On November 29, 2011, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued Order No. 23 in Certain Muzzle-Loading Firearms and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-777).  The Order granted-in-part and denied-in-part a motion filed by Respondents Blackpowder Products Inc. and Dikar Sociedad Cooperativa Limitada (collectively, “BPI”) to compel Complainants Smith & Wesson Corp. and Thompson/Center Arms Company, Inc. [...]

Further to our March 1, 2011 post, on March 24, 2011, ALJ Carl C. Charneski issued the public version of the Initial Determination (“ID”) (dated February 28, 2011) in Certain Flash Memory and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-685). By way of background, the Complainant in this investigation is Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd. (“Samsung”) and [...]

On October 2, 2010, Chief ALJ Paul J. Luckern issued the public version of Order No. 55 (dated August 17, 2010) in Certain DC-DC Controllers and Products Containing the Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-698).  Respondent uPI Semiconductor Corp. (“uPI”) moved for sanctions against counsel for Complainants Richtek Technology Corp. and Richtek USA, Inc. (“Richtek”) for alleged [...]

Further to our October 30 post, on November 20, 2009, ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued the public version of the Supplemental Initial Determination (“Supplemental ID”) in connection with remand proceedings in Certain Encapsulated Integrated Circuit Devices and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-501). By way of background, the Complainant in this investigation is Amkor Technology, [...]

In Section 337 actions, the domestic industry requirement includes two prongs: (1) the economic prong, which involves investment activities, and (2) the technical prong, which involves the practice of the asserted intellectual property right. Subsection 337(a)(3) defines domestic industry as follows:     An industry in the United States shall be considered to exist if there [...]

Further to our July 28 post, on August 7, 2009, ALJ E. James Gildea issued the corrected public version of his Initial and Recommended Determinations (“ID”) in Certain Laser Imageable Lithographic Printing Plates (Inv. No. 337-TA-636).  In this investigation, the Complainant is Presstek, Inc. (“Presstek”) and the Respondents are VIM Technologies, Ltd. (“VIM”), Hanita Coatings [...]

On July 24, 2009, ALJ E. James Gildea issued a notice regarding his Final Initial Determination and Recommended Determination on Remedy and Bond in Certain Laser Imageable Lithographic Printing Plates (Inv. No. 337-TA-636).  The Complainant in the 636 investigation is Presstek, Inc., and Respondents are VIM Technologies, Inc., Hanita Coatings RCA, Ltd., AteCe Canada, Guaranteed [...]

On April 30, 2009, Chief ALJ Paul J. Luckern issued the public version of Order No. 33 (dated April 9, 2009) in Certain Video Game Machines and Related Three-Dimensional Pointing Devices (337-TA-658).  In the Order, ALJ Luckern denied Respondents Nintendo Co., Ltd. and Nintendo of America, Inc.’s (“Nintendo”) Motion for Summary Determination of Invalidity of [...]

On April 30, 2009, the Federal Circuit issued a per curiam opinion in Amgen, Inc. v. ITC, No. 2007-1014.  Sitting en banc, Judges Newman, Lourie and Linn revised a portion of the March 19, 2008 opinion issued in this case. By way of background, Amgen holds several U.S. patents relating to recombinant human erythropoietin and [...]