Arbitration Clause (Temporarily?) Derails ITC Investigation

2008-1504 Sumitomo v. ITCITC 337-TA-635 Sumitomo appeals from the decision of the ITC to terminate the investigation regarding the importation of certain pesticides and products containing clothianidin that infringe claims 1 and 9 of 5,034,404.  The ITC determined that an arbitration clause in a license between predecessors of the parties required termination of the investigation [...]

Norgren Can’t Connect With Infringement Claim

Norgren Inc. v. ITCITC 337-TA-587 Norgren, Inc. has appealed the ITC’s ruling that SMC Corporation of Tokyo and SMC Corporation of America do not infringe its patent for connecting devices used in modular compressed air conditioning units.  Norgren filed its complaint in 2006, alleging infringement of its 5,372,392 patent.  The connecting device at issue–essentially a [...]

ITC Keeps Kyocera Out Of Qualcomm Chip Proceedings

2008-1355, 2008-1301 Kyocera Wireless v. ITCITC 337-TA-543 Kyocera appeals from the ITC’s order denying it leave to intervene in the enforcement stage proceedings of the investigation against certain mobile phone chips made by Qualcomm. This appeal is related to appeal 2007-1493, reviewing the ITC determination that certain mobile phone chips imported by Qualcomm infringed Broadcom’s [...]

ITC Finds Canady Endoscopic Probes Do Not Infringe

2008-1358 ERBE Elektromedizin v. ITCITC 337-TA-569 ERBE appeals from the ITC’s decision that Canady Technology does not infringe 5,720,745 and that ERBE did not show a domestic industry for the ’745. ERBE filed its § 337 complaint alleging that respondent Canady infringed the ’745 patent (and Supp. Trademark 2,637,630) by importing certain endoscopic probes for [...]

ITC Spat Between InterDigital and Nokia Enjoined

2008-1265 Nokia v. InterDigital SD/NY 08-CV-1507 InterDigital has appeal Judge Deborah Batt’s decision to grant Nokia’s preliminary injunction related to a dispute over several patents before the ITC. The facts of this case are few and far between.  The Court, however, enjoined InterDigital’s ITC action and required the parties to arbitrate their dispute under 9 [...]

ITC Excludes Epson’s Competitors on Ink Cartidges

2008-1201 Ninestar Technology v. ITCITC 337-TA-565 Respondent Ninestar Technology appeals from the ITC’s exclusion orders and cease and desist.  Epson filed complaint that certain imported ink cartridges and components infringed over 10 of its patents, and the Commission instituted an investigation naming 24 respondents.  The ALJ initially determined that certain products infringed various claims of [...]

2008-1165 Advanced Analogic Tech V ITC

ITC 337-TA-564 In the Matter of Certain Voltage Regulators, Components Thereof and Products Containing Same Complaint filed by Linear Technology regarding 6,441,531 and 6,580,258 and voltage regulators for laptops, cell phones, etc., Advanced Analogic Technologies Inc. the named respondent.  ALJ Sidney Harris investigated and initially determined no infringement of the ‘258 patent; infringement of some [...]