On April 28, 2009, the U.S. International Trade Commission issued a Notice determining not to review the Initial Determination (“ID”) (Order No. 18) issued by Administrative Law Judge E. James Gildea on April 6, 2009, in Certain Coaxial Cable Connectors and Components Thereof and Products Containing the Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-650). As explained in our [...]

On April 30, 2009, Administrative Law Judge E. James Gildea issued Order No. 20 setting technology and Markman tutorials in Certain Coaxial Cable Connectors and Components Thereof and Products Containing the Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-650). According to the Order, ALJ Gildea determined that “brief technology tutorials will be useful in setting the stage for the [...]

On April 9, 2009, the U.S. International Trade Commission issued a Notice determining to review in its entirety the Initial Determination (“ID”) (Order No. 19) issued by Administrative Law Judge E. James Gildea on February 3, 2009, in Certain Cigarettes and Packaging Thereof (337-TA-643).  This investigation was instituted on April 4, 2008, based on the [...]

On March 9, 2009, the Commission issued a Final Determination finding a violation of 19 U.S.C. § 1337 by the 9 remaining respondents — General Protecht Group, Inc., Shanghai ELE Manufacturing Corporation, Shanghai Meihao Electric, Inc., Wenzhou Trimone Company, Cheetah USA Corp., Nicor, Inc., Orbit Industries, Inc., The Designer’s Edge, and Colacino Electric Supply, Inc. [...]