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 [...]

On July 6, 2011, the International Trade Commission (the “Commission”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and a Notice of Proposed Handbook on Filing Procedures.  These notices are directed to proposed amendments of the Commission’s rules of practice and procedure and electronic filing procedures, respectively. Under the Commission’s proposed amendments, most documents would be required [...]

On June 20, 2011, ALJ Carl C. Charneski issued the public version of the Initial Determination (“ID”) (dated June 1, 2011) granting a motion for summary determination filed by Complainant Lexmark International, Inc. (“Lexmark”) in Certain Toner Cartridges and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-740). By way of background, the Commission instituted this investigation on October [...]

On June 2, 2011, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued the public version of Order No. 7 (dated May 18, 2011) in Certain Gemcitabine and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-766). In the Order, ALJ Rogers granted-in-part and denied-in-part Complainant Eli Lilly and Company’s (“Lilly”) motion to quash a subpoena duces tecum and ad testificandum [...]

On May 17, 2011, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued the public version of Order No. 6 (dated April 22, 2011) in Certain Mobile Devices, Associated Software, and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-744).  In the Order, ALJ Essex construed various claim terms in connection with the asserted U.S. Patent Nos. 5,579,517 (the ‘517 patent), 5,758,352 (the [...]

Further to our May 11, 2011 post, on May 13, 2011, the International Trade Commission (the “Commission”) issued the public version of its Opinion affirming-in-part, modifying-in-part, and reversing-in-part ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr.’s December 23, 2010 Initial Determination (“ID”) in Certain MEMS Devices and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-700) and finding a violation of [...]

On May 10, 2011, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued the public version of Order No. 27 (dated April 19, 2011) denying Complainant Spansion, LLC’s (“Spansion”) motion to compel in Certain Flash Memory Chips and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-735). According to the Order, Spansion moved to compel Respondent Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd (“Samsung”) [...]