On July 27, 2009, ALJ Carl C. Charneski issued the public version of Order No. 26 (dated June 22, 2009) in Certain Cast Steel Railway Wheels, Certain Processes For Manufacturing Or Relating To Same And Certain Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-655).  In the Order, ALJ Charneski granted-in-part Complainant Amsted Industries, Inc.’s (“Amsted”) motion to [...]

On July 24, 2009, ALJ E. James Gildea issued a notice regarding his Final Initial Determination and Recommended Determination on Remedy and Bond in Certain Laser Imageable Lithographic Printing Plates (Inv. No. 337-TA-636). 
The Complainant in the 636 investigation is Presstek, Inc., and Respondents are VIM Technologies, Inc., Hanita Coatings RCA, Ltd., AteCe Canada, Guaranteed Service [...]

On July 24, 2009, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued Order No. 5 in Certain Course Management System Software Products (Inv. No. 337-TA-677), staying the investigation pending a decision from the Federal Circuit in an appeal between the same parties on the identical patent that is the subject of the 677 investigation.
As we explained in our [...]

On July 22, 2009, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued Order No. 24C in Certain Electronic Devices, Including Handheld Wireless Communications Devices (Inv. Nos. 337-TA-673 and 337-TA-667).  In the Order, ALJ Rogers granted-in-part and denied-in-part a motion for leave to submit a supplemental notice of prior art filed by respondents Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung [...]

Further to our June 29, 2009 post, on July 20, ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued the public version of his initial determination (“ID”) in the matter of Certain Probe Card Assemblies, Components Thereof and Certain Probe Card Assemblies, Components Thereof and Certain Tested DRAM and NAND Flash Memory Devices and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. [...]

Further to our July 8 post indicating that the Commission decided to remand the investigation to the ALJ, on July 20, 2009 ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued Order No. 21 and Order No. 22 in Certain Refrigerators and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-632).  In Order No. 21,  ALJ Essex issued an initial determination extending the target [...]

On July 20, 2009, the U.S. International Trade Commission voted to institute an investigation of Certain Lighting Control Devices Including Dimmer Switches and Parts Thereof (337-TA-681).
The investigation is based on a June 23, 2009 complaint filed by Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.  As we explained in our June 25 post, the complaint alleges that Neptun Light, [...]

On July 17, 2009, the International Trade Commission issued a Notice  in Certain Semiconductor Chips With Minimized Chip Package Size and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-605) denying a motion to stay enforcement of a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders pending appeal of the Commission’s final determination of a violation of section [...]

On July 20, 2009, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued the public version of a Recommended Determination (“RD”) that the International Trade Commission grant Complainant Magotteaux International S/A and Magotteaux, Inc. (collectively “Magotteaux”) attorney’s fees incurred in responding to the Commission Investigative Staff’s (“Staff”) Motion for Initial Determination finding Respondents AIA Engineering Limited and Vega Industries [...]

Further to our June 15 post, on July 16, 2009, the International Trade Commission issued the public version of its Opinion in Certain Silicon Microphone Packages and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-629).  In the Opinion, the Commission affirmed ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr.’s determination that Respondent MEMS Technology Berhad (“MemsTech”) had violated Section 337.  [...]