requirement for the ‘190 patent; (10) Respondents have not shown that the asserted claim of the ‘190 patent is anticipated or rendered obvious; (11) Respondents have not shown that the asserted claims of the ‘538, ‘471, and ‘190 patents are invalid in view of the on-sale bar; (12) Respondents have not shown that claim 19 of the ‘538 patent is unenforceable due to failure to name an inventor; and (13) Flashpoint has proved the economic prong of the domestic industry requirement with respect to the ‘538, ‘471, and ‘190 patents. The Commission further determined to take no position on whether the asserted claim of the ‘190 patent is anticipated or rendered obvious by certain additional prior art.