Further to our November 27, 2009 post, on May 26, 2010, the Federal Circuit issued its decision in Vizio, Inc. v. Int’l Trade Comm’n, No. 2009-1386.  In the decision, the Federal Circuit affirmed-in-part and reversed-in-part the International Trade Commission’s (“the Commission”) final determination in Certain Digital Televisions and Certain Products Containing Same and Methods of [...]

On May 26, 2010, the Federal Circuit issued its opinion in Deere & Co. v. Int’l Trade Comm’n, No. 2009-1016.  This was an appeal from the ITC’s final determination in Certain Agricultural Vehicles & Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-487) that the sales of European-version John Deere harvesters in the U.S. by Intervenors Bourdeau Bros., Inc., [...]

On May 25, 2010, Hewlett-Packard Company of Palo Alto, California, and Hewlett-Packard Development Company (“HPDC”), L.P. of Houston, Texas (collectively, “HP”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337. The complaint alleges that MicroJet Technology Co., Ltd. of Taiwan (“MicroJet”), Asia Pacific Microsystems, Inc. of Taiwan (“APM”), Mipo Technology [...]

On May 25, 2010, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued Order No. 6 in Certain Display Devices, Including Digital Televisions and Monitors (Inv. No. 337-TA-713).  In the Order, ALJ Essex granted a joint motion filed by Complainant Sony Corporation and Respondent ViewSonic Corporation (“ViewSonic”) to terminate the investigation as to ViewSonic based on a settlement agreement.

On May 26, 2010, ALJ Carl C. Charneski issued Order No. 66 in Certain Machine Vision Software, Machine Vision Systems, and Products Containing the Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-680).  In the Order, ALJ Charneski granted a joint motion filed by Complainants Cognex Corporation and Cognex Technology & Investment Corporation and Respondent Rasco GmbH (“Rasco”) to terminate [...]

On May 24, 2010, ALJ Carl C. Charneski issued the public version of Order No. 21 (dated January 21, 2010) in connection with the enforcement proceeding in Certain Digital Televisions and Certain Products Containing Same and Methods of Using Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-617).  The Order denied Complainants Funai Electric Co., Ltd. and Funai Corporation, Inc.’s [...]