On July 23, 2012, ALJ E. James Gildea issued the public version of Order No. 20 (dated June 29, 2012) in Certain Electronic Devices with Graphics Data Processing Systems, Components Thereof, and Associated Software (Inv. No. 337-TA-813).  In the Order, ALJ Gildea denied Complainants S3 Graphics Co., Ltd. and S3 Graphics, Inc.’s (collectively, “S3G”) motion [...]

On July 26, 2012, ALJ Thomas B. Pender issued the public version of Order No. 7 (dated February 29, 2012) in Certain Electronic Devices with Communication Capabilities, Components Thereof, and Related Software (Inv. No. 337-TA-808).  In the Order, ALJ Pender denied Complainant HTC Corp.’s (“HTC”) motion to compel Respondent Apple Inc. (“Apple”) to produce complete [...]

On July 23, 2012, ALJ E. James Gildea issued the public version of Order No. 57 (dated June 26, 2012) construing the disputed terms of the asserted claims in Certain Portable Electronic Devices and Related Software (Inv. No. 337-TA-797). By way of background, the investigation is based on a July 8, 2011 complaint filed by [...]

On July 26, 2012, the U.S. International Trade Commission issued a press release announcing their vote to institute an investigation of Certain Video Analytics Software, Systems, Components Thereof, and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-852). The investigation is based on a June 27, 2012 complaint and a July 9, 2012 letter supplementing the complaint filed [...]

On July 20, 2012, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued the public version of Order No. 43 (dated June 18, 2012) providing additional guidance regarding Order No. 32 in Certain Coenzyme Q10 Products and Methods of Making Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-790).  According to the Order, complainant Kaneka Corporation (“Kaneka”) was previously required by Order No. [...]

On July 24, 2012, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued the public version of Order No. 42 (dated June 12, 2012) granting-in-part respondents Zhejiang Medicine Co., Ltd. and ZMC-USA LLC’s (“ZMC”) motion for summary determination of non-infringement of U.S. Patent No. 7,910,340 in Certain Coenzyme Q10 Products and Methods of Making Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-790).  [...]

On July 24, 2012, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued the public version of Order No. 40 (dated June 6, 2012) denying respondent Shenzhou Biology & Technology Co., Ltd’s (“Shenzhou”) motion for summary determination of invalidity of U.S. Patent No. 7,910,340 (the ‘340 patent) in Certain Coenzyme Q10 Products and Methods of Making Same (Inv. [...]

On July 26, 2012, ALJ Thomas B. Pender issued the public version of Order No. 34 (dated June 20, 2012) granting-in-part motions by respondents LG Electronics, Inc., LG Innotek Co., Ltd., LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., and LG Innotek U.S.A., Inc. (collectively, “LG”), and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (collectively, “Samsung”) to [...]

On July 2, 2012, the International Trade Commission (“Commission”) published a Notice of proposed rulemaking, announcing amendments to its Rules of Practice and Procedure.  According to the Notice, the amendments are necessary to make certain technical corrections, to clarify certain provisions, to harmonize different parts of the Commission’s rules, and to address concerns that have [...]

On July 24, 2012, Chief ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued the public version (dated June 20, 2012) of the Initial Determination (“ID”) finding no Section 337 violation in Certain Automated Media Library Devices (Inv. No. 337-TA-746).  Due to the size of the ID, we have separated the file into part 1, part 2, and part [...]