The International Trade Commission will investigate whether wireless base stations imported by Ericsson are violating Section 337 through infringing on Samsung’s patents, it said. Samsung requested an exclusion order and a cease and desist order against importation and sale of the base stations in its Dec. 26 complaint, the ITC said.
The International Trade Commission is beginning a Section 337 investigation of cases for portable electronic devices, based on a Dec. 26 complaint by Speculative Product Design (aka Speck). Speck’s complaint alleges imports of cases that violate one of its patents. The ITC named the following as respondents:
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the Jan. 25 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will appear in another ITT article):
Adaptix Inc. filed a request Jan. 24 for a Section 337 patent investigation of Ericsson’s 6000-series wireless base stations for LTE applications, which are used by wireless carriers to build networks. Adaptix is requesting a limited exclusion order barring imports of infringing base stations from Ericsson, as well as a cease and desist order against Ericsson barring sales of the products.
The International Trade Administration published notices in the Jan. 25 Federal Register on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
A NAFTA panel dismissed its review of the 2008-09 administrative review of stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from Mexico, said the International Trade Administration. The ITA and complainant ThyssenKrupp Mexinox filed a joint motion to dismiss the review, which was granted by the panel Dec. 18.
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) said in a notice Jan. 23 that it would review “in its entirety” a ruling by one of its administrative law judges that Samsung had violated Section 337 by importing and selling devices that infringe Apple patents, in the latest chapter in the ongoing legal dispute between the two companies over mobile device patents. The ITC case is separate from Apple's successful patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung in the U.S. District Court in San Jose, Calif.; Judge Lucy Koh is still conducting post-verdict hearings in that case. Judge Thomas Pender ruled in October that Samsung had violated one of Apple’s iPhone design patents and three of its software patents. The judge recommended a limited exclusion order barring entry of Samsung's infringing mobile devices, as well as a cease and desist order against Samsung. Apple and Samsung had both asked the ITC to review the ruling, while Google had submitted a public interest statement in the case, the commission said, not mentioning what Google said. The ITC had originally planned to make its final initial determination on the case March 27, but said it will set a new date within 30 days of the notice’s posting.
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the Jan. 24 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will appear in another ITT article):
The International Trade Commission is asking for comments by about Feb. 2 on public interest factors related to the Jan. 18 Section 337 patent complaint on sealing rings for utility meters. E.J. Brooks Company is alleging that Mao Dah Enterprise of Taiwan imports sealing rings that infringe its patents. The products are used secure electric, gas and water utility meters and show evidence of tampering. Brooks is requesting a general exclusion order, or in the alternative a limited exclusion order and cease and desist order directed at Mao Dah.
The International Trade Administration published notices in the Jan. 24 Federal Register on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):