On February 23, 2012, ALJ E. James Gildea issued the public version of Order No. 21 (dated February 14, 2012) construing the claim terms of the patents at issue in Certain Equipment for Communications Networks, including Switches, Routers, Gateways, Bridges, Wireless Access Points, Cable Modems, IP Phones, and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-778). By [...]

On February 21, 2012, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued the public version of Order No. 34 (dated February 6, 2012) granting Complainant Microsoft Corporation’s (“Microsoft”) motion for summary determination that it satisfies the economic prong of the domestic industry requirement in Certain Handheld Electronic Computing Devices, Related Software, And Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-769). According [...]

On February 9, 2012, Chief ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued Order No. 29 construing terms of the asserted claims in Certain Static Random Access Memories and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-792). By way of background, this investigation was instituted on July 28, 2011 after Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (“Cypress”) filed a complaint naming as respondents [...]

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 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 20 2012, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued the public version of Order No. 52 in Certain Starter Motors and Alternators (Inv. No. 337-TA-755).  In the Order, ALJ Rogers granted a joint motion filed by Complainants Remy International, Inc. and Remy Technologies LLC and Respondent Electric Motor Service, Inc. to terminate the investigation [...]

On January 20, 2012, ALJ Thomas B. Pender issued Order No. 30 in Certain Vaginal Ring Birth Control Devices (Inv. No. 337-TA-768).  According to the Order, Complainant Femina Pharma Inc. (“Femina”) moved to terminate the investigation based on withdrawal of the complaint under Commission Rule 210.21(a)(1).  Respondents Merck & Co., Inc., Schering Plough Corporation, Organon [...]

On January 26, 2012, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued Order No. 24 denying Respondents SKC, Inc. and SKC Kolon PI, Inc.’s (collectively, “SKC”) motion for summary determination that claims 1, 2, 6-10 and 12-14 of U.S. Patent No. 7,691,961 (“the ‘961 patent”) are invalid as anticipated in Certain Polyimide Films, Products Containing Same, and [...]

On January 20, 2012 ALJ Thomas B. Pender issued Order No. 21 in Certain Wireless Communication Devices and Systems, Components Thereof, and Products Containing Same (337-TA-775) denying Respondents Apple Inc., Hewlett-Packard Company, Aruba Networks, Inc., Meru Networks, and Ruckus Wireless’s (collectively, “Respondents”) motion to compel the production of documents and testimony from Complainant Linex Technologies, [...]

On January 23, 2012, Neptun Light, Inc. and Andrzej Bobel of Lake Forest, Illinois (collectively, “Neptun”) 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 [...]