Further to our December 10, 2011 and January 24, 2012 posts, on February 7, 2012, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued Order No. 6:  Setting Procedural Schedule in Certain Communication Equipment, Components thereof, and Products Containing Same, Including Power Over Ethernet Telephones, Switches, Wireless Access Points, Routers and Other Devices Used in WLANs and Cameras (Inv. [...]

On February 7, 2012, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued Order No. 13 in Certain Universal Serial Bus (“USB”) Portable Storage Devices, Including USB Flash Drives and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-788). In the Order, ALJ Essex granted a motion filed by Complainants Trek Technology (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Trek 2000 International Ltd., and S-Com (S) Pte. [...]

On January 31, 2012, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued Order No. 33 denying Respondents Barnes and Noble, Inc. and BarnesandNoble.com’s (collectively, “B&N”) motions for summary determination of invalidity and noninfringement in Certain Handheld Electronic Computing Devices, Related Software, And Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-769). According to the Order, ALJ Essex reviewed the memoranda submitted by [...]

Further to our December 10, 2011 post, on January 19, 2012, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued Order No. 4:  Setting the Target Date and Date for Submission of Proposed Procedural Schedule in Certain Communication Equipment, Components thereof, and Products Containing Same, Including Power Over Ethernet Telephones, Switches, Wireless Access Points, Routers and Other Devices Used [...]

On January 19, 2012, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued Order No. 15 in Certain Flat Panel Display Devices, and Products Containing the Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-793).   In the Order, ALJ Essex granted a joint motion filed by Complainant AU Optronics Corporation and AU Optronics Corporation America and Respondents Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics America, [...]

On January 18, 2011, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued Order No. 11 in Certain Strollers and Playards (Inv. No. 337-TA-762). In the Order, ALJ Essex granted a joint motion filed by Complainant Graco Children’s Products, Inc. and Respondent Baby Trend, Inc. to terminate the investigation based on a settlement agreement.  After reviewing the confidential and [...]

On January 17, 2011, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued the public version of Order No. 60 (dated January 17, 2012) in Certain Semiconductor Chips and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-753). By way of background, this Investigation is based on a December 1, 2010 complaint filed by Rambus, Inc., of Sunnyvale, California (“Rambus”) alleging violation of [...]

On January 13, 2012, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued a notice regarding the Initial Determination (“ID”) in Certain Mobile Devices and Related Software Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-750). By way of background, the Complainant in this investigation is Apple, Inc. and the Respondent is Motorola Mobility, Inc. According to the notice, ALJ Essex held that no [...]

On December 20, 2011, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued a notice regarding the Initial Determination (“ID”) in Certain Mobile Devices, Associated Software, and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-744). By way of background, the Complainant in this investigation is Microsoft Corporation and the Respondent is Motorola Mobility, Inc. According to the notice, ALJ Essex held that [...]

On November 29, 2011, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued the public versions of Order Nos. 19 and 20 (both dated November 29, 2011) in Certain Protective Cases and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-780). In Order No. 19, ALJ Essex granted a joint motion filed by Complainant Otter Products, LLC (“Otter”) and Respondents Cellairis Franchise, Inc. and [...]