Settlements

ALJ Bullock Terminates Investigation As To Tirecrawler.com In Certain Tires (337-TA-894)

By Eric Schweibenz
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Nov
14
On November 12, 2013, Chief ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued Order No. 9 in Certain Tires and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-894).

In the Order, ALJ Bullock granted a joint motion filed by Complainants Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd., Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc., Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp., Nitto Tire U.S.A. Inc., and Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing Inc. and Respondent Tirecrawler.com based on a settlement agreement.

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ALJ Bullock Terminates Investigation In Certain Laundry And Household Cleaning Products (337-TA-891)

By Eric Schweibenz
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Dec
05
On December 3, 2013, Chief ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued Order No. 10 in Certain Laundry And Household Cleaning Products and Related Packaging (Inv. No. 337-TA-891).

In the Order, ALJ Bullock granted a joint motion filed by Complainant The Clorox Company and Respondents Industrias Alen, S.A. de C.V. and Alen USA, LLC to terminate the investigation based on settlement agreement.

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ALJ Bullock Terminates Investigation As To Wheel Warehouse In Certain Tires (337-TA-894)

By Eric Schweibenz
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Dec
09
On December 3, 2013, Chief ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued Order No. 14 in Certain Tires and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-894).

In the Order, ALJ Bullock granted Complainants Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd., Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc., Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp., Nitto Tire U.S.A. Inc., and Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing Inc.'s (collectively, "Toyo") corrected motion to terminate the investigation as to Respondent Wheel Warehouse, Inc., a business name of SoCal Wheels, Inc. ("SoCal") based on a consent order stipulation.

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ALJ Bullock Terminates Investigation As To American Omni Trading And Dunlap & Kyle In Certain Tires (337-TA-894)

By Eric Schweibenz
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Dec
17
On December 13, 2013, Chief ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued Order No. 19 in Certain Tires and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-894).

According to the Order, Complainants Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.; Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc.; Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp.; Nitto Tire U.S.A. Inc.; and Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing Inc. filed a motion to terminate the investigation as to Respondents American Omni Trading Co. and Dunlap & Kyle d/b/a Gateway Tire and Service based on a settlement agreement entered into between the parties.

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ALJ Essex Grants Motion To Terminate Investigation As To Aker Respondents In Certain Omega-3 Extracts From Marine Or Aquatic Biomass (337-TA-877)

By Eric Schweibenz
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Dec
18
On December 17, 2013, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued Order No. 40 in Certain Omega-3 Extracts from Marine or Aquatic Biomass and Products Containing the Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-877).

According to the Order, ALJ Essex granted Complainants Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. and Ascati Pharma Inc. and Respondents Aker BioMarine AS, Aker BioMarine Antarctic AS, and Aker BioMarine Antarctic USA, Inc.’s (collectively, the “Aker Respondents”) joint motion to terminate the investigation as to the Aker Respondents on the basis of a settlement agreement reached between the parties.

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ALJ Bullock Grants Motions To Terminate Investigation In Certain Tires (337-TA-894)

By Eric Schweibenz
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Dec
20
On December 13, 2013, Chief ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued Order Nos. 18 and 20 in Certain Tires and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-894).

According to Order No. 18, ALJ Bullock granted Complainants Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.; Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc.; Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp.; Nitto Tire U.S.A. Inc.; and Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing Inc.’s (collectively, “Toyo”) motion to terminate the investigation as to Respondent Weifang Shunfuchang Rubber & Plastic Co., Ltd. based on a consent order stipulation.

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ALJ Bullock Terminates Investigation As To Unicorn Tire In Certain Tires (337-TA-894)

By Eric Schweibenz
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Dec
24
On December 23, 2013, Chief ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued Order No. 23 in Certain Tires and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-894).

According to the Order, ALJ Bullock granted Complainants Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.; Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc.; Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp.; Nitto Tire U.S.A. Inc.; and Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing Inc.’s motion to terminate the investigation as to Respondent Unicorn Tire Corp. based on a settlement agreement entered into between the parties.

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ALJ Bullock Terminates Investigation As To MHT Luxury Alloys In Certain Tires (337-TA-894)

By Eric Schweibenz
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Jan
02
On December 30, 2013, Chief ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued Order No. 25 in Certain Tires and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-894).

