On February 14, 2012, ALJ Thomas B. Pender issued Order No. 13 in Certain Electronic Digital Media Devices And Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-796). In the Order, ALJ Pender denied Complainant Apple Inc.’s (“Apple”) motion to compel Respondents to substantially complete production of technical documents relevant to Apple’s allegations of infringement by December 16, 2011.  [...]

Further to our November 21, 2011 and January 10, 2012 posts, on February 9, 2012, ALJ Thomas B. Pender issued Order No. 4 in Certain Automotive GPS Navigation Systems, Components Thereof, and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-814). In the Order, ALJ Pender set the procedural schedule for the investigation and included provisions for the [...]

On January 20, 2012, ALJ Thomas B. Pender issued Order No. 30 in Certain Vaginal Ring Birth Control Devices (Inv. No. 337-TA-768).  According to the Order, Complainant Femina Pharma Inc. (“Femina”) moved to terminate the investigation based on withdrawal of the complaint under Commission Rule 210.21(a)(1).  Respondents Merck & Co., Inc., Schering Plough Corporation, Organon [...]

On January 20, 2012 ALJ Thomas B. Pender issued Order No. 21 in Certain Wireless Communication Devices and Systems, Components Thereof, and Products Containing Same (337-TA-775) denying Respondents Apple Inc., Hewlett-Packard Company, Aruba Networks, Inc., Meru Networks, and Ruckus Wireless’s (collectively, “Respondents”) motion to compel the production of documents and testimony from Complainant Linex Technologies, [...]

On January 19, 2012, ALJ Thomas B. Pender issued Order No. 20 in Certain Wireless Communication Devices and Systems, Components Thereof, and Products Containing Same (337-TA-775) denying Respondents Apple, Inc., Hewlett-Packard Company, Aruba Networks, Inc., Meru Networks, and Ruckus Wireless’s (collectively, “Respondents”) motion to compel the production of documents improperly withheld by Complainant Linex Technologies, [...]

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 9, 2012, ALJ Thomas B. Pender issued Order No. 10 in Certain Liquid Crystal Display Devices and Products Containing the Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-782). In the Order, ALJ Rogers granted a joint motion filed by Complainant Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (“Samsung”) and Respondents AU Optronics Corporation (“AUO”), Acer America Corp. and Acer Inc. [...]

Further to our November 21, 2011 post, on January 6, 2012, ALJ Thomas B. Pender issued Order No. 3 in Certain Automotive GPS Navigation Systems, Components Thereof, and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-814). In the Order, ALJ Pender set March 23, 2013 as the target date for completing the investigation (which is sixteen months [...]

Further to our November 9, 2011 post, on December 29, 2011, ALJ Thomas B. Pender issued Order No. 3 in Certain Computing Devices With Associated Instruction Sets And Software (Inv. No. 337-TA-812). In the Order, ALJ Pender set March 14, 2013 as the target date for completing the investigation (which is sixteen months after institution [...]

On December 19, 2011, ALJ Thomas B. Pender issued Order No. 27 (dated December 16, 2011) in Certain Vaginal Ring Birth Control Devices (Inv. No. 337-TA-768).  In the Order, ALJ Pender granted-in-part Respondents Merck & Co., Inc., Schering-Plough Corporation, Organon USA, Inc., and N.V. Organon’s (collectively, “Merck”) motion to quash subpoenas ad testificandum and duces [...]