Press release: “The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has voted to institute an investigation of certain hard disk drives, components thereof, and products containing the same. The products at issue in this investigation are hard disk drives made using dissipative ceramic bonding tips, components of such drives, and products containing such drives. The investigation is based on a complaint filed by Steven F. Reiber and Mary L. Reiber of Lincoln, CA, on September 10, 2007. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the United States of certain hard disk drives, components thereof, and products containing the same that infringe patents owned by the complainants. The complainants request that the ITC issue a permanent exclusion order and a permanent cease and desist order. The ITC has identified the following as respondents in this investigation:
Western Digital Corporation of Lake Forest, CA;
Seagate Technology of Scotts Valley, CA;
Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., of Irvine, CA;
Hewlett-Packard Company of Palo Alto, CA; and
Dell Inc. of Round Rock, TX.”