On January 19, 2012, the ITC issued the following statement regarding the passing of former Chief ALJ Paul J. Luckern: The Commissioners and staff of the U.S. International Trade Commission are very deeply saddened by the news of Judge Paul J. Luckern’s death. We consider it an honor and privilege to have worked with Judge [...]
On October 6, 2010, the Patents Post-Grant Blog posted an article regarding the issue of stays pending reexamination at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as it relates to the ITC, and more particularly, Motiva, LLC’s October 1, 2010 complaint against Nintendo Co., Ltd. and Nintendo of America, Inc. See our October 4, 2010 post [...]
On September 29, 2010, President Obama’s Office of the Press Secretary issued a press release announcing the nomination of Jimmie V. Reyna for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. According to the press release: Jimmie Reyna is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of the law firm Williams [...]
On September 9, 2010, Corporate Counsel Magazine published a list of the 25 most influential people in the intellectual property practice area. Chief ALJ Paul J. Luckern was listed along with other judges including , U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Judges Michel and Rader, and Judge [...]
T. Spence Chubb is a Special Counsel with the law firm of WilmerHale in Washington, D.C. Spence joined the firm in 2010 after leaving his long-time post at the U.S. International Trade Commission. From 1989 to 2010, Spence served as a Supervisory Attorney in the Office of Unfair Import Investigations (“OUII”) at the ITC, where [...]
ALJ Theodore R. Essex spoke recently to ITC 337 Law Blog. The answers he has provided here are strictly his own, and do not represent the position of the ITC or any other member of it. What interested you in becoming an ALJ at the ITC? There were two factors that interested me in coming [...]
Lou Mastriani is a founding partner of Adduci Mastriani & Schaumberg, LLP, an international trade law firm based in Washington, DC with one of the largest and top-ranked Section 337 practices in the United States. For nearly thirty years, Lou has been in private practice representing both U.S. and foreign-based companies in connection with international [...]
Dave Foster, a member of the law firm of Miller & Chevalier, recently shared his insights concerning Section 337 practice at the ITC with the ITC 337 Law Blog. Dave practices in Miller & Chevalier’s International Trade Department. From 1973 to 1977, Dave served in the General Counsel’s office and the Chairman’s office of the [...]
Oblon, Spivak decided to start this ITC 337 Law Blog in response to the rising interest in section 337 practice and the recognized need for a forum for sharing information relating to this unique type of litigation. The ITC continues to gain popularity as a preferred forum for intellectual property owners to enforce their rights. [...]
