On October 23, 2009, the International Trade Commission issued a notice stating that it has determined that there has been no violation of Section 337 in Certain Flash Memory Controllers, Drives, Memory Cards, and Media Players and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-619). By way of background, and as explained in our April 14 and [...]
On October 23, 2009, the U.S. International Trade Commission issued a press release announcing that it voted to institute an investigation of Certain Inkjet Ink Supplies and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-691). According to the Notice of Investigation, the investigation is based on a September 23, 2009 complaint and October 7, 2009 letter supplementing the [...]
In Section 337 investigations, the party that prevails before the Commission is not entitled to appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit the Commission’s final determination, and is not automatically a party to an appeal brought by the party that lost before the Commission. However, the prevailing party is entitled to [...]
On October 21, 2009, ALJ E. James Gildea issued the public version of Order No. 31 (dated September 24, 2009) in Certain Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp (“CCFL”) Inverter Circuits and Products Containing the Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-666). In the Order, ALJ Gildea granted in part Complainants O2 Micro International Ltd. and O2 Micro Inc.’s (collectively, [...]
On October 21, 2009, ALJ Carl C. Charneski issued the public version (dated August 21, 2009) of the Recommended Determination on Remedy and Bonding (“RD”) in Certain Variable Speed Wind Turbines and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-641). In the RD, ALJ Charneski recommended (1) that a limited exclusion order issue; (2) a cease and desist order not [...]
On October 20, 2009, the U.S. International Trade Commission issued a press release announcing that it voted to institute an investigation of Certain Printing and Imaging Devices and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-690). According to the Notice of Investigation, the investigation is based on a September 18, 2009 complaint and October 9, 2009 letters supplementing [...]
On October 15, 2009, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued Order No. 7: Setting Procedural Schedules in Certain MLC Flash Memory Devices and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-683). In the Order, ALJ Essex set the procedural schedule for the investigation. He included a provision for the early exchange of claim construction terms and proposed constructions, [...]
On October 16, 2009, the International Trade Commission issued a notice stating that it had determined to review and based on that review, affirm Chief ALJ Paul J. Luckern’s August 14, 2009 Final Initial and Recommended Determinations (“ID”) in Certain 3G Mobile Handsets and Components (Inv. No. 337-TA-613). By way of background, and as explained [...]
On October 15, 2009, the U.S. International Trade Commission issued a press release announcing that it voted to institute an investigation of Certain Dual Access Locks and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-689). According to the Notice of Investigation, the investigation is based on a September 15, 2009 complaint and October 5, 2009 amended complaint [...]
On October 16, 2009, ALJ Carl C. Charneski issued a notice regarding the Initial Determination (“ID”) in Certain Cast Steel Railway Wheels, Certain Processes For Manufacturing Or Relating To Same And Certain Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-655). By way of background, the Complainant in this investigation is Amsted Industries Inc. and the Respondents are [...]
