On April 27, 2012, the U.S. International Trade Commission issued a press release announcing their vote to institute an investigation of Certain Cameras and Mobile Devices, Related Software and Firmware, and Components Thereof and Products Containing the Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-842). The investigation is based on a March 29, 2012 complaint and an April 18, [...]

On April 27, 2012, the U.S. International Trade Commission issued a press release announcing their vote to institute an investigation of Certain Computers and Computer Peripheral Devices and Components Thereof and Products Containing the Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-841). The investigation is based on a March 27, 2012 complaint and April 11 and 16, 2012 letters [...]

On April 24, 2012, Chief ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued the public version of Order No. 40 (dated April 12, 2012) in Certain Digital Televisions and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-789).  In the Order, ALJ Bullock denied Respondents Coby Electronics America, Inc., Sceptre, Inc. and Westinghouse Digital, LLC’s (collectively, “Respondents”) motion for leave to file a [...]

On April 24, 2012, Chief ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued Order Nos. 39-41 in Certain Computer Forensic Devices and Products Containing the Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-799) denying various summary determination motions. According to Order No. 39, ALJ Bullock denied a motion for summary determination filed by the Commission Investigative Staff (“OUII”) arguing that no domestic [...]

On April 20, 2012, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued Order No. 18 denying Respondents Kingston Technology Company, Inc. and Imation Corp.’s (collectively, “Respondents”) motion for summary determination of invalidity of claims 1 and 10 of U.S. Patent No. 7,039,759 (the ‘759 patent) based on indefiniteness in Certain Universal Serial Bus (“USB”) Portable Storage Devices, Including [...]

On April 16, 2012, ALJ E. James Gildea issued Order No. 56 granting Complainants Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC’s (collectively, “Samsung”) motion to strike Respondent Apple Inc.’s (“Apple”) notice of prior art in Certain Electronic Devices, Including Wireless Communication Devices, Portable Music And Data Processing Devices, And Tablet Computers (Inv. No. [...]

On April 17, 2012, ALJ E. James Gildea issued the public version of Order No. 45 (dated March 23, 2012) 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 granted Respondent Apple Inc.’s (“Apple”) motion to compel Complainants Samsung [...]

Further to our January 23, 2012 post, on April 23, 2012, the International Trade Commission (the “Commission”) issued the public version of its opinion finding on remand that Respondents Bourdeau Bros., Inc., OK Enterprises, and Sunova Implement Co. (collectively, the “Bourdeau Respondents”) have violated Section 337 through gray market sales of self-propelled forage harvesters that [...]

On April 25, 2012, the U.S. International Trade Commission issued a press release announcing their vote to institute an investigation of Certain Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Devices and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-840). The investigation is based on a March 23, 2012 complaint, a March 30, 2012 corrected complaint, and an April 16, 2012 amended [...]

On April 24, 2012, ALJ Thomas B. Pender issued Order No. 34 assessing sanctions against Respondent Apple, Inc. (“Apple”) in Certain Wireless Communication Devices, Portable Music and Data Processing Devices, Computers, and Components Thereof (337-TA-745). By way of background, the investigation is based on a complaint filed by Motorola Mobility, Inc. (“MMI”) alleging violation of [...]