Fujifilm Receives Favorable Final Initial Determination in US ITC Case

Fujifilm Corporation received a favorable Final Initial Determination and Recommended Determination on Remedy and Bonding in its United States International Trade Commission (ITC) case against Sony Corporation.

ITC administrative law judge, David P. Shaw, ruled in favor of issuing a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order directed at Sony and its affiliates, finding that Sony is unlawfully importing into the United States certain magnetic storage cartridge products that infringe Fujifilm U.S. patents.

Judge David P. Shaw’s Determinations, which are expected to be effective early 2018, will specifically prohibit importation into the U.S. of Sony’s manufactured LTO Ultrium 7 cartridges.

Fujifilm is confident that it has sufficient capacity to satisfy market demand for LTO-7. Furthermore, it is committed to offering unprecedented technology at competitive pricing as it fully understands that other storage options are available to its customers.

The firm has made, and will continue to make, significant investments in R&D and United States manufacturing to advance tape technology, and it will protect its domestic industry and IP.

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