ITC delays Microsoft Xbox 360 US import ban decision

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A decision on whether or not Microsoft's Xbox 360 game console should be banned from being imported into the US has been delayed. Reuters reports that the full panel of the US International Trade Commission has sent the case back to its judge for reconsideration. That could put off a decision in the case by months.

David Shaw, a judge for the ITC, had previously ruled in April that the Xbox 360 had infringed on four patents owned by Motorola regarding the use of H.264 video encoding. In May, Judge Shaw recommended that the ITC place a ban on importing the 4 GB and 250 GB versions of the Xbox 360 S consoles into the US as a consequence of the console violating Motorola's patents.

The story gives no reasons while the full ITC board would send the case back to Judge Shaw. The board was previously expected to make a final decision on the Xbox 360 patent case in August. Earlier this month, a number of companies, including Apple, Cisco, HP, Nokia, Intel and Activision, wrote letters to the ITC requesting the organization not ban the Xbox 360 from being imported to the US.

US House of Representatives member Darrell Issa (R-CA) also wrote his own letter to the ITC supporting Microsoft, saying, "An exclusion order would eliminate the only U.S. based videogame console from a market."

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Source: http://www.neowin.net/news/itc-delays-microsoft-xbox-360-us-import-ban-decision

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AzzaLTPosted:

Interesting how a company would sue another company which they most likely use windows to develop their products....

AndyPosted:

They would realize how much hatred they would get if they ban it and how much money they would lose a year because of this ban

BritishColumbiaPosted:

shaunofduty wait bill gates ( 40 BILLION )
vs
motorlo ( 20 million )
HMMMM very interesting hmmm
FU*K U PHONE COMPANY!


LOL yea Microsoft will win

ReminiscingPosted:

How can Motorola make an up willing decision on whether or not xbox's should be imported? Apple still has kids in China basically killing themselves to create thee "iPhone" What a stupid world we live in -__-

EK6Posted:

Okay I'm just trying to clarify something for myself if they do ban consoles for the current Xbox version does that mean they will stop having online access to Xbox live or no?

IglesiasPosted:

360s getting imported to the U.S gets banned? Dafuq?

shaunofdutyPosted:

wait bill gates ( 40 BILLION )
vs
motorlo ( 20 million )
HMMMM very interesting hmmm
FU*K U PHONE COMPANY!

ToquePosted:

Feat
Laid It's absolutely ridiculous that they are trying to do this.
Motorola can just suck it up, ask for some cash or something don't try and ban the xbox.

I don't care if this goes through or not, not buying motorola stuff anymore.
Just for their patheticness.


Yea, same here.

I know right? They are jut trying to get some attention from the media. If they loose, I think it will really back fire on Motorola

FamousPosted:

Thank you for this info, will be adding to thread.

FeatPosted:

Laid It's absolutely ridiculous that they are trying to do this.
Motorola can just suck it up, ask for some cash or something don't try and ban the xbox.

I don't care if this goes through or not, not buying motorola stuff anymore.
Just for their patheticness.


Yea, same here.

ButteredBullets If they actually ban Xbox say bye bye to the little economy we still have.


So true because thats one of the things that racks in the most money for the economy(Gaming). And we will have lost a huge section of the economy if not, the whole thing.


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