Posts Tagged: ITC
CAFC Reverses ITC, Vacates Exclusion Orders Against Garage Door Opener Products
On Thursday, December 12, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a decision in Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. v. International Trade Commission in which …
How Businesses Can Prepare for ITC Exclusion Orders: Section 337 Investigations on the Rise
Patent investigations at the International Trade Commission (ITC) have been on an upward trend in the last few years. In 2018, the most recent year with complete data, 74 …
A Look at Five Cases at the International Trade Commission: Apple v. Qualcomm, Jurisdiction Issues, and Overlap with the FDA
Case filings at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), a popular venue for resolving intellectual property disputes, reached record levels in 2018, and 2019 appears likely to be …
Other Barks & Bites for Friday, February 22
This week in Other Barks & Bites: the Chinese and U.S. governments hash out intellectual property issues; a prominent New York City politician joins the effort to …
Other Barks & Bites for Friday, February 8
This week in Other Barks & Bites: the Federal Circuit affirms a Section 101 invalidation of patent claims in favor of Mayo Collaborative Services; Apple wins an order to …
Dangers Lie in U.S. Government’s Conflicted Actions Toward Qualcomm, Huawei
5G, or 5th generation wireless communication, has reached the point of determining which core technologies will be used. Suddenly, decisions about which companies will be picked are …
Standard Essential Patents: The Myths and Realities of Standard Implementation
Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) are patents that are unavoidable for the implementation of a standardized technology. They represent core, pioneering innovation that entire industries will build upon. …
Assignor Estoppel and IPRs: Possible Impact of Arista v. Cisco on Employment or Assignment Agreements
The doctrine of assignor estoppel has been around for over a century and most often applied in the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and U.S. …
Exclusion of Patent Infringing iPhones Delayed Is Justice Denied
In devices such as the iPhone, Apple and Intel merely operate on the technological connectivity platform Qualcomm created. In short, what Intel does well doesn’t compete …
BIC Files Complaints at the ITC, EDNY Alleging Trademark Infringement of Pocket Lighters
Although many readers might be more familiar with patent infringement claims asserted in Section 337 actions at the ITC, BIC Vice President and General Counsel Steve Burkhart notes …
ITC Misapplied Res Judicata, Can Modify Penalty After Asserted Patent Claims Found Invalid
The Federal Circuit panel of Chief Judge Sharon Prost and Circuit Judges Jimmie Reyna and Kimberly Moore determined that the ITC erred in applying res judicata to …
ITC’s Chance to Restore Reason and the Public Interest in the Qualcomm v. Apple Case
An administrative law judge at the U.S. International Trade Commission recently found patent infringement in Qualcomm’s case against Apple, but then inexplicably refused to recommend …
Harmonizing the PTAB: Iancu calls change to Phillips ‘critically important’
"It seems self-evident that the same patent contested in different tribunals should have its meaning – its boundaries – determined using the same standard," Director Iancu said when discussing …
ITC Final Initial Determination: Apple Devices Infringe Qualcomm Patent but No Exclusion Order
Despite finding patent infringement under Section 337 and upholding the validity of Qualcomm’s asserted patents, ALJ Pender found that the statutory public interest factors weighed against issuing …
Comcast Invalidates Rovi Patents at PTAB that Previously Secured Limited Exclusion Order at ITC
Perhaps Rovi will take the opportunity to test the waters with the newly created Precedential Opinion Panel (POP), which is intended to bring uniformity between examination procedures …
