On April 28, 2010, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued Order No. 7 in Certain Notebook Computer Products and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-705).  In the Order, ALJ Rogers denied Complainant Toshiba Corporation’s (“Toshiba”) motion to compel Respondents Wistron Corporation, Wistron InfoComm (Texas) Corporation, and Wistron InfoComm Technology (America) Corporation (collectively, “Wistron”) to respond to [...]

On April 29, 2010, the U.S. International Trade Commission issued a press release announcing that it voted to institute an investigation of Certain Large Scale Integrated Circuit Semiconductor Chips and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-716). The investigation is based on an April 1, 2010 complaint filed by Panasonic Corporation, Ltd. of Japan alleging violation [...]

On April 29, 2010, the U.S. International Trade Commission issued a press release announcing that it voted to institute an investigation of Certain Game Controllers (Inv. No. 337-TA-715). The investigation is based on an April 1, 2010 complaint and an April 15, 2010 supplement to the complaint filed by Microsoft Corporation of Redmond, Washington alleging [...]

On April 27, 2010, ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued Order No. 59:  Denying Respondents’ Motion to Amend Notice of Prior Art in Certain Flash Memory Chips and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-664). According to the Order, on April 2, 2010, Respondents Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung International, Inc., Samsung Semiconductor, [...]

Further to our March 23, 2010 post, on April 28, 2010, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued Order No. 5:  Setting Target Date and Date for Submission of Proposed Procedural Schedules in Certain Dynamic Random Access Memory Semiconductors and Products Containing Same, Including Memory Modules (Inv. No. 337-TA-707).  Please note that Oblon Spivak represents Respondents Buffalo, [...]

On April 26, 2010, ALJ E. James Gildea issued Order No. 33 denying a motion brought by nonparties Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Semiconductor, Inc., Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, Hewlett-Packard Company, and Transcend Information, Inc. (collectively, the “Nonparties”) requesting permission to participate as amicus curiae in the remanded portion of the [...]

On April 26, 2010, Chief ALJ Paul J. Luckern issued the public version of Order No. 11 (dated April 19, 2010):  Setting Procedural Schedule for Markman Hearing in Certain Mobile Telephones And Wireless Communication Devices Featuring Digital Cameras, and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-703). The Order addressed a motion filed on April 12, 2010, by [...]

On April 26, 2010, ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued Order No. 4:  Notice of Target Date and Order Extending Date for Submission of Discovery Statements in Certain Stringed Musical Instruments and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-708). According to the Order, ALJ Bullock set August 2, 2011 as the target date (which is 16 months after institution [...]

On April 26, 2010, ALJ E. James Gildea issued Order No. 8:  Denying Complainants’ Motion to Reconsider Order Setting Markman Hearing and Revised Procedural Schedule in Certain Electronic Devices, Including Mobile Phones, Portable Music Players, And Computers (Inv. No. 337-TA-701). By way of background, Complainants Nokia Corporation and Nokia Inc. (collectively, “Nokia”) asserted over fifty [...]

On April 26, 2010, the International Trade Commission issued a notice determining to review in part the final Initial Determination (“ID”) issued by Chief ALJ Paul J. Luckern on February 23, 2010 in Certain Adjustable Keyboard Support Systems and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-670). By way of background, the Complainant in this investigation is Humanscale [...]