On September 20, 2011, the International Trade Commission (the “Commission”) issued a notice determining to grant Respondent Cablevision Systems Corp.’s (“Cablevision”) petition for reconsideration of the Commission’s decision not to review the Initial Determination (“ID”) issued by ALJ E. James Gildea on May 20, 2011 finding a violation of Section 337 in Certain Digital Set-Top [...]

On September 15, 2011, the International Trade Commission (the “Commission”) issued a notice determining to review in part an Initial Determination (“ID”) issued by ALJ Carl C. Charneski on July 15, 2011 finding a violation of Section 337 in Certain Personal Data and Mobile Communications Devices and Related Software (Inv. No. 337-TA-710). By way of [...]

On September 2, 2011, the International Trade Commission (the “Commission”) issued a notice determining to review an Initial Determination (“ID”) issued by ALJ E. James Gildea on July 1, 2011 finding a violation of Section 337 in Certain Electronic Devices With Image Processing Systems, Components Thereof, and Associated Software (Inv. No. 337-TA-724). By way of [...]

On August 30, 2011, the U.S. International Trade Commission (“Commission”) issued a notice instituting a formal enforcement proceeding relating to consent orders issued in Certain DC-DC Controllers and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-698). By way of background, Richtek Technology Corp. of Taiwan and Richtek USA, Inc. of San Jose, California (collectively, “Richtek”) filed an [...]

On August 29, 2011, The U.S. International Trade Commission issued a notice of issuance of a limited exclusion order, a cease and desist order, and termination of the investigation in Certain Birthing Simulators and Associated Systems (Inv. No. 337-TA-759). By way of background, this investigation was based on a December 30, 2010 complaint filed by [...]

On August 18, 2011, the Commission issued a notice in Certain Automated Media Library Devices (Inv. No. 337-TA-746).  The notice stated that ALJ Bullock’s July 19, 2011 Order No. 19,  which granted-in-part Respondent IBM’s motion for partial summary determination and found that the asserted claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,328,766 (“the ’766 patent”) were not [...]

On August 18, 2011, the International Trade Commission (the “Commission”) issued a notice determining to review in part an Initial Determination (“ID”) issued by former Chief ALJ Paul J. Luckern on June 17, 2011, finding a violation of Section 337 in Certain Biometric Scanning Devices, Components Thereof, Associated Software, and Products Containing the Same (Inv. [...]

On August 11, 2011, the International Trade Commission (the “Commission”) issued a notice determining to review in part an Initial Determination (“ID”) issued by ALJ Robert K. Rogers on June 10, 2011 finding a violation of Section 337 in Certain Inkjet Cartridges with Printheads and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-723). By way of background, and [...]

On August 3, 2011, the ITC issued a press release announcing the retirement of Chief ALJ Paul J. Luckern.  Below is an excerpt from the ITC’s press release:  Paul J. Luckern, Chief Administrative Law Judge at the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC), is retiring from government service today, August 3, 2011. Luckern, a long-serving and [...]

On July 29, 2011, the International Trade Commission (the “Commission”) issued a notice determining to grant Respondents Research in Motion, Ltd. and Research in Motion Corp.’s (collectively, “RIM”) motion for leave to file a petition for reconsideration out of time in Certain Mobile Telephones and Wireless Communication Devices Featuring Digital Cameras, and Components Thereof (Inv. [...]