Blu-ray Players Trigger Patent Probe

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Blu-ray Players Trigger U.S. Patent Probe
U.S. Trade Commission is conducting investigation.
By Swanni

Washington, D.C. (March 21, 2008) -- The U.S. Trade Commission is launching an investigation into whether 30 companies violated patents on several products including Blu-ray high-def disc players.

That's according to an article by Reuters.

The products, which use short-wavelength, light-emitting diodes and laser diodes, include handheld mobile devices, traffic lights and high-def DVD players, Reuters reports.

The U.S. Trade Commission will investigate a complaint from a Columbia University professor who is trying to block imports into the U.S. of the products because she says they infringe her patent.

Reuters writes that the companies cited in the federal investigation announcement include Sony, Nokia, Motorola, LG Electronics, and Matsushita.

The wire service says Sony declined to comment on the investigation.

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