On June 25, 2012, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued Order No. 48 in Certain Coenzyme Q10 Products and Methods of Making Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-790). In the Order, ALJ Rogers granted-in-part and denied-in-part Respondent Xiamen Kingdomway Group Company’s (“XKGC”) motion for sanctions against Complainant Kaneka Corporation (“Kaneka”) for Kaneka’s alleged violation of Order No. [...]
On June 22, 2012, ALJ E. James Gildea issued Order No. 53 in Certain Dynamic Random Access Memory and NAND Flash Memory Devices and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-803). By way of background, this investigation is based on a July 12, 2011 complaint filed on behalf of Intellectual Ventures Management, LLC, Invention Investment Fund [...]
On June 22, 2012, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued Order No. 18 in Certain Devices For Improving Uniformity Used In A Backlight Module and Components Thereof and Products Containing the Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-805). According to the Order, ALJ Essex granted a motion filed by Complainants Industrial Technology Research Institute and ITRI International (collectively, “ITRI”) [...]
On June 20, 2012, ALJ David P. Shaw issued the public version of Order No. 29 (dated May 31, 2012) denying Respondents Nokia Corporation and Nokia Inc.’s (collectively, “Nokia”) motion to terminate the investigation in Certain Wireless Devices With 3G Capabilities and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-800). According to the order, Nokia moved to terminate [...]
On June 19, 2012, Chief ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued the public version of Order No. 20 (dated May 24, 2012) denying Respondent VIZIO, Inc.’s (“Vizio”) motion to amend the protective order to include a prosecution bar in Certain Products Containing Interactive Program Guide and Parental Controls Technology (Inv. No. 337-TA-820). According to the order, [...]
Further to our May 10, 2012 post, on June 11, 2012, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued the public version of the Initial Determination (“ID”) (dated May 10, 2012) in Certain Polyimide Films, Products Containing Same, and Related Methods (Inv. No. 337-TA-772). Due to its size, we have broken the ID into part 1, part [...]
Any regular reader of this blog will recognize that the vast majority of Section 337 actions involve the importation, sale for importation, and/or sale within the U.S. after importation of articles that allegedly infringe U.S. patents. See 19 U.S.C. § 1337(a)(1)(B). However, patents are not the only form of intellectual property that can form the [...]
On June 20, 2012, the U.S. International Trade Commission issued a press release announcing their vote to institute an investigation of Certain Rubber Resins and Processes for Manufacturing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-849). The investigation is based on a May 21, 2012 complaint and June 12, 2012 letter supplementing the complaint filed by SI Group, Inc. [...]
On June 20, 2012, ALJ E. James Gildea issued Order No. 7 in Certain Consumer Electronics, Including Mobile Phones and Tablets (Inv. No. 337-TA-839). According to the Order, ALJ Gildea denied a joint, unopposed motion filed by Complainant Pragmatus AV, LLC (“Pragmatus”) and Respondents HTC Corporation and HTC America, Inc. (collectively, “HTC”) to hold their [...]
On June 20, 2012, ALJ E. James Gildea issued Order No. 51 in Certain Dynamic Random Access Memory and NAND Flash Memory Devices and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-803). By way of background, this investigation is based on a July 12, 2011 complaint filed on behalf of Intellectual Ventures Management, LLC, Invention Investment Fund [...]
