On July 7, 2017, Bioverativ Inc., Bioverativ Therapeutics Inc., and Bioverativ U.S. LLC (collectively, “Bioverativ”)—all of Waltham, Massachusetts—filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337.

The complaint alleges that CSL Behring LLC of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, CSL Behring GmbH of Germany, and CSL Behring Recombinant Facility AG of Switzerland (collectively, “CSL”) unlawfully import into the U.S., sell for importation, and/or sell within the U.S. after importation certain recombinant Factor IX products that infringe one or more claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 9,670,475 (the ’475 patent), 9,623,091 (the ’091 patent), and 9,629,903 (the ’903 patent) (collectively, the “asserted patents”).

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On July 13, 2017, ALJ Dee Lord issued Order No. 22 in Certain Flash Memory Devices and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-1034).

By way of background, this investigation is based on a November 30, 2016 complaint filed by Memory Technologies, LLC of Las Vegas, Nevada alleging violation of Section 337 by way of unlawful importation into the U.S., selling for importation, and/or selling within the U.S. after importation certain flash memory devices and components thereof that infringe U.S. Patent Nos. RE45,542; RE45,486; 7,565,469; 9,063,850; and 8,307,180. See our December 20, 2016 and January 9, 2017 posts for more details on the complaint and Notice of Investigation, respectively.

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On July 5, 2017, ALJ David P. Shaw issued Order No. 5 in Certain Ink Cartridges (Inv. No. 337-TA-565/946).

By way of background, this proceeding is based on an April 2017 request filed by Ninestar Image Tech Ltd., Ninestar Technology Company, Ltd. and Apex Microtech Ltd. (collectively, “Ninestar”) seeking an advisory opinion that Ninestar’s re-manufactured ink cartridges are outside the scope of the existing general exclusion and cease and desist orders. The underlying 337-TA-946 investigation is based on a December 23, 2014 complaint filed by Epson Portland Inc., Epson America, Inc., and Seiko Epson Corp. alleging violation of Section 337 in the importation into the U.S. and sale of certain unauthorized, aftermarket ink cartridges and components thereof that infringe one or more claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,366,233; 8,454,116; 8,794,749; 8,801,163; and 8,882,513. See our December 29, 2014 and February 11, 2015 posts for more details on the complaint and Notice of Investigation, respectively.

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On July 10, 2017, ALJ Thomas B. Pender issued Order No. 8 in Certain LTE Wireless Communication Devices and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-1051).

By way of background, this investigation is based on a March 17, 2017 complaint filed by LG Electronics, Inc., LG Electronics Alabama, Inc., and LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc. alleging violation of Section 337 by way of unlawful importation into the U.S., selling for importation, and/or selling within the U.S. after importation certain LTE wireless communication devices and components thereof that infringe one or more claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,916,714; 8,107,456; 9,191,173; 9,225,572; and 8,891,560. See our March 28, 2017 and April 27, 2017 posts for more details on the complaint and Notice of Investigation, respectively.

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On July 5, 2017, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued Order No. 5 in Certain Magnetic Tape Cartridges and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-1058).

By way of background, this investigation is based on an April 28, 2017 complaint filed by Sony Corp., Sony Storage Media Solutions Corp., Sony Storage Media Manufacturing Corp., Sony DADC US Inc., and Sony Latin America Inc. alleging violation of Section 337 by way of unlawful importation into the U.S., selling for importation, and/or selling within the U.S. after importation of certain magnetic tape cartridges and components thereof that infringe one or more claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,674,596; 6,979,501; and 7,029,774. See our May 4, 2017 and May 26, 2017 posts for more details on the complaint and Notice of Investigation, respectively.

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