On March 13, 2012, Pragmatus AV, LLC of Alexandria, Virginia (“Pragmatus”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337. The complaint alleges that the following entities (collectively, the “Proposed Respondents”) unlawfully import into the U.S., sell for importation, and/or sell within the U.S. after importation certain consumer electronics, including [...]

On March 12, 2012, LSI Corporation of Milpitas, California (“LSI Corp.”) and its subsidiary Agere Systems Inc. of Allentown, Pennsylvania (“Agere”) (collectively, “LSI”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337. The complaint alleges that the following entities (collectively, the “Proposed Respondents”) unlawfully import into the U.S., sell for [...]

On March 5, 2012, Graphics Properties Holdings, Inc. of New Rochelle, New York (“GPH”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337. The complaint alleges that the following entities (collectively, the “Proposed Respondents”) unlawfully import into the U.S., sell for importation, and/or sell within the U.S. after importation certain [...]

On March 1, 2012, Align Technology, Inc. of San Jose, California (“Align”) filed an enforcement complaint in Certain Incremental Dental Positioning Adjustment Appliances and Methods of Producing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-562) against ClearCorrect Operating, LLC of Houston, Texas (“ClearCorrect USA”), ClearCorrect Pakistan (Private), Ltd. of Pakistan (“ClearCorrect Pakistan”), Mr. Mudassar Rathore c/o ClearCorrect Pakistan, Mr. [...]

On March 1, 2012, Align Technology, Inc. of San Jose, California (“Align”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337. The complaint alleges that ClearCorrect Pakistan (Private), Ltd. of Pakistan (“ClearCorrect Pakistan”) and ClearCorrect Operating, LLC of Houston, Texas (collectively, “ClearCorrect”) unlawfully import into the U.S., sell for importation, [...]

On February 17, 2012, Pragmatus AV, LLC of Alexandria, Virginia (“Pragmatus”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337. The complaint alleges that the following entities (collectively, the “Proposed Respondents”) unlawfully import into the U.S., sell for importation, and/or sell within the U.S. after importation certain consumer electronics, including [...]

On February 15, 2012, Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation of San Diego, California (“Peregrine”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337. The complaint alleges that RF Micro Devices, Inc. of Greensboro, North Carolina (“RFMD”) and Motorola Mobility, Inc. of Libertyville, Illinois (“Motorola”) (collectively, the “Proposed Respondents”) unlawfully import into the [...]

On February 7, 2012, Immersion Corporation of San Jose, California (“Immersion”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337. The complaint alleges that Motorola Mobility, Inc. and Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. (collectively, “Motorola”)—both of Libertyville, Illinois—unlawfully import into the U.S., sell for importation, and/or sell within the U.S. after [...]

The ITC issued a brief article this week concerning a presentation that was made by Chief Judge Randall R. Rader of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and others relating to a proposal to streamline e-discovery in Section 337 investigations.  According to the article, the ITC has been examining issues relating to [...]

On January 30, 2012, MT.Derm GmbH of Germany (“MT.Derm”) and Nouveau Cosmetique USA Inc. of Orlando, Florida (collectively, the “Complainants”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337. The complaint alleges that T-Tech Tattoo Device Inc. of Canada (“T-Tech”), Yiwu Beyond Tattoo Equipments Co., Ltd. of China (“Yiwu”), and [...]