On November 9, 2012, the U.S. International Trade Commission issued a press release announcing their vote to institute an investigation of Certain Cases For Portable Electronic Devices (Inv. No. 337-TA-861). The investigation is based on a September 26, 2012 complaint filed by Speculative Product Design, LLC of Mountain View, California alleging violation of Section 337 [...]

Further to our October 22, 2012 and October 25, 2012 posts, on November 13, 2012, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued Order No. 5 in Certain Integrated Circuit Chips and Products Containing The Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-859). In the Order, ALJ Rogers set the procedural schedule for the investigation and included provisions for the early [...]

On November 14, 2012, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued Order No. 17 in Certain Dynamic Random Access Memory Devices, and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-821). According to the Order, Complainant Nanya Technology Corporation (“Nanya”) asserted that Micron Technology, Inc. (“Micron”), which has a license to the patents-at-issue, is in the process of acquiring [...]

On November 8, 2012, the International Trade Commission (the “Commission”) issued the public version of its opinion on remedy, public interest, and bonding in Certain Lighting Control Devices Including Dimmer Switches and Parts Thereof (IV) (Inv. No. 337-TA-776).  By way of background, the investigation is based on a complaint filed by Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. [...]