Further to our August 31, 2011 post, on November 9, 2011, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued the public version of the Initial Determination (“ID”) (dated August 31, 2011) denying a motion by Complainants Thompson/Center Arms Company, Inc. and Smith & Wesson Corp. (the “Complainants”) for temporary relief in Certain Muzzle-Loading Firearms and Components Thereof [...]

On September 16, 2011, the International Trade Commission issued the public version of former chief ALJ Paul J. Luckern’s Final Initial and Recommended Determinations (“ID”) (dated July 27, 2011) in Certain Electronic Imaging Devices (Inv. No. 337-TA-726).  By way of background, the Complainant in this investigation is FlashPoint Technology, Inc. (“Flashpoint”) and the remaining Respondents [...]

On September 1, 2011, ALJ Theodore Essex issued Order No. 50 in Certain Semiconductor Chips and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-753).  In the Order, ALJ Essex granted-in-part a motion to compel filed by Respondents Broadcom and Mediatek (“Respondents”).  The motion, filed on July 22, 2011, sought an order compelling Complainant Rambus to: (i) complete [...]

On August 4, 2011, ALJ Rogers issued the public version of his Initial Determination (“ID”) (dated June 10, 2011) in Certain Inkjet Cartridges with Printheads and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-723).  By way of background, Complainants Hewlett-Packard Company and Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (collectively, “HP”) accused Respondents MicroJet Technology Co., Ltd. (“MicroJet”); Asia Pacific Microsystems, Inc. [...]

On July 27, 2011 ALJ Luckern issued public versions of three orders denying motions for summary determination in Certain Integrated Circuits, Chipsets, and Products Containing Same Including Televisions, Media Players, and Cameras (Inv. No. 337-TA-709).  Order No. 21 (dated October 13, 2010) denied Respondents’ Panasonic Corporation, Panasonic Corporation of North America, Victor Company of Japan Limited, JVC [...]

On June 9, 2011, ALJ Essex issued the public version of Order No. 22 (dated May 9, 2011) denying a motion to stay filed by respondents Broadcom Corporation, Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., LSI Corp., MediaTek Inc., NVIDIA Corp., STMicroelectronics Inc., Audio Partnership Plc., Cisco Systems, Inc., Garmin International Inc., Motorola Mobility, Inc., Oppo Digital, Inc., and [...]

Further to our March 28, 2011 post, on April 27, 2011, ALJ Gildea issued the public version of the Initial Determination (“ID”) in Certain Electronic Devices, Including Mobile Phones, Portable Music Players, and Computers (Inv. No. 337-TA-701). According to the ID, ALJ Gildea determined that no violation of Section 337 had occurred by Apple in [...]

Further to our January 11, 2011 post, on January 28, 2011 the International Trade Commission (the “Commission”) issued the public version of its opinion on Remedy, the Public Interest, and Bonding in Certain Inkjet Ink Supplies and Components Thereof (337-TA-691). By way of background, the Complainant in this investigation is Hewlett-Packard Co. (“HP”).  Comptree Ink, [...]

On January 10, 2011, ALJ Carl C. Charneski released the Public Version of Order 29 (dated December 20, 2010), granting Respondents’ motion to amend their Responses to the Amended Complaint and Notice of Investigation to assert a defense of inequitable conduct in Certain Large Scale Integrated Circuit Semiconductor Chips and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. [...]

On December 3, 2010, Louis Vuitton Malletier S.A. of France and Louis Vuitton U.S. Manufacturing, Inc. of San Dimas, California (collectively, “Louis Vuitton”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337. The complaint alleges that a host of proposed respondents from Guangzhou China, Texas and California – T&T Hanbag [...]