On May 21, 2010, the International Trade Commission issued a notice determining to review in part an Initial Determination (“ID”) issued by ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. on March 24, 2010 denying a motion for temporary relief in Certain Silicon Microphone Packages and Products Containing the Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-695), and on review, to take [...]

Further to our May 14, 2010 post, on May 21, 2010, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued Order No. 4: Setting Target Date in Certain Digital Imaging Devices and Related Software (Inv. No. 337-TA-717).
According to the Order, ALJ Rogers set September 19, 2011, as the target date (which is 16 months after institution of the [...]

Further to our May 14, 2010 post, Chief ALJ Paul J. Luckern issued a notice assigning ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. as the presiding Administrative Law Judge in Certain Digital Imaging Devices and Related Software (Inv. No. 337-TA-717).

On May 4, 2010, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued Order No. 29 in Certain Printing and Imaging Devices and Component Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-690) granting-in-part Respondents Oki Data Corporation and Oki Data Americas, Inc.’s (collectively “Oki Data”) motion for summary determination of invalidity of certain means-plus-function or step-plus-function claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,388,771 [...]

On April 30, 2010, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued the public version of Order No. 40 (dated March 2, 2010) in Certain Bulk Welding Wire Containers and Components Thereof and Welding Wire (Inv. No. 337-TA-686), granting in part Respondent Sidergas SpA’s (“Sidergas”) motion to compel Complainants The Lincoln Electric Company and Lincoln Global, Inc. [...]

On April 30, 2010, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued the public version of Order No. 41 (dated March 3, 2010) in Certain Bulk Welding Wire Containers and Components Thereof and Welding Wire (Inv. No. 337-TA-686), denying Complainants The Lincoln Electric Company and Lincoln Global, Inc.’s (collectively, “Lincoln”) motion for summary determination that they satisfied [...]

On April 30, 2010, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued the public version of Order No. 39 (dated March 1, 2010) in Certain Bulk Welding Wire Containers and Components Thereof and Welding Wire (Inv. No. 337-TA-686), denying Respondent The ESAB Group, Inc.’s (“ESAB”) motion for summary determination that the asserted claims of U.S. Patent No. [...]

On April 28, 2010, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued Order No. 7 in Certain Notebook Computer Products and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-705).  In the Order, ALJ Rogers denied Complainant Toshiba Corporation’s (“Toshiba”) motion to compel Respondents Wistron Corporation, Wistron InfoComm (Texas) Corporation, and Wistron InfoComm Technology (America) Corporation (collectively, “Wistron”) to respond to [...]

On April 22, 2010, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued Order No. 5: Setting Procedural Schedule in Certain Inkjet Ink Cartridges With Printheads and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-711).
In the Order, ALJ Rogers sets the procedural schedule for the investigation and includes provisions for the early exchange of claim construction terms and proposed constructions.  The [...]

On April 22, 2010, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued Order No. 25 in Certain Printing and Imaging Devices and Component Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-690) denying Respondents Oki Data Corporation and Oki Data Americas, Inc.’s (collectively “Oki Data”) motion for summary determination of invalidity of claims 18-21 of U.S. Patent No. 6,212,343 (the ‘343 patent).
In [...]