On December 22, 2010, ALJ E. James Gildea issued a notice regarding the Final Initial Determination and Recommended Determination on Remedy and Bond (“ID”) in Certain Ceramic Capacitors and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-692). By way of background, the Complainants in this investigation are Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. and Murata Electronics North America, Inc. [...]
On December 22, 2010, ALJ Carl C. Charneski issued Order No. 9 terminating the investigation as to all respondents based on a withdrawal of the complaint in Certain Data Storage Products and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-748). By way of background, the Complainant in this investigation is Data Network Storage, LLC of Newport Beach, California [...]
On December 16, 2010, ALJ Carl C. Charneski issued a notice regarding the Initial Determination in Certain Multimedia Display and Navigation Devices and Systems, Components Thereof, and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-694). By way of background, the Complainants in this investigation are Pioneer Corporation and Pioneer Electronics (USA), Inc. and the Respondents are Garmin [...]
On December 17, 2010, the U.S. International Trade Commission issued a press release announcing that it voted to institute an investigation of Certain Gaming And Entertainment Consoles, Related Software, and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-752). The investigation is based on a November 22, 2010 complaint and December 14 and 15, 2010 supplemental materials filed by [...]
On December 16, 2010, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued Order No. 7 in Certain Liquid Crystal Display Devices, Including Monitors, Televisions, And Modules, and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-741) and Order No. 6 in Certain Liquid Crystal Display Devices, Including Monitors, Televisions, and Modules, and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-749). In the orders, ALJ [...]
Further to our November 3, 2010 post, on December 17, 2010, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued Order No. 3 in Certain Mobile Devices, Associated Software, and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-744). According to the Order, ALJ Essex set March 5, 2012 as the target date (which is approximately 16 months after institution of the investigation). [...]
Further to our November 5, 2010 post, on December 14, 2010, Chief ALJ Paul J. Luckern issued Order No. 4 in Certain Wireless Communication Devices, Portable Music And Data Processing Devices, Computers and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-745). According to the Order, ALJ Luckern set March 8, 2012 as the target date (which is 16 [...]
On December 17, 2010, Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. of Alpharetta, Georgia (“Schweitzer”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337. The complaint alleges that Schweitzer is the largest producer of cigarette papers in the world. The complaint further alleges that Astra Tobacco Corporation of Chapel Hill, North Carolina (“Astra”); delfortgroup [...]
On December 10, 2010, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued the public version of Order No. 15 (dated July 23, 2009) granting-in-part Respondent NVIDIA Corporation’s (“NVIDIA”) motion to compel in Certain Semiconductor Chips Having Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory Controllers and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-661). According to the order, NVIDIA moved to compel Complainant [...]
On December 9, 2010, Remy International, Inc. of Pendleton, Indiana (“Remy”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337. The complaint alleges that Wetherill Associates, Inc. d/b/a WAIGlobal of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, (“WAI”), Linhai Yongci of China, Metric Sales & Engineering of Northfield, Illinois, Wan Li Industrial Development, Inc. [...]
