On November 23, 2011, the International Trade Commission (“Commission”) issued a notice generally affirming an Initial Determination (“ID”) by ALJ E. James Gildea granting Complainant Schweitzer-Mauduit International Inc.’s (“SWM”) motion for summary determination that it satisfies the economic prong of the domestic industry requirement in Certain Reduced Ignition Proclivity Cigarette Paper Wrappers and Products Containing [...]

Further to our October 26, 2011 post, the International Trade Commission (the “Commission”) on November 10, 2011, issued the public version of its opinion modifying the final initial determination (“ID”) issued by former Chief ALJ Paul J. Luckern on June 17, 2011, finding a violation of Section 337 in Certain Biometric Scanning Devices, Components Thereof, [...]

On November 7, 2011, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued Order No. 17 in Certain Muzzle-Loading Firearms and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-777).  The Order denied a motion filed by Complainants Thompson/Center Arms Co., Inc. and Smith & Wesson Corp. (collectively, “Thompson”) for leave to serve two days late their responses to requests for admission [...]

On October 24, 2011, the International Trade Commission (the “Commission”) issued a notice of final determination finding a violation of Section 337, issuing a general exclusion order, and terminating the investigation in Certain Inkjet Cartridges with Printheads and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-723). By way of background, and according to the notice, Complainants Hewlett-Packard Company [...]

On October 19, 2011, the International Trade Commission (the “Commission”) published a Notice of Final Rulemaking (“Notice”) to amend rules “to aid the Commission in identifying investigations that require further development of public interest issues in the record, and to identify and develop information regarding the public interest at each stage of the investigation.”  These [...]

On October 4, 2011, the Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion in John Mezzalingua Associates, Inc. (d/b/a PPC, Inc.) v. Int’l Trade Comm’n, No. 2010-1536.  This was an appeal from the ITC’s final determination in Certain Coaxial Cable Connectors and Components Thereof and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-650).  In a Remand Initial Determination (“RID”), [...]

On September 26, 2011, ALJ E. James Gildea issued the public version of Order No. 21 (dated September 16, 2011), denying Complainant Schweitzer-Mauduit International Inc.’s (“SWM”) motion for summary determination that it satisfies the technical domestic industry requirement for U.S. Patent No. 6,725,867 (the ‘867 patent) in Certain Reduced Ignition Proclivity Cigarette Paper Wrappers and [...]

On September 15, 2011, ALJ E. James Gildea issued the public version of Order No. 19 (dated September 6, 2011), denying Complainant Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.’s (“SWM”) motion to strike portions of Respondents’ expert reports, and granting certain Respondents’ motion to supplement their notice of prior art and contention interrogatory responses in Certain Reduced Ignition Proclivity [...]

On August 30, 2011, the U.S. International Trade Commission (“Commission”) issued a notice instituting a formal enforcement proceeding relating to consent orders issued in Certain DC-DC Controllers and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-698). By way of background, Richtek Technology Corp. of Taiwan and Richtek USA, Inc. of San Jose, California (collectively, “Richtek”) filed an [...]

On August 29, 2011, The U.S. International Trade Commission issued a notice of issuance of a limited exclusion order, a cease and desist order, and termination of the investigation in Certain Birthing Simulators and Associated Systems (Inv. No. 337-TA-759). By way of background, this investigation was based on a December 30, 2010 complaint filed by [...]