According to the Order, Complainants Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.; Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc.; Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp.; Nitto Tire U.S.A. Inc.; and Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing Inc. filed a motion to terminate the investigation as to Respondent MHT Luxury Alloys based on a consent order stipulation.

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ALJ Essex Terminates Investigation As To Huawei In Certain Wireless Devices With 3G And/Or 4G Capabilities and Components Thereof (337-TA-868)

By Eric Schweibenz
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Jan
17
On January 16, 2014, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued the public version of Order No. 90 in Certain Wireless Devices With 3G And/Or 4G Capabilities and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-868).  Due to its large electronic size, we have split the order into part 1, part 2, and part 3.   

According to the Order, Complainants InterDigital Communications, Inc., InterDigital Technology Corporation, IPR Licensing, Inc., and InterDigital Holdings, Inc. (collectively, “InterDigital”) and Respondents Huawei Technologies, Co., Ltd., Huawei Device USA, Inc., and Future Wei Technologies, Inc. (collectively, “Huawei”) filed a joint motion to terminate the investigation with respect to Huawei on the basis of a settlement and arbitration agreement reached between InterDigital and Huawei. 

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ALJ Pender Terminates Investigation As To En Jinn Industrial Co., Ltd. In Certain Cases For Portable Electronic Devices (337-TA-861/867)

By Eric Schweibenz
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Feb
07
On February 6, 2014, ALJ Thomas B. Pender issued the public version of Order No. 22 (dated February 5, 2014) in Certain Cases For Portable Electronic Devices (Inv. No. 337-TA-861/867).

According to the Order, ALJ Pender granted Complainant Speculative Product Design, LLC’s motion to terminate the investigation as to Respondent En Jinn Industrial Co. Ltd. based upon a Consent Order Stipulation and Settlement Agreement.

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ALJ Shaw Terminates Investigation As To Sharp In Certain Point-To-Point Network Communication Devices (337-TA-892)

By Eric Schweibenz
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Feb
07
On February 5, 2014, ALJ David P. Shaw issued Order No. 18 in Certain Point-to-Point Network Communication Devices and Products Containing the Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-892).

According to the Order, ALJ Shaw granted a joint motion filed by Complainant Straight Path IP Group, Inc. and Respondents Sharp Corporation and Sharp Electronics Corporation based on a settlement and patent license agreement. 

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ALJ Shaw Grants Motions To Terminate Investigation In Certain Multiple Mode Outdoor Grills (337-TA-895)

By Eric Schweibenz
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Feb
10
On February 6, 2014, ALJ David P. Shaw issued the public versions of Order No. 19 and No. 20 in Certain Multiple Mode Outdoor Grills and Components Thereof(Inv. No. 337-TA-895).

According to Order No. 19, ALJ Shaw granted Complainants A&J Manufacturing, LLC and A&J Manufacturing, Inc.'s (collectively, "A&J") motion to terminate the investigation as to Respondent Ningbo Spring Communication Technologies Co., Ltd. based on a consent order stipulation, proposed consent order, and confidential settlement agreement.

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ALJ Pender Terminates Investigation As To Fellowes, Inc. In Certain Cases For Portable Electronic Devices (337-TA-861/867)

By Eric Schweibenz
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Feb
11
On February 6, 2014, ALJ Thomas B. Pender issued the public version of Order No. 23 in Certain Cases For Portable Electronic Devices (Inv. No. 337-TA-861/867).

According to the Order, ALJ Pender granted Complainant Speculative Product Design, LLC’s motion to terminate the investigation as to Respondent Fellowes, Inc. based upon a settlement agreement.

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ALJ Gildea Terminates Investigation In Certain Wireless Communications Equipment (337-TA-866)

By Eric Schweibenz
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Feb
11
On February 10, 2014, ALJ E. James Gildea issued the public version of Order No. 62 in Certain Wireless Communications Equipment and Articles Therein (Inv. No. 337-TA-866).

According to the Order, ALJ Gildea granted a joint motion filed by Complainants Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd. and Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC and Respondents Ericsson Inc. and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson to terminate the investigation in its entirety based on a settlement agreement.

