On December 14, 2011, ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued the public version of Order No. 28 (dated December 1, 2011) granting-in-part Complainants Creative Kingdoms, LLC and New Kingdoms, LLC’s (collectively, “Creative Kingdoms”) motion to compel discovery responses from Respondents Nintendo of America, Inc. and Nintendo Co., Ltd. (collectively, “Nintendo”) in Certain Video Game Systems and [...]

On November 3, 2011, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued the public version of Order No. 33 (dated October 5, 2011) in Certain Starter Motors and Alternators (Inv. No. 337-TA-755).  The order denied Respondent Wetherill Associates, Inc. d/b/a WAI Global’s (“WAI”) motion for summary determination that Complainants Remy International, Inc. and Remy Products, LLC (collectively, [...]

On October 24, 2011, the International Trade Commission (the “Commission”) issued a notice determining to modify the final initial determination (“ID”) issued by former Chief ALJ Paul J. Luckern on June 17, 2011, finding a violation of Section 337 in Certain Biometric Scanning Devices, Components Thereof, Associated Software, and Products Containing the Same (Inv. No. [...]

On October 4, 2011, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued Order No. 8 in Certain Liquid Crystal Display Devices and Products Containing the Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-782).  In the Order, the ALJ granted Complainant Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.’s (“Samsung”) motion to strike Respondent AU Optronics Corp.’s (“AUO”) thirteenth affirmative defense related to inequitable conduct.  The [...]

Further to our post of July 18, 2011, on August 24, 2011, ALJ Carl C. Charneski issued the public version of his Initial Determination (“ID”) (dated July 15, 2011) in Certain Personal Data and Mobile Communications Devices and Related Software (Inv. No. 337-TA-710). By way of background, the Complainants in this investigation are Apple Inc. [...]

On August 22, 2011, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued Order No. 24C in Certain Liquid Crystal Display Devices, Including Monitors, Televisions, and Modules, and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-741/749).  In the Order, ALJ Rogers granted-in-part and denied-in-part Complainants Thomson Licensing SAS and Thomson Licensing LLC’s (collectively, “Thomson”) motion to strike untimely prior art contentions [...]

On August 12, 2011, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued the public version of Order No. 5 (dated July 7, 2011) in Certain Handheld Electronic Computing Devices, Related Software, And Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-769).  In the Order, ALJ Essex granted-in-part and denied-in-part Complainant Microsoft Corporation’s (“Microsoft”) motion to declassify the names and roles of particular [...]

Further to our July 20, 2011 post, on August 2, 2011, the International Trade Commission issued its opinion with respect to remedy, public interest, and bonding in Certain Foam Footwear (Inv. No. 337-TA-567).  By way of background, Complainant Crocs, Inc. (“Crocs”) filed a complaint with the ITC naming eleven respondents, alleging violations of Section 337 [...]

On July 26, 2011, Chief ALJ Paul J. Luckern issued the public version of Order No. 5 (dated March 30, 2011) in Certain Handbags, Luggage, Accessories, and Packaging Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-754).  In the Order, ALJ Luckern granted Complainants Louis Vuitton Malletier S.A. and Louis Vuitton U.S. Manufacturing, Inc.’s (collectively, “Louis Vuitton”) motion to compel [...]

On July 18, 2011, Chief ALJ Paul J. Luckern issued the public versions of Order No. 25 (dated March 2, 2011), Order No. 27 (dated March 10, 2011), and Order No. 28 (dated March 10, 2011) in Certain Electronic Imaging Devices (Inv. No. 337-TA-726). By way of background, the Complainant in this investigation is Flashpoint [...]