The International Trade Commission voted on September 9, 2011 to institute a section 337 patent-based investigation of certain devices of improving uniformity used in a backlight module and components thereof and products containing same (337-TA-805). The products at issue are several families of LCD displays. The investigation is based on a complaint filed by Industrial Technology Research Institute of Taiwan and ITRI International Inc., of San Jose, CA. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the U.S. and sale of these products and requests that the ITC issue an exclusion order.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted an updated version of its spreadsheet of ACE ESAR A2.2 (Initial Entry Types) programming issues.
The International Trade Commission voted on August 31, 2011 to institute a section 337 patent-based investigation of certain dynamic random access memory (DRAM) and NAND flash memory devices and products containing same(337-TA-803), which are used in personal computers, laptops, servers, USB flash drives, memory cards, solid state drives, MP3 players, mobile phones, digital cameras, and tablets. The investigation is based on a complaint filed by Intellectual Ventures Management LLC; Invention Investment Fund I, L.P.; Invention Investment Fund II, LLC; Intellectual Ventures I LLC; and Intellectual Ventures II LLC, of Bellevue, WA. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the U.S. and sale of these products and requests that the ITC issue an exclusion order and cease and desist orders.
The International Trade Commission voted on August 31, 2011 to institute a section 337 patent-based investigation of certain LED photographic lighting devices and components thereof (337-TA-804) which are used in television, broadcast news, and motion picture productions. The investigation is based on a complaint filed by Litepanels, Ltd., of the United Kingdom and Litepanels, Inc., of Van Nuys, CA. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the U.S. and sale of these products and requests that the ITC issue an exclusion order.
Openwave sued Apple and Research In Motion (RIM) at the International Trade Commission for allegedly infringing patents related to mobile Internet access, the company said Wednesday. The mobile software developer owns patents for five mobile device inventions that are directly infringed by several Apple and RIM products, the company alleged.
Openwave sued Apple and Research In Motion (RIM) at the International Trade Commission for allegedly infringing patents related to mobile Internet access, the company said Wednesday. The mobile software developer owns patents for five mobile device inventions that are directly infringed by several Apple and RIM products, the company alleged.
Openwave sued Apple and Research In Motion (RIM) at the International Trade Commission for allegedly infringing patents related to mobile Internet access, the company said Wednesday. The mobile software developer owns patents for five mobile device inventions that are directly infringed by several Apple and RIM products, the company alleged.
Since the failure of the Totes-Isotoner case on the unconstitutionality of different U.S. tariff rates for men’s and “other” gloves and pending the outcome of a new “test case,” over 120 apparel importers have filed their own suits at the Court of International Trade to challenge the constitutionality of different, gender-based tariff rates for apparel and footwear products.
On August 25, 2011, Gibson Guitar Corp. issued a press release to announce that the Justice Department has raided and temporarily shut down two Gibson facilities in the Department's enforcement of the Lacey Act Amendments. According to Gibson, the Justice Department has suggested that Gibson's use of wood from India that is not finished by Indian workers is illegal.
The International Trade Commission has voted to institute a section 337 patent-based investigation of certain wireless devices with 3G capabilities and components thereof (337-TA-800), which are used in cellular systems. The investigation is based on a complaint filed by InterDigital Communications, LLC of King of Prussia, PA; InterDigital Technology Corporation of Wilmington, DE; and IPR Licensing, Inc., of Wilmington, DE. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the U.S. and sale of these products. The ITC has identified the following six respondents: (1) Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. of China; (2) FutureWei Technologies, Inc., d/b/a Huawei Technologies (USA), of Plano, TX; (3) Nokia Corporation of Finland; (4) Nokia Inc. of White Plains, NY; (5) ZTE Corporation of China; and (6) ZTE (USA) Inc. of Richardson, TX.