On November 18, 2010, the U.S. International Trade Commission issued a press release announcing that it voted to institute an investigation of Certain Products Containing Interactive Program Guide And Parental Controls Technology (Inv. No. 337-TA-747). The investigation is based on an October 20, 2010 complaint filed by Rovi Corporation, Rovi Guides, Inc., and United Video [...]

On November 22, 2010, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued Order No. 4 in Certain Liquid Crystal Display Devices and Products Interoperable With The Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-737). In the Order, ALJ Essex set the procedural schedule for the investigation, including a July 11, 2011 start date for the evidentiary hearing.

On November 22, 2010, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued a notice regarding the Initial Determination (“ID”) in Certain Silicon Microphone Packages and Products Containing the Same (337-TA-695). The Complainant in this investigation is Knowles Electronics, LLC and the Respondent is Analog Devices, Inc. According to the notice, ALJ Rogers held there was no violation [...]

On November 18, 2010, the U.S. International Trade Commission issued a press release announcing that it voted to institute an investigation of Certain Automated Media Library Devices (Inv. No. 337-TA-746). The investigation is based on an October 19, 2010 complaint and November 9, 2010 letter supplementing the complaint filed by Overland Storage, Inc. of San [...]

On November 18, 2010, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued Order No. 6: Setting Procedural Schedule in Certain Liquid Crystal Display Devices, Including Monitors, Televisions, And Modules, and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-741). By way of background, the Complainants in this investigation are:  Thomson Licensing SAS and Thomson Licensing LLC.  The Respondents in this investigation are:  [...]

Further to our October 14, 2010 post, on November 17, 2010, ALJ E. James Gildea issued Order No. 3: Setting Procedural Schedule in Certain Digital Televisions and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-742). In the Order, ALJ Gildea set the procedural schedule for the investigation and included provisions for the early exchange of claim construction terms [...]

On November 17, 2010, ALJ Carl C. Charneski issued Order Nos. 40 and 41 in Certain Flash Memory and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-685) denying motions by Respondents Spansion, Inc. and Spansion LLC’s (collectively, “Spansion”) and Complainant Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (“Samsung”) for summary determination with respect to the validity of the asserted claims [...]

On November 16, 2010, the International Trade Commission issued a notice determining to modify an Initial Determination (“ID”) issued by ALJ Carl C. Charneski on July 16, 2010 and terminate the investigation with a finding of no violation of Section 337 in Certain Machine Vision Software, Machine Vision Systems, and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. [...]

On November 17, 2010, ALJ Carl C. Charneski issued the public version of Order No. 34 (dated November 3, 2010) in Certain Flash Memory and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-685) granting Complainant Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.’s (“Samsung”) motion for summary determination that Respondents Spansion, Inc. and Spansion LLC (collectively, “Spansion”) have met the importation [...]

On November 15, 2010, ALJ Carl C. Charneski issued Order No. 38 in Certain Flash Memory and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-685) denying Respondents Spansion, Inc. and Spansion LLC’s (collectively, “Spansion”) motion for summary determination of no violation of Section 337 on the ground that the asserted claims of U.S. Patent No. 5,740,065 (the [...]