On June 12, 2013 ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued the public versions of Order No. 13 (dated April 23, 2013), Order No. 14 (dated May 29, 2013), and Order No. 15 (dated May 29, 2013) in Certain Optoelectronic Devices for Fiber Optic Communications, Components Thereof, and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-860). By way of [...]
On June 7, 2013, the Federal Circuit issued its opinion in InterDigital Communications, LLC v. ITC (2012-1628). This was an appeal by InterDigital Communications, Inc., InterDigital Technology Corp., and IPR Licensing, Inc. (collectively, “InterDigital”) from an order of the International Trade Commission (“the Commission”) terminating Investigation No. 337-TA-800 with respect to LG Electronics, Inc., LG [...]
On May 20, 2013, the U.S. International Trade Commission (“the Commission”) issued a notice and order instituting enforcement proceedings in Certain Two-Way Global Satellite Communication Devices, System and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-854). By way of background, on April 10, 2013, BriarTek IP, Inc. of Alexandria, Virginia (“BriarTek”) filed an enforcement complaint alleging that DeLorme [...]
On May 20, 2013, Rohm and Haas Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Rohm and Haas Chemicals LLC of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and The Dow Chemical Company of Midland, Michigan (collectively, “Complainants”) 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 [...]
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 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 8, 2013, the International Trade Commission (the “Commission”) issued the public version of its opinion affirming-in-part and reversing-in-part the Remand Initial Determination (“RID”) in Certain Wireless Communication Devices, Portable Music and Data Processing Devices, Computers and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-745), although the ultimate conclusion of no violation of Section 337 was affirmed. [...]
Further to our April 15, 2013 post, on May 7, 2013, ALJ David P. Shaw issued Order No. 6 and Order No. 7 in Certain Omega-3 Extracts From Marine or Aquatic Biomass and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-877) setting a target date and procedural schedule. According to Order No. 6, ALJ Shaw set July [...]
On May 6, 2013, Chief ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued Order No. 100 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. and Respondent Bose Corporation filed a joint motion to terminate the [...]
On April 17, 2013, ALJ David P. Shaw issued Order No. 89 and Order No. 90 (both dated April 16, 2013) in Certain Audiovisual Components and Products Containing the Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-837). By way of background, the investigation is based on a March 2, 2012 complaint and March 28, 2012 amended complaint filed by [...]
