U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Issues Final Rejection of All Claims in Funai's
'074 Patent
IRVINE, Calif., March 13 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
VIZIO, Inc., America's HDTV and Consumer Electronics Company, announced
today that the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a
second rejection of all claims in Funai Electric Co.'s United States Patent
No. 6,115,074.
"Based on this final rejection by the USPTO, we believe that Funai's '074
patent will ultimately be deemed invalid," stated Rob L. Brinkman, VIZIO's VP
Operations and Administration.
"We are pleased that after reexamination of Funai's claims, the USPTO has
issued a second rejection of Funai's '074 patent just as they had done
earlier with their 5,329,369 patent. These decisions reaffirm our policy to
respect the rights of intellectual property holders, thoroughly investigate
all claims, and vigorously defend our legal rights when we feel a claim is
invalid or not infringed. Unfortunately, we are not immune to lawsuits and we
will vigorously defend ourselves in actions such as these as we see
appropriate," stated Laynie Newsome, VIZIO Co-Founder, VP Sales & Marketing
Communications.
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