{"id":84010,"date":"2017-06-07T05:15:38","date_gmt":"2017-06-07T09:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipwatchdog.com\/?p=84010"},"modified":"2017-06-06T21:24:29","modified_gmt":"2017-06-07T01:24:29","slug":"garmin-fine-itc-violations-cease-desist-order-sonar-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipwatchdog.com\/2017\/06\/07\/garmin-fine-itc-violations-cease-desist-order-sonar-products\/id=84010\/","title":{"rendered":"Garmin hit with $37M fine from ITC over violations of cease-and-desist order on sonar products"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Garmin” by Tony Webster. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.<\/p><\/div>\n

On Wednesday, May 31st, <\/span>Reuters<\/span><\/i> reported that multinational tech company <\/span>Garmin Ltd.<\/span><\/a> (<\/span>NASDAQ:GRMN<\/span><\/a>) <\/span>will likely be the target of a $37 million fine<\/span><\/a> levied by the <\/span>U.S. International Trade Commission<\/span><\/a> (ITC). The fines result from Garmin\u2019s business activities in marketing marine sonar imaging devices in violation of a cease-and-desist order resulting from a <\/span>Section 337<\/span><\/a> patent infringement investigation.<\/span><\/p>\n

An official statement released by Garmin on the case<\/span><\/a> indicates that the company will appeal the ITC\u2019s early initial determination that Garmin\u2019s sale of DownV\u00fc sonar products was in violation of the cease-and-desist order. \u201cEven if affirmed by the ITC, the ruling has no impact on Garmin\u2019s customers or dealers,\u201d Andrew Etkind, Garmin VP and general counsel, is quoted as saying. \u201cAdditionally, the ruling does not impact in any way Garmin products with ClearV\u00fc sonar functionality, which have been on the market since 2016.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The ITC had ordered <\/span>Garmin to cease-and-desist the importation and sale of marine sonar imaging devices<\/span><\/a>, including downscan and \"\"<\/a>sidescan devices, back on December 1st, 2015. That order came about a year and a half after <\/span>the ITC instituted the Section 337 against Garmin on July 9th, 2014<\/span><\/a>, after allegations of patent infringement made by Norway-based marine equipment developer <\/span>Navico, Inc.<\/span><\/a> The Section 337 investigation led the ITC to conclude that Garmin\u2019s DownV\u00fc sonar products infringed upon two Navico patents:<\/span><\/p>\n