On October 21, 2011, Compound Photonics Ltd. of the United Kingdom and Compound Photonics U.S. Corporation of Phoenix, Arizona (“Compound Photonics U.S.”) (collectively, “Compound Photonics”) 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, New [...]

On October 19, 2011, the International Trade Commission (the “Commission”) published a Notice of Final Rulemaking (“Notice”) to amend rules “to aid the Commission in identifying investigations that require further development of public interest issues in the record, and to identify and develop information regarding the public interest at each stage of the investigation.”  These [...]

On October 17, 2011, ALJ E. James Gildea issued the public version of Order No. 10 (dated June 10, 2010) in Certain Wireless Communications System Server Software, Wireless Handheld Devices and Battery Packs (Inv. No. 337-TA-706) granting in part Complainant Motorola, Inc.’s (“Motorola”) motion to strike 79 prior art references in Respondents Research in Motion, [...]

On October 20, 2011, the International Trade Commission issued a press release announcing that Charles E. Bullock has been named the Chief Administrative Law Judge at the ITC.  The ITC’s press release states: Deanna Tanner Okun, Chairman of the United States International Trade Commission (USITC), announced today that Judge Charles E. Bullock has been named [...]

On October 18, 2011, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued Order No. 10 in Certain Universal Serial Bus (“USB”) Portable Storage Devices, Including USB Flash Drives and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-788). In the Order, ALJ Essex granted a joint motion filed by Complainants Trek Technology and S-Com (collectively, “Trek”) and Respondents Verbatim Corporation and Verbatim [...]

On October 17, 2011, ALJ E. James Gildea issued Order No. 5 in Certain Electronic Devices, Including Wireless Communication Devices, Portable Music And Data Processing Devices, And Tablet Computers (Inv. No. 337-TA-794). In the Order, ALJ Gildea set January 10-11, 2012 as the date for the Markman hearing determining that “an early Markman hearing would [...]

On October 17, 2011, the International Trade Commission issued press releases announcing that Thomas Bernard Pender and David P. Shaw will become administrative law judges at the ITC effective October 24, 2011. The press release relating to ALJ Pender states: Deanna Tanner Okun, Chairman of the United States International Trade Commission (USITC), announced today that [...]

Further to our August 29, 2011 post, on October 14, 2011, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued Order No. 6:  Setting the Target Date and Date for Submission of Proposed Procedural Schedule in Certain Wireless Devices with 3G Capabilities and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-800). In the Order, ALJ Essex set February 28, 2013 as the [...]

On October 14, 2011, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued Order No. 9 in Certain Universal Serial Bus (“USB”) Portable Storage Devices, Including USB Flash Drives and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-788). In the Order, ALJ Essex granted a motion filed by Respondents RITEK Corporation and Advanced Media, Inc./RITEK USA (collectively “Ritek”) to terminate the investigation [...]

On October 13, 2011, ALJ E. James Gildea issued the public versions of Order Nos. 51 and 52 in Certain Motion-Sensitive Sound Effects Devices and Image Display Devices and Components and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-773).  In Order No. 51, ALJ Gildea granted a joint motion filed by Complainant Ogma, LLC (“Ogma”) and Respondents [...]