European Internet gambling operators formally complained Thursday to the EU about what they call U.S. violations of World Trade Organization rules. The action, which could result in an EU case against the U.S. at the WTO, followed an agreement this week on compensation that the U.S. must pay the EU and other nations in exchange for pulling gambling and betting services from its trade commitments (WID Dec 18 p1).
Nokia GSM phones don’t infringe Qualcomm patents, a International Trade Commission judge said in an initial determination. The ruling isn’t a final decision. That will come in late April. But the commission historically doesn’t “disturb” it, former ITC lawyer Lyle Vander Schaaf said in an interview.
Activision was silent Thursday after being sued for the second time in less than a month over its hit Guitar Hero games. This time, a disgruntled San Diego buyer of the Nintendo Wii version of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock filed a suit, seeking class action status in U.S. District Court, Los Angeles. He claimed the publisher falsely advertised the game as including Dolby Pro Logic II surround sound when all it offered was mono.
Nokia GSM phones don’t infringe Qualcomm patents, a International Trade Commission judge said in an initial determination. An ID isn’t a final decision. That will come in late April. But the commission historically doesn’t “disturb” it, former ITC lawyer Lyle Vander Schaaf said in an interview.
The International Trade Commission has issued a notice of institution of a section 337 investigation of certain computer systems, printers, and scanners.
The Federal Maritime Commission has issued its fiscal year 2007 Performance and Accountability Report, which provides details of FMC's ongoing efforts and successes in the regulation of the shipping industry.
Federal law’s minimum $750 penalty per infringed work is constitutionally sound, the Justice Department said in a brief filed with the only court to finish a P2P trial.
The International Trade Commission has issued an updated version of its "Antidumping and Coutervailing Duty Handbook." This version, which is dated April 2007, is the twelfth edition of the handbook.
Federal law’s minimum $750 penalty per infringed work is constitutionally sound, the Justice Department said in a brief filed with the only court to finish a P2P trial. P2P defendant Jammie Thomas, ordered to pay $222,000 to the major labels for infringement (WID Oct 5 p2), had filed a challenge to the ruling in the U.S. District Court in Duluth, Minn., on grounds that the DMCA’s infringement statute violates the Due Process Clause by requiring that high a penalty for so little harm. Justice has said in previous P2P lawsuits it was just waiting for a fully briefed case to weigh in on the statute (WID Aug 1 p7).
The International Trade Administration and the International Trade Commission have each issued notices initiating automatic five-year Sunset Reviews on the above-listed antidumping duty orders.