On November 30, 2011, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued Order No. 17: Denying OSRAM’s Motion To Compel Samsung to Produce Domestic Industry Documents in Certain Light-Emitting Diodes and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-798). According to the Order, Respondents OSRAM AG, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Inc., and OSRAM Sylvania Inc. (collectively, [...]

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 November 22, 2011 post, on November 28, 2011, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued Order No. 4 in Certain Projectors With Controlled-Angle Optical Retarders, Components Thereof, and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-815). According to the Order, ALJ Rogers set April 24, 2013 as the target date (which is 17 months after [...]

Further to our August 31, 2011 post, on November 9, 2011, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued the public version of the Initial Determination (“ID”) (dated August 31, 2011) denying a motion by Complainants Thompson/Center Arms Company, Inc. and Smith & Wesson Corp. (the “Complainants”) for temporary relief in Certain Muzzle-Loading Firearms and Components Thereof [...]

On November 10, 2011, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued the public version of Order No. 44 (dated November 10, 2011) in Certain Starter Motors and Alternators (Inv. No. 337-TA-755).  In the Order, ALJ Rogers granted a motion filed by Respondent Metric Sales & Engineering, Inc. to terminate the investigation based on entry of a [...]

On November 10, 2011, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued the public version of Order No. 12 (dated November 10, 2011) in Certain Digital Photo Frames And Image Display Devices and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-807). In the Order, ALJ Rogers granted a joint motion filed by Complainant Technology Properties Limited LLC (“TPL”) and Respondent Aluratek International Inc. [...]

On November 7, 2011, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued Order No. 17 in Certain Muzzle-Loading Firearms and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-777).  The Order denied a motion filed by Complainants Thompson/Center Arms Co., Inc. and Smith & Wesson Corp. (collectively, “Thompson”) for leave to serve two days late their responses to requests for admission [...]

On November 3, 2011, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued the public version of Order No. 33 (dated October 5, 2011) in Certain Starter Motors and Alternators (Inv. No. 337-TA-755).  The order denied Respondent Wetherill Associates, Inc. d/b/a WAI Global’s (“WAI”) motion for summary determination that Complainants Remy International, Inc. and Remy Products, LLC (collectively, [...]

Further to our October 10, 11, and 28, 2011 posts, on November 7, 2011, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued Order No. 6 in Certain Devices For Mobile Data Communication (Inv. No. 337-TA-809). In the Order, ALJ Rogers set the procedural schedule for the investigation and included provisions for the early exchange of claim construction [...]

On November 2, 2011, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued a notice regarding the Initial Determination on Violation (“ID”) in Certain Video Game Systems and Controllers (Inv. No. 337-TA-743). By way of background, the Complainant in this matter is Motiva, LLC and the Respondents are Nintendo Co., Ltd. and Nintendo of America Inc. (collectively “Nintendo”).  [...]