Chief ALJ Paul J. Luckern

Chief Administrative Law Judge Paul J. Luckern is the longest-serving and most experienced ALJ handling Section 337 investigations at the ITC. Luckern has served as an ALJ at the ITC since 1984. On July 3, 2008, Luckern was named Chief Administrative Law Judge at the ITC.

Chief ALJ Luckern’s background information is set forth below:

• Personal Background
  • Native of Auburn, New York

• Educational Background
  • Georgetown University – LL.B (J.D.); LL.M
  • Georgetown University – B.S., Chemistry cum laude
  • Cornell University – M.S., Organic Chemistry

• Professional Background
  • U.S. Social Security Administration – Administrative Law Judge
  • U.S Department of Justice – Intellectual Property Trial Attorney
  • Fish & Neave (New York City, New York) – Attorney
  • U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals – Technical Advisor
  • J.R. Geigy, A.G. (Basil, Switzerland) – Patent Consultant
  • U.S. Patent & Trademark Office – Patent Examiner
  • Eastman Kodak – Chemist

• Sample Ground Rules
  • Certain Video Game Machines and Related Three-Dimensional Pointing Devices, Inv. No. 337-TA-658 (Issued September 18, 2008)

• Sample Initial Determination
  • Certain Ink Cartridges and Components Thereof, Inv. No. 337-TA-565 (Public Version Issued June 1, 2007)