Supreme Court Declines Roku’s Bid for Review of ITC’s Powers (1)

A import ban on Roku Inc. streaming devices will stand after the US Supreme Court turned away its challenge to the US International Trade Commission’s finding Universal Electronics Inc. met the agency’s domestic-industry requirement with patented software.

The justices on Monday denied Roku’s request to “cabin the ITC to the authority granted by its enabling statute.” The company’s petition followed the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s January affirmation of the ITC’s decision that barred Roku from importing TV products infringing Universal’s US Patent No. 10,593,196, which relates to a device that helps smart TVs connect to ...