On January 14, 2010, Eastman Kodak Company of Rochester, New York (“Kodak”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337. The complaint alleges that the proposed respondents, Apple, Inc. of Cupertino, California (“Apple”), Research in Motion, Ltd. of Canada, and Research In Motion Corporation of Irving, Texas (collectively, “RIM”) [...]

On January 14, 2010, the ITC issued a Seizure and Forfeiture Order in Certain Recordable Compact Discs and Rewritable Compact Discs (Inv. No. 337-TA-474). In the order, the ITC stated that the “U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (‘Customs’) has informed the Commission that (i) the owner, importer or consignee (or the agent of [...]

Further to our  December 4, December 7 and December 11 posts, on January 14, 2010, ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued Order No. 3 in Certain Foldable Stools (Inv. No. 337-TA-693). In the Order, ALJ Bullock set the procedural schedule for the investigation, including a June 28, 2010 start date for the evidentiary hearing and a [...]

Further to our January 4 post, on January 12, 2010, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued Order No. 4: Setting Target Date in Certain MEMS Devices and Products Containing the Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-700). According to the Order, the Initial Determination will be due on January 4, 2011, and the target date for completion of [...]

On January 11, 2010, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued the public version of Order No. 10 (dated December 10, 2009) in Certain Printing and Imaging Devices and Component Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-690) denying Complainants Ricoh Company, Ltd. and Ricoh Electronics, Inc.’s (collectively “Ricoh”) motion to disqualify the law firm of Nagashima & Hashimoto (“N&H”) [...]

On January 8, 2010, Sharp Corporation of Japan (“Sharp”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337. The complaint alleges that Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. of Korea, Samsung Electronics America, Inc. of Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, and Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. of San Jose, California (collectively, “Samsung”) unlawfully import into [...]

On January 8, 2010, ALJ Carl C. Charneski issued the public version of Order No. 19 (dated December 30, 2009) in Certain Digital Televisions and Certain Products Containing Same and Methods of Using Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-617) denying Complainants Funai Electric Co., Ltd. and Funai Corporation, Inc.’s (collectively, “Funai”) motion to compel Respondents Vizio, Inc., [...]

On January 8, 2010, the International Trade Commission issued a notice determining that there has been no violation of Section 337 in Certain Variable Speed Wind Turbines and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-641). By way of background, the Complainant in this investigation is General Electric Co. and the Respondents are Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (“MHI”), [...]

On January 5, 2010, ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued the public version of Order No. 10 in Certain Articulated Coordinate Measuring Arms and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-684). In the Order, ALJ Bullock granted a joint motion filed by Complainants Hexagon Metrology AB and Hexagon Metrology, Inc. and Respondents Nikon Metrology N.V., Metris U.S.A., Inc., [...]

On January 4, 2010, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued Order No. 26 in Certain Bulk Welding Wire Containers and Components Thereof and Welding Wire (Inv. No. 337-TA-686).  In the Order, ALJ Rogers denied Complainants The Lincoln Electric Company and Lincoln Global, Inc.’s (collectively, “Lincoln”) motion to preclude Respondents The ESAB Group, Inc. (“ESAB”), and [...]