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Michelle Yang
In 3D Cinema Systems (Inv. 939), the Commission issued an opinion that explained why it did not give deference to a decision of invalidity by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) ...
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Aaron Rauh
The ITC's docket experienced a strong uptick in 2016, with new investigations approaching the record highs of 2010 and 2011, the years of the smartphone wars.
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G. Brian Busey,
Lynn Levine,
David Scannell,
Mark Whitaker
In the last year, this blog has covered a number of substantial developments at the International Trade Commission.
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Lynn Levine,
Fahd Patel
The Commission will review Judge Dee Lord's initial determination ("ID") dismissing U.S. Steel's antitrust claims on the pleadings.
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Michelle Yang
On December 9, 2016, following oral arguments two days earlier, the Federal Circuit affirmed, without opinion, the ITC's decision concerning claim construction...
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Rose Lee,
Lynn Levine
In a recent ruling, the Commission made clear that public interest issues are not suitable for resolution through the ITC's 100-day Early Disposition Pilot Program.
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Fahd Patel
Sino Legend petitioned the Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari to review the Federal Circuit's decision in Sino Legend Chemical Co. v. International Trade Commission, 623 F. App'x 1016...
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Jack Smith
On October 11, 2016, the Federal Circuit affirmed the ITC's finding of violation and issuance of a 10-year limited exclusion order barring the importation of crawler cranes made using trade secrets...
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Lynn Levine,
Ryan Malloy
The International Trade Commission issued a general exclusion order in the 936 Investigation on July 6, that bars importation of shoes infringing two Converse trademarks on a diamond-patterned "outsole".
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David Scannell
On September 7, 2016, the Commission partially vacated and remanded Administrative Law Judge Pender's Initial Determination that the three patents-in-suit in the 973 Investigation were invalid under Section 101.
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Lynn Levine,
Kirk A. Sigmon
The International Trade Commission (ITC) and Align Technology, Inc. ("Align") have chosen not to seek Supreme Court review of the Federal Circuit's decision in ClearCorrect v. ITC...
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Mark Whitaker,
Michelle Yang
The two respondents violated discovery orders by producing more than 1,000 pages of documents shortly before the evidentiary hearing.
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Joshua Hartman
On May 25, 2016, the Commission affirmed a finding of default—the most severe sanction possible—based on a respondent's bad-faith spoliation of evidence in Certain Stainless Steel Products, Inv. No. 933, which concerned...
On July 21, 2016, the Commission issued remedial orders in the 939 Investigation, but suspended those orders with respect to certain claims that had been found unpatentable by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).
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Lynn Levine,
Aaron Rauh
On May 12, 2016, the Commission issued a notice affirming the ALJ's determination of invalidity based on the indefiniteness of the term "virtually free from interference."
