On March 9, 2012, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued Order No. 15 granting in part Complainants’ motion to compel discovery responses from Respondents Fuzhou F&V Photographic Equipment Co., Ltd. (“F&V”) and Shantou Nanguang Photographic Equipment Co., Ltd. (“Nanguang”) in Certain LED Photographic Lighting Devices and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-804). By way of background, the [...]

On March 6, 2012, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued Order No. 15 granting Complainants’ motion to strike Respondents’ rebuttal expert on domestic industry in Certain Universal Serial Bus (“USB”) Portable Storage Devices, Including USB Flash Drives and Components Thereof (337-TA-788). By way of background, the investigation is based on a complaint filed by Trek 2000 [...]

On March 5, 2012, Fabri-Kal Corp. of Kalamazoo, Michigan (“Fabri-Kal”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337. The complaint alleges that Green Wave International, Inc. of Brooklyn, New York, Trans World International, Inc. of Brooklyn, New York, John Calarese & Co., Inc. of Medway, Massachusetts, and Eco Greenwares [...]

On February 29, 2012, the Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion in General Electric Co.  v. ITC (2010-1223).  This was an appeal from the Commission’s final determination of no violation of Section 337 in Certain Variable Speed Wind Turbines and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-641).  See our October 29, 2009 and March 5, 2010 posts [...]

On February 17, 2012, ALJ E. James Gildea issued the public version of the Initial Determination (“ID”) (dated February 1, 2012) in Certain Reduced Ignition Proclivity Cigarette Paper Wrappers and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-756).  Due to the size of the ID, we have split the file into part 1 and part 2.    By way [...]

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 [...]