US to probe GoPro claims Chinese firm violated its patents (updated)
01/05/2024 19:23
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WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. International
Trade Commission is launching a probe into GoPro GPRO.O claims
that patents for its cameras, systems and accessories are being
violated by a Chinese firm importing similar products into the
United States.
The USITC said in a public notice on Wednesday that the
investigation under Section 337 of the Trade Act of 1930 applies
to Shenzhen-based Arashi Vision, which makes the Insta360 line
of camera products.
GoPro, whose brand name is largely synonymous with the
wearable action camera market, has requested that the trade
panel issue exclusion and cease and desist orders that would ban
imports of the Insta360 products.
GoPro's complaint said Insta360's products, which include
action and 360-degree cameras and systems and associated
mounting systems and frame, infringe GoPro patents for the
"novel and proprietary SuperView, virtual lens, HyperSmooth, and
Horizon Leveling technology" used in its HERO and MAX lines.
It said this allows users to stretch image aspect ratios to
wider frames, creating an "immersive" viewing experience.
(Reporting by Susan Heavey and David Lawder; Editing by
Alexander Smith)
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