On February 16, 2021, the ITC issued a notice of enforcement proceeding in Certain Blowers and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-1217). The enforcement complaint was filed by Regal Beloit America, Inc. of Beloit, Wisconsin (“Regal”). The notice identifies East West Manufacturing, LLC of Atlanta, Georgia and East West Industries of Binh Duong, Vietnam (collectively, “East West”) as respondents. The enforcement proceeding was instituted to determine whether East West violated the November 12, 2020 consent order in the underlying investigation through the importation and sale of a “redesigned” blower that Regal alleges is “virtually identical” to the original blower that East West acknowledged infringed the patent-in-suit and is covered by the consent order. See our February 4, 2021 post for more details regarding the enforcement complaint.

On February 15, 2021 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted an interim stay of the ITC’s remedial orders in Certain Botulinum Toxin Products, Processes for Manufacturing or Relating to Same and Certain Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-1145) while the court considers a motion for a stay pending appeal.

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On February 8, 2021, the ITC issued the public version of its opinion in Certain Motorized Self-Balancing Vehicles (Inv. No. 337-TA-1000). According to the opinion, the Commission determined to terminate the investigation as moot in light of reissue of the asserted patent by the PTO.

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On February 11, 2021, ALJ Cameron Elliot issued a notice of initial determination (“ID”) in Certain Bone Cements and Bone Cement Accessories (Inv. No. 337-TA-1175). According to the notice, the ALJ found no violation of section 337.

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Further to our February 5, 2021 post, the Commission issued the public version of its opinion on remedy, public interest, and bonding in Certain Foldable Reusable Drinking Straws and Components and Accessories Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-1183) on February 10, 2021.

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