Further to our July 13, 2010 post, on July 19, 2010, ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued Order No. 2 in Certain Underground Cable and Pipe Locators (Inv. No. 337-TA-727). According to the Order, ALJ Bullock set October 19, 2011 as the target date (which is 16 months after institution of the investigation). In addition, the [...]
On July 22, 2010, the International Trade Commission issued a notice determining to review in its entirety an Initial Determination (“ID”) issued by Chief ALJ Paul J. Luckern on June 22, 2010 construing various claim terms of U.S. Patent No. 6,292,218 (the ‘218 patent) in Certain Mobile Telephones and Wireless Communication Devices Featuring Digital Cameras, [...]
On July 21, 2010, the U.S. International Trade Commission issued a press release announcing that it voted to institute an investigation of Certain Semiconductor Products Made By Advanced Lithography Techniques And Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-729). The investigation is based on a June 23, 2010 complaint and July 15, 2010 supplement to the complaint [...]
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) has now heard the en banc arguments in Princo Corp. v. Int’l Trade Comm’n, (2007-1386) and is set to rule on the case in the near future. See our February 26, 2010 post for further background. The en banc re-hearing focused on two main issues: [...]
On July 19, 2010, Chief ALJ Paul J. Luckern issued Order No. 7 in Certain Biometric Scanning Devices, Components Thereof, Associated Software, and Products Containing the Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-720). In the Order, ALJ Luckern set the procedural schedule for the investigation and included provisions for the early exchange of claim construction terms and proposed [...]
On July 22, 2010, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued Order 16 in Certain Hybrid Electric Vehicles and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-688). In the Order, ALJ Essex granted a joint motion filed by Complainant Paice LLC and Respondents Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor North America, Inc., and Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. based on a [...]
On July 15, 2010, Chief ALJ Paul J. Luckern issued the public version of the Initial Determination (“ID”) construing terms of the asserted claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,292,218 (the ‘218 patent) in Certain Mobile Telephones And Wireless Communication Devices Featuring Digital Cameras, and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-703). By way of background, the Complainant [...]
On July 19, 2010, the ITC issued the public version of its opinion affirming ALJ E. James Gildea’s April 19, 2010 Initial Determination (“ID”) of no violation of Section 337 in Certain Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp (“CCFL”) Inverter Circuits and Products Containing the Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-666). Although the ITC affirmed ALJ Gildea’s overall determination of [...]
On July 19, 2010, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued Order No. 6 in Certain Inkjet Ink Cartridges With Printheads and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-723). In the Order, ALJ Rogers set the procedural schedule for the investigation and included provisions for the early exchange of claim construction terms and proposed constructions. The procedural schedule [...]
On July 16, 2010, Vizio, Inc. of Irvine, California (“Vizio”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337. The complaint alleges that LG Electronics, Inc. of South Korea and LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. of Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey (collectively, “LGE”) have sold for importation, imported, and/or sold within the [...]
