On August 14, 2009, Chief ALJ Paul J. Luckern issued a notice regarding his Final Initial and Recommended Determinations (“ID”) in Certain 3G Mobile Handsets and Components (Inv. No. 337-TA-613). The Complainants in this investigation are InterDigital Communications, LLC and InterDigital Technology Corp. and the Respondents are Nokia Inc. and Nokia Corporation.  According to the [...]

Further to our August 12 post, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued Order No. 6 on August 13, 2009 in Certain Optoelectronic Devices, Components Thereof, and Products Containing The Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-669).  In the Order, ALJ Essex sets an amended procedural schedule for the investigation.

On August 12, 2009, LG Electronics, Inc. of Seoul, South Korea (“LG”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337. The complaint alleges that proposed respondents Funai Electric Co., Ltd. of Japan, Funai Corp., Inc. of Rutherford, New Jersey, and P&F USA, Inc. of Alpharetta, Georgia (collectively, “Funai”) unlawfully [...]

Further to our July 28 post, on August 7, 2009, ALJ E. James Gildea issued the corrected public version of his Initial and Recommended Determinations (“ID”) in Certain Laser Imageable Lithographic Printing Plates (Inv. No. 337-TA-636).  In this investigation, the Complainant is Presstek, Inc. (“Presstek”) and the Respondents are VIM Technologies, Ltd. (“VIM”), Hanita Coatings [...]

On August 10, 2009, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued Order No. 5 in Certain Optoelectronic Devices, Components Thereof, and Products Containing The Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-669).  In the Order, ALJ Essex extends the target date for this investigation by one month to July 12, 2010, and moves the hearing dates back by approximately one month [...]

On August 7, 2009, the Commission issued a notice determining not to review the ALJ’s July 17, 2009 Order No. 25 granting Complainant Tessera, Inc.’s (“Tessera”) motion to terminate the investigation based on withdrawal of the complaint in Certain Semiconductor Chips with Minimized Chip Package Size and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-649). By way [...]

On August 7, 2009, ALJ Carl C. Charneski issued a notice regarding his Initial Determination in Certain Variable Speed Wind Turbines and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-641). The Complainant in this investigation is General Electric Co. and the Respondents are Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc., and Mitsubishi Power System, Inc.  According [...]

On August 7, 2009, the Commission issued a notice determining not to review the ALJ’s July 20, 2009 initial determination granting a joint motion to terminate the investigation in Certain Wireless Communications Devices and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-675). By way of background, on July 2, 2009, Complainant SPH America, LLC (“SPH”) and Respondents Kyocera [...]

Further to our July 22 post, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued Order No. 4 on August 6, 2009 in Certain Lighting Control Devices Including Dimmer Switches and Parts Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-681).  In the Order, ALJ Rogers sets the procedural schedule for the investigation, including a March 8, 2010 start date for the evidentiary [...]

On August 7, 2009, The Lincoln Electric Company, Inc. of Cleveland, Ohio and Lincoln Global Inc. of City of Industry, California (collectively, “Lincoln”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337. The complaint alleges that the following proposed respondents (collectively, “Respondents”) unlawfully import into the U.S., sell for importation, [...]