On February 1, 2012, ALJ E. James Gildea issued a notice regarding the Final Initial Determination and Recommended Determination on Remedy and Bond (“ID”) in Certain Reduced Ignition Proclivity Cigarette Paper Wrappers and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-756). By way of background, the Complaint in this investigation is Schweitzer-Mauduit International Inc.  The Respondents are [...]

On February 3, 2012, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued the public version of Order No. 20 (dated February 3, 2012) in Certain Digital Photo Frames And Image Display Devices and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-807). In the Order, ALJ Rogers granted a joint motion filed by Complainant Technology Properties Limited LLC (“TPL”) and Respondent [...]

Further to our December 16, 2011 post, on February 1, 2012, ALJ E. James Gildea issued Order No. 4 in Certain Semiconductor Chips with DRAM Circuitry, and Modules and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-819). In the Order, ALJ Gildea set the procedural schedule for the investigation and provided for the early exchange of claim [...]

On January 31, 2012, Chief ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued the public version of Order No. 33 (dated January 9, 2012) concerning a motion for leave to serve a supplemental expert report and a motion to strike one of Respondents’ supplemental expert reports filed by the Complainants Creative Kingdoms, LLC and New Kingdoms, LLC (collectively, [...]

On January 31, 2012, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued Order No. 33 denying Respondents Barnes and Noble, Inc. and BarnesandNoble.com’s (collectively, “B&N”) motions for summary determination of invalidity and noninfringement in Certain Handheld Electronic Computing Devices, Related Software, And Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-769). According to the Order, ALJ Essex reviewed the memoranda submitted by [...]

On January 31, 2012, Chief ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued Order Nos. 23 and 25 in Certain Static Random Access Memories and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-792). In Order No. 23, ALJ Bullock granted a joint motion filed by Complainant Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (“Cypress”) and Respondent Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc. (“ALU USA”) to terminate the [...]

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 [...]

On January 30, 2012, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued Order No. 14 denying non-party AT&T Mobility LLC’s (“AT&T”) motion to quash and/or limit a subpoena duces tecum issued at the request of Complainant Openwave Systems, Inc. in Certain Devices for Mobile Data Communication (Inv. No. 337-TA-809). In the Order, ALJ Rogers noted that AT&T’s [...]

On January 30, 2012, ALJ David P. Shaw issued Order No. 33 concerning a renewed request to strike expert testimony by the Respondent in Certain Gaming and Entertainment Consoles, Related Software, and Components Thereof  (337-TA-752). As described in our January 26, 2012 post, ALJ Shaw recently ruled on several motions in limine filed by Complainants [...]

Further to our December 5, 2011 post, on January 20, 2012, the International Trade Commission issued its opinion with respect to remedy, public interest, and bonding in Certain Electric Paper Towel Dispensing Devices And Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-718). By way of background, Complainant Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP of Atlanta, Georgia (“Georgia-Pacific”) filed a complaint [...]