On February 13, 2012, ALJ Robert K. Rogers Jr. issued Order No. 7 granting Google Inc.’s (“Google”) motion to intervene, but denying a motion to disqualify the law firm of Pepper Hamilton LLC (“Pepper Hamilton”) in Certain Portable Communication Devices (337-TA-827). By way of background, the investigation is based on a complaint filed by Digitude [...]

On February 9, 2012, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued Order No. 25 granting Complainant’s motion for entry of default against certain respondents and granting respondent National Cellular’s motion for default in Certain Protective Cases and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-780). By way of background, the investigation is based on a complaint filed by Otter Products, [...]

On February 8, 2012, the Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion in Ninestar Tech. Co., Ltd., v. ITC (2009-1549).  This was an appeal from the International Trade Commission’s (“Commission”) assessment of a civil penalty against Ninestar Technology Co. Ltd., Ninestar Technology Company Ltd., and Town Sky Inc. (collectively, “Ninestar”) for failure to comply with exclusion [...]

On January 31, 2012, Chief ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued the public version of Order No. 33 (dated January 9, 2012) concerning a motion for leave to serve a supplemental expert report and a motion to strike one of Respondents’ supplemental expert reports filed by the Complainants Creative Kingdoms, LLC and New Kingdoms, LLC (collectively, [...]

On January 30, 2012, ALJ David P. Shaw issued Order No. 33 concerning a renewed request to strike expert testimony by the Respondent in Certain Gaming and Entertainment Consoles, Related Software, and Components Thereof  (337-TA-752). As described in our January 26, 2012 post, ALJ Shaw recently ruled on several motions in limine filed by Complainants [...]

On January 23, 2012 ALJ David P. Shaw issued the public versions of Order Nos. 31 and 32 (both dated January 6, 2012) concerning motions in limine filed by the Complainants and the Respondent, respectively, in Certain Gaming and Entertainment Consoles, Related Software, and Components Thereof (337-TA-752). By way of background, the investigation is based [...]

On January 20, 2012, the International Trade Commission (the “Commission”) issued the public version of its opinion reviewing-in-part and affirming the initial determination of no violation of Section 337 in Certain Video Game Systems and Controllers (Inv. No. 337-TA-743).  By way of background, the Complainant in this investigation is Motiva, LLC (“Motiva”) and the Respondents [...]

On January 18, 2012, ALJ Thomas B. Pender issued the public version of Order No. 19 (dated January 6, 2012) in Certain Wireless Communication Devices and Systems, Components Thereof, and Products Containing Same (337-TA-775).  The Order denied Complainant Linex Technologies, Inc.’s (“Linex”) motion to extend the deadline for completion of fact discovery from November 30, [...]

On January 10, 2012, Eastman Kodak Company (“Kodak”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337. The complaint alleges that Apple, Inc. of Cupertino, California, High Tech Computer Corp. a/k/a HTC Corp. of Taiwan, HTC America, Inc. of Bellevue, Washington, and Exedea, Inc. of Houston, Texas (collectively, the “Proposed [...]

On December 21, 2011, Chief ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued the public version of the Initial Determination (“ID”) (dated October 17, 2011) finding no violation of Section 337 in Certain Portable Electronic Devices and Related Software (Inv. No. 337-TA-721). By way of background, the Complainant in this investigation is HTC Corporation (“HTC”) and the Respondent is Apple [...]