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No Violation Found in Initial ALJ Decision in ITC Case on Wireless Electronic Devices

There was no violation of Sec. 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the import of "Certain Wireless Consumer Electronics Devices and Components Thereof" (Investigation No. 337-TA-853), said an initial decision by an ITC administrative law judge, issued Sept.…

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6. Judge Edward Gildea said there was no violation by Acer, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Garmin Ltd., Gannin International, Garmin USA, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd, Huawei Device Co., Ltd., Huawei Device USA Inc., Futurewei Technologies, Kyocera Corp., Kyocera Communications, Inc., LG Electronics, LG Electronics USA, Nintendo Co., Nintendo of America, Novatel Wireless, Samsung Electronics, Samsung Electronics America, Inc., ZTE Corporation and ZTE (USA), Inc. All of the cases involved U.S. Patent No. 5,809,336, and Gildea found that a domestic industry exists that uses the patent. The initial decision provided no additional reasoning for the decision.