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ALJ Gildea Terminates Investigation As To Panasonic In Certain Consumer Electronics With Display And Processing Capabilities (337-TA-884)

By Eric Schweibenz
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Feb
11
On February 10, 2014, ALJ E. James Gildea issued the public version of Order No. 50 in Certain Consumer Electronics With Display And Processing Capabilities (Inv. No. 337-TA-884).

According to the Order, ALJ Gildea granted a joint motion filed by Complainant Graphics Properties Holdings, Inc. and Respondents Panasonic Corporation and Panasonic Corporation of North America (collectively, "Panasonic") to terminate the investigation as to Panasonic based on a settlement agreement.

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ALJ Bullock Terminates Investigation As To Shandong Yongtai In Certain Tires (337-TA-894)

By Eric Schweibenz
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Feb
11
On February 10, 2014, Chief ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued the public version of Order No. 33 in Certain Tires and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-894).

According to the Order, ALJ Bullock granted Complainants Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd., Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc., Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp., Nitto Tire U.S.A. Inc., and Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing Inc.'s motion to terminate the investigation as to Respondent Shandong Yongtai Chemical Group Co., Ltd. based on a settlement agreement.

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ALJ Bullock Terminates Investigation In Certain Wiper Blades (337-TA-816)

By Eric Schweibenz
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Feb
13
On February 11, 2014, Chief ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued the public version of Order No. 107 in Certain Wiper Blades(Inv. No. 337-TA-816).

According to the Order, ALJ Bullock granted a joint motion filed by Complainant Robert Bosch LLC and remaining Respondents ADM21 Co., Ltd., AMD21 Co. (North America) Ltd., Cequent Consumer Products, Inc., Daewoo International Corp., and Raineater, LLC to terminate the investigation in its entirety based on a settlement agreement.

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ALJ Pender Terminates Investigation In Certain Thermal Support Devices For Infants (337-TA-896)

By Eric Schweibenz
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Feb
21
On February 14, 2014, ALJ Thomas B. Pender issued Order No. 7 in Certain Thermal Support Devices For Infants, Infant Incubators, Infant Warmers, and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-896).

By way of background, this investigation is based on an August 29, 2013 complaint filed by Draeger Medical Systems, Inc. (“Draeger”) alleging violation of Section 337 in the importation into the U.S. and sale of certain thermal support devices for infants, infant incubators, infant warmers, and components thereof that infringe one or more claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,483,080 and 7,335,157.  According to the Notice of Investigation, the Commission identified Atom Medical International, Inc. (“Atom”) as the sole respondent in this investigation.  See our August 30, 2013 and October 21, 2013 posts for more details on the complaint and Notice of Investigation, respectively.

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ALJ Bullock Terminates Investigation In Certain Tires (337-TA-894)

By Eric Schweibenz
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Mar
04
On February 24, 2014, Chief ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued Order No. 35 in Certain Tires and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-894).

According to the Order, ALJ Bullock granted a motion filed by Complainants Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.; Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc.; Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp.; Nitto Tire U.S.A. Inc.; and Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing Inc. to terminate the investigation as to Respondents South China Tire and Rubber Co., Ltd and Guangzhou South China Tire based on a settlement agreement.

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ALJ Lord Terminates Investigation In Certain Portable Electronic Communications Devices, Including Mobile Phones (337-TA-885)

By Eric Schweibenz
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Mar
04
On February 25, 2014, ALJ Dee Lord issued Order No. 23 in Certain Portable Electronic Communications Devices, Including Mobile Phones and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-885).

By way of background, this investigation is based on a May 23, 2013 complaint filed by Nokia Corporation and Nokia Inc. (collectively, “Nokia”) alleging violation of Section 337 in the importation into the U.S. and sale of certain portable electronic communications devices, including mobile phones and components thereof that infringe one more claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,035,189; 6,373,345; 6,711,211; 7,187,945; 8,140,650; and 8,363,824.  The Respondents in this investigation are HTC Corporation, HTC America, Inc. (collectively, “HTC”) and Google, Inc.  See our June 24, 2013 and July 19, 2013 posts for more details on this investigation.

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