On September 14, 2011, ALJ E. James Gildea issued Order No. 37 in Certain Motion-Sensitive Sound Effects Devices And Image Display Devices and Components and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-773). In the Order, ALJ Gildea set October 17, 2011 as the date for the Markman hearing determining that “an early Markman hearing would be [...]

On May 17, 2011, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued the public version of Order No. 6 (dated April 22, 2011) in Certain Mobile Devices, Associated Software, and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-744).  In the Order, ALJ Essex construed various claim terms in connection with the asserted U.S. Patent Nos. 5,579,517 (the ‘517 patent), 5,758,352 (the [...]

On May 2, 2011, Chief ALJ Paul J. Luckern issued the public version of Order No. 17 (dated November 9, 2010) in Certain Electronic Devices with Multi-Touch Enabled Touchpads and Touchscreens (Inv. No. 337-TA-714).  In the Order, ALJ Luckern construed various claim terms in the asserted claims of U.S. Patent No. 5,825,352 (the ‘352 patent). [...]

On January 28, 2011, ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued Order 29 construing the terms of the asserted claims of the patents-in-suit in Certain Portable Electronic Devices and Related Software (Inv. No. 337-TA-721). By way of background, the Complainant in this investigation is HTC Corp. of Taiwan (“HTC”).  HTC is alleging a violation of Section 337 in [...]

On January 14, 2011, the Federal Circuit is scheduled to hear oral argument in Qimonda AG v. ITC (2010-1270). By way of background, on November 20, 2008, Qimonda AG (“Qimonda”) filed a complaint with the ITC against LSI Corporation, Seagate Technology, Seagate Technology (US) Holdings, Inc., Seagate Technology LLC, Seagate Memory Products (US) Corporation, and [...]

On September 10, 2010, ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued a notice in Certain Portable Electronic Devices and Related Software (Inv. No. 337-TA-721). According to the notice, ALJ Bullock scheduled the technology tutorial and Markman hearing to take place on October 25, 2010.

On September 7, 2010, ALJ E. James Gildea issued Order No. 5 in Certain Electronic Devices With Image Processing Systems, Components Thereof, and Associated Software (Inv. No. 337-TA-724). In the Order, ALJ Gildea set November 9, 2010 as the date for the Markman hearing determining that “an early Markman hearing will assist in streamlining the [...]

On July 30, 2010, ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued Order No. 18 in Certain Mobile Communications and Computer Devices and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-704).  In the Order, ALJ Bullock construed various claim terms in the asserted claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,455,599 (the ‘599 patent), 5,379,431 (the ‘431 patent), 6,424,354 (the ‘354 patent), and [...]

On July 19, 2010, Chief ALJ Paul J. Luckern issued Order No. 7 in Certain Biometric Scanning Devices, Components Thereof, Associated Software, and Products Containing the Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-720). In the Order, ALJ Luckern set the procedural schedule for the investigation and included provisions for the early exchange of claim construction terms and proposed [...]

On July 15, 2010, Chief ALJ Paul J. Luckern issued the public version of the Initial Determination (“ID”) construing terms of the asserted claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,292,218 (the ‘218 patent) in Certain Mobile Telephones And Wireless Communication Devices Featuring Digital Cameras, and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-703). By way of background, the Complainant [...]