On May 14, 2013, Chief ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued Order No. 106 in Certain Sintered Rare Earth Magnets, Methods of Making Same and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-855). According to the Order, Complainants Hitachi Metals, Ltd. and Hitachi Metals North Carolina, Ltd. (“Hitachi”) and Respondents Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation and Techtronic Industries Company [...]

On April 23, 2013, ALJ E. James Gildea issued the public version of Order No. 18 and Order No. 19 (both dated March 26, 2013) regarding motions to strike certain portions of expert testimony in Certain Semiconductor Chips with DRAM Circuitry, and Modules and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-819). By way of background, this [...]

On May 10, 2013, the International Trade Commission (“the Commission”) issued a notice determining to review in part the Remand Initial Determination (“RID”) issued by Chief ALJ Charles E. Bullock on March 26, 2013 finding no violation of Section 337 in Certain Automated Media Library Devices (Inv. No. 337-TA-746). By way of background, the Complainant [...]

On May 9, 2013, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. Issued Order No. 19 granting Respondents LSI Corporation and Seagate Technology’s (collectively, “Respondents”) motion to strike Complainant Realtek Semiconductor Corporation’s (“Realtek”) supplemental interrogatory response while denying Realtek’s motion to file a response to the Respondents’ motion one day out of time in Certain Integrated Circuit Chips [...]

On May 10, 2013, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued Order No. 27 denying Complainants InterDigital Technology Corporation, IPR Licensing, Inc. and InterDigital Holdings, Inc.’s (collectively, “InterDigital”) motion for leave to amend the complaint in Certain Wireless Devices With 3G And/Or 4G Capabilities and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-868). According to the Order, InterDigital sought [...]

On May 8, 2013, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued the public version of Order No. 10 and Order No. 11 (both dated May 7, 2013) in Certain Products Having Laminated Packaging, Laminated Packaging, and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-874). According to Order No. 10, ALJ Essex granted a joint motion filed by Complainant Lamina Packaging [...]

On May 13, 2013, Black Hills Media, LLC of Wilmington, Delaware (“Black Hills”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337. The complaint alleges that the following entities (collectively, the “Proposed Respondents”) unlawfully import into the U.S., sell for importation and/or sell within the U.S. after importation certain digital [...]

Further to our March 25, 2013 post, on May 10, 2013, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued Order No. 13 setting a target date and procedural schedule in Certain Products Having Laminated Packaging, Laminated Packaging, and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-874). According to the Order, ALJ Essex set July 28, 2014 as the target date for [...]

Further to our April 15, 2013 post, on May 9, 2013, ALJ Thomas B. Pender issued Order No. 3 setting a target date and procedural schedule in Certain Electronic Devices Having Placeshifting or Display Replication Functionality and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-878). According to the Order, ALJ Pender set August 18, 2014 as the [...]

On May 9, 2013, ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued the public version of Order No. 97 (dated April 23, 2013) in Certain Sintered Rare Earth Magnets, Methods of Making Same, and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-855). According to the Order, Complainants Hitachi Metals, Ltd. and Hitachi Metals North Carolina, Ltd. (collectively, “Hitachi Metals”) moved [...]