On August 27, 2010, Thomson Licensing SAS of France and Thomson Licensing LLC of Princeton, New Jersey (collectively “Thomson Licensing”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337. The complaint alleges that Chimei Innolux Corporation of Taiwan, Innolux Corporation of Austin, Texas, Chi Mei Optoelectronics USA, Inc. of San [...]
On August 26, 2010, American GNC of Simi Valley, California (“AGNC”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337. The complaint alleges that Furuno Electronics Co., Ltd. of Japan, Furuno U.S.A. Inc. of Camas, Washington, Navico Holding AS of Norway, Navico UK, Ltd. of the United Kingdom, Navico, Inc. [...]
On August 26, 2010, ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued Order No. 31, Order No. 34, and Order No. 35 in Certain Mobile Communications and Computer Devices and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-704). In Order Nos. 31 and 34, ALJ Bullock denied Respondents Nokia Corporation and Nokia, Inc.’s (collectively, “Nokia”) motions for summary determination of invalidity [...]
On August 24, 2010, ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued Order No. 6 in Certain Game Controllers (Inv. No. 337-TA-715). In the Order, ALJ Bullock granted a joint motion filed by Complainant Microsoft Corporation and Respondents Datel Design and Development, Ltd. and Datel Design and Development, Inc. to terminate the investigation based on a settlement agreement.
T. Spence Chubb is a Special Counsel with the law firm of WilmerHale in Washington, D.C. Spence joined the firm in 2010 after leaving his long-time post at the U.S. International Trade Commission. From 1989 to 2010, Spence served as a Supervisory Attorney in the Office of Unfair Import Investigations (“OUII”) at the ITC, where [...]
On August 27, 2010, the Federal Circuit issued its opinion in General Protecht Group, Inc. v. Int’l Trade Comm’n, 2009-1378, -1387, -1434. This is one of two opinions relating to appeals from the ITC’s March 9, 2009, final determination in Certain Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-615). The Federal Circuit [...]
On August 27, 2010, the Federal Circuit issued its opinion in Pass & Seymour, Inc. v. Int’l Trade Comm’n, 2009-1338, -1369. This was an appeal by Pass & Seymour, Inc. (“P&S”) from the Commission’s final determination in Certain Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-615) that General Protecht Group, Inc., Wenzhou [...]
On August 23, 2010, Chimei Innolux Corporation of Taiwan, Chi Mei Optoelectronics U.S.A., Inc. of San Jose, California, and Innolux Corporation of Austin, Texas (collectively, “CMI”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337. The complaint alleges that Sony Corporation of Japan, Sony Corporation of America of New York, [...]
On August 13, 2010, ALJ Carl C. Charneski issued the public version (dated July 16, 2010) of the Initial Determination (“ID”) in Certain Machine Vision Software, Machine Vision Systems, and Products Containing the Same (337-TA-680). By way of background, the Complainants in this matter are Cognex Corporation and Cognex Technology & Investment Corporation (“Cognex”). The [...]
On August 20, 2010, Lexmark International, Inc. (“Lexmark”), of Lexington, Kentucky filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337. The complaint alleges that Ninestar Image Co. Ltd. (a/k/a Ninestar Technology Co., Ltd.) of China, Ninestar Image Int’l, Ltd. of China, Seine Image International Co. Ltd. of Hong Kong, Ninestar [...]
