Toshiba sues swarm of DVD firms

JAPANESE FIRM Toshiba said it has taken legal action against a mass of firms against 17 vendors and importers of DVD technologies.

It has also complained to the US International Trade Commission (ITC) and wants that body to stop firms importing DVD tech into the US.

Here follow the companies alleged to have breached Toshiba patents and are mentioned in the ITC complaint:

Daewoo Electronics America, Inc. (U.S.), Dongguan GVG Digital Technology Ltd. (China), Dongguan Tonic Electronics Co., Ltd. (China), Dongguan Xin Lian Digital Technology Co. Ltd. (China), GVG Digital Technology Holdings Ltd. (HK), jWIN Electronics Corporation (U.S.), Memcorp Inc. (U.S.), Star Light Electronics Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong), Starlight International Holdings Limited (Hong Kong), Starlight Marketing (HK) Ltd. (Hong Kong), Tonic Digital Products Limited (Hong Kong), Tonic DVB Marketing Ltd. (China), Tonic Electronics Limited (Hong Kong), Tonic Industries Holdings Limited (Hong Kong), Tonic Technology (HK) Limited (Hong Kong), Tonic Technology (Shenzhen) Ltd. (China), Tonic Trading Development Ltd. (Hong Kong) .

These firms make or import DVD players, recorders or other related products in the USA.

Toshiba said the firms don't have licence agreements with either it or the DVD6C licensing group. Toshiba wants damages, a halt to imports, and wants to force the 17 to sign agreements with it and the DVD6C licensing group.