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ALJ Gildea Denies Motion For Summary Determination of Invalidity In Certain Ceramic Capacitors (337-TA-692)

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

On July 22, 2010, ALJ E. James Gildea issued the public version of Order No. 38 (dated June 29, 2010) in Certain Ceramic Capacitors and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-692).  In the Order, ALJ Gildea denied Respondents Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electro-Mechanics America, Inc.’s (collectively, “Samsung”) second motion (see our June 3, [...]

ALJ Rogers Denies Motion For Summary Determination In Certain Printing And Imaging Devices (337-TA-690)

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

On June 24, 2010, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued the public version of Order No. 23 (dated April 16, 2010) in Certain Printing and Imaging Devices and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-690) denying Respondents Oki Data Corporation and Oki Data Americas, Inc.’s (collectively “Oki Data”) motion for summary determination of non-infringement as to certain [...]

ALJ Gildea Grants-In-Part Respondents’ Motion For Leave to File Amended Answers And Grants Motion To Compel In Certain Video Displays (337-TA-687)

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

On June 15, 2010, ALJ E. James Gildea issued the public version of Order No. 24 (dated May 28, 2010) in Certain Video Displays, Components Thereof, and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-687) granting-in-part a motion to amend the Answers to the Second Amended Complaint and Notice of Investigation, and granting a motion to compel [...]

ALJ Gildea Denies Motion For Summary Determination Of Invalidity In Certain Ceramic Capacitors (337-TA-692)

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

On June 7, 2010, ALJ E. James Gildea issued the public version of Order No. 26 (dated May 14, 2010) in Certain Ceramic Capacitors and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-692).  In the Order, ALJ Gildea denied Respondents Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electro-Mechanics America, Inc.’s (collectively, “Samsung”) motion for summary determination that claim [...]

Federal Circuit Vacates and Remands in Deere Appeal (2009-1016)

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

On May 26, 2010, the Federal Circuit issued its opinion in Deere & Co. v. Int’l Trade Comm’n, No. 2009-1016.  This was an appeal from the ITC’s final determination in Certain Agricultural Vehicles & Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-487) that the sales of European-version John Deere harvesters in the U.S. by Intervenors Bourdeau Bros., Inc., [...]

Chrysler Files New 337 Complaint Regarding Certain Automotive Vehicles

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

On May 14, 2010, Chrysler Group LLC of Auburn Hills, Michigan (“Chrysler”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337.
The complaint alleges that Xingyue Group Co., Ltd. of China, Shanghai Xingyue Power Machinery Co. Ltd. of China, Shanghai Xingyue USA, Inc. of City of Industry, California, Zhejiang Xingyue Vehicle [...]

FlashPoint Files New 337 Complaint Regarding Certain Electronic Imaging Devices

Monday, May 17th, 2010

On May 14, 2010, FlashPoint Technology, Inc. of Peterborough, New Hampshire (“FlashPoint”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337.
The complaint alleges that Nokia Corp. of Finland, Nokia, Inc. of Irving, Texas, Research In Motion Ltd. of Canada, Research In Motion Corp. of Irving, Texas, HTC Corp. of Taiwan, [...]

ALJ Charneski Rules On Motion for Summary Determination Of Non-Infringement In Certain Machine Vision Software (337-TA-680)

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

On May 10, 2010 ALJ Carl C. Charneski issued the public version of Order No. 51 (dated April 13, 2010), in Certain Machine Vision Software, Machine Vision Systems, and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-680).  In the Order, ALJ Charneski denied a motion filed by Respondent MVTec Software GmbH (“MVTec”) for summary determination of non-infringement [...]

ALJ Rogers Rules On Motion For Summary Determination of Invalidity In Certain Printing And Imaging Devices (337-TA-690)

Friday, May 7th, 2010

On May 4, 2010, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued Order No. 29 in Certain Printing and Imaging Devices and Component Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-690) granting-in-part Respondents Oki Data Corporation and Oki Data Americas, Inc.’s (collectively “Oki Data”) motion for summary determination of invalidity of certain means-plus-function or step-plus-function claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,388,771 [...]

ALJ Gildea Rules On Motion To Compel In Certain Ceramic Capacitors (337-TA-692)

Monday, May 3rd, 2010

On April 30, 2010, ALJ E. James Gildea issued the public version of Order No. 16 (dated April 19, 2010) in Certain Ceramic Capacitors and Products Containing the Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-692) granting in part Respondents motion to compel Complainants to respond to interrogatory nos. 5 and 54 and request for production nos. 1, 13, [...]