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RealD today announced it prevails over MasterImage in a Patent Infringement Action at the U.S. International Trade Commission, investigation instituted against MasterImage 3D's Horizon3D cinema system products, an initial determination concluded that RealD's patents were valid and infringed by MasterImage. This contradicts findings by similar regulators in Russia and China.
RealD says it had filed an ITC complaint contending that the Horizon3D cinema systems infringe RealD patents covering their optical architecture and polarization control technologies. The ITC is an independent governmental agency in Washington, DC, responsible for addressing patent infringement disputes relating to goods that are manufactured abroad and imported into the United States.
MasterImage won disputes in Russia and China this spring:
MasterImage 3D, worldwide leader in 3D display technologies for digital cinema, successfully invalidated RealD’s Chinese utility model patent by filing an appeal before the Chinese Patent Re-examination Board (PRB). The Chinese PRB agreed with MasterImage 3D’s claim that RealD’s patent lacked inventiveness and failed to meet the requirements for patent protection. As a result, MasterImage 3D will continue to sell its high-brightness HORIZON3D product line in China. In October 2014, MasterImage 3D appealed the grant of RealD’s utility model patent CN 203433207U for 3D beam-splitting, polarization technologies. In its appeal, MasterImage 3D documented the lack of novelty and inventiveness of RealD’s patent being brandished by RealD in an effort to block other 3D technologies from the Chinese market. On May 7, 2015, the Chinese PRB declared that RealD’s Chinese patent is invalid as a whole.
It is the second victory of MasterImage 3D after successfully invalidating RealD’s utility model patent in Russia. On March 27, 2015, the Russian Patent Office also sided with MasterImage 3D and invalidated RealD’s utility model patent in Russia.<\q>
With this victory in the Chinese PRB, RealD’s effort to keep the HORIZON3D out of a competitive Chinese marketplace has been denied. MasterImage 3D will continue to sell its HORIZON3D high-brightness, triple-beam product line in China and throughout the rest of the world.<\q>
RealD said in a statement it pioneered modern digital 3D in cinemas and is the dominant global 3D market leader with over 27,000 screens in 72 countries. RealD's XL Cinema Systems are the world's brightest, delivering the best visual experience possible to consumers.
"We are enormously pleased with today's initial determination by the U.S. International Trade Commission in our favor," said Vivian Yang, Executive Vice President & General Counsel for RealD. "We invested considerable time, effort and resources to develop the most light-efficient 3D projection system in the industry, and we will continue to aggressively enforce our intellectual property rights against any company that seeks to infringe on our patented technology."<\q>
RealD has significant patent protection surrounding its light-doubling XL Cinema System with IP covering architecture and other aspects of the inventive technology. RealD's invention patents have been consistently affirmed in both examination and re-examination proceedings around the world.
RealD says it had filed an ITC complaint contending that the Horizon3D cinema systems infringe RealD patents covering their optical architecture and polarization control technologies. The ITC is an independent governmental agency in Washington, DC, responsible for addressing patent infringement disputes relating to goods that are manufactured abroad and imported into the United States.
MasterImage won disputes in Russia and China this spring:
MasterImage 3D, worldwide leader in 3D display technologies for digital cinema, successfully invalidated RealD’s Chinese utility model patent by filing an appeal before the Chinese Patent Re-examination Board (PRB). The Chinese PRB agreed with MasterImage 3D’s claim that RealD’s patent lacked inventiveness and failed to meet the requirements for patent protection. As a result, MasterImage 3D will continue to sell its high-brightness HORIZON3D product line in China. In October 2014, MasterImage 3D appealed the grant of RealD’s utility model patent CN 203433207U for 3D beam-splitting, polarization technologies. In its appeal, MasterImage 3D documented the lack of novelty and inventiveness of RealD’s patent being brandished by RealD in an effort to block other 3D technologies from the Chinese market. On May 7, 2015, the Chinese PRB declared that RealD’s Chinese patent is invalid as a whole.
It is the second victory of MasterImage 3D after successfully invalidating RealD’s utility model patent in Russia. On March 27, 2015, the Russian Patent Office also sided with MasterImage 3D and invalidated RealD’s utility model patent in Russia.<\q>
With this victory in the Chinese PRB, RealD’s effort to keep the HORIZON3D out of a competitive Chinese marketplace has been denied. MasterImage 3D will continue to sell its HORIZON3D high-brightness, triple-beam product line in China and throughout the rest of the world.<\q>
RealD said in a statement it pioneered modern digital 3D in cinemas and is the dominant global 3D market leader with over 27,000 screens in 72 countries. RealD's XL Cinema Systems are the world's brightest, delivering the best visual experience possible to consumers.
"We are enormously pleased with today's initial determination by the U.S. International Trade Commission in our favor," said Vivian Yang, Executive Vice President & General Counsel for RealD. "We invested considerable time, effort and resources to develop the most light-efficient 3D projection system in the industry, and we will continue to aggressively enforce our intellectual property rights against any company that seeks to infringe on our patented technology."<\q>
RealD has significant patent protection surrounding its light-doubling XL Cinema System with IP covering architecture and other aspects of the inventive technology. RealD's invention patents have been consistently affirmed in both examination and re-examination proceedings around the world.
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