ITC to Review ALJ's No Violation Finding in Apple-Samsung Patent Dispute

The International Trade Commission will review an administrative law judge’s determination of no violation of Section 337 by Apple in its patent investigation, requested by Samsung, of certain electronic devices, including wireless communication devices, portable music and data processing devices, and tablet computers (337-TA-794). The ITC is also asking for comments by Dec. 3 on how issuance of exclusion and/or cease and desist orders would affect the public interest. In the Sept. 14 initial determination, the ALJ found Apple did not infringe any of Samsung’s patents at issue, and said one of the four patents was invalid.