In a recent order, the ITC denied a motion to stay the investigation pending resolution of inter partes review (“IPR”) proceedings against the asserted patents after ALJ Bullock found that the balance of the Semiconductor Chips factors weighed against granting the motion.
ALJ Bullock recently denied Respondent’s motion for summary determination of non-infringement because the motion was based on an incorrect interpretation of his claim construction. Based on the dispute between the parties as to the meaning of the claim term, ALJ Bullock revisited his claim construction to clarify what he meant.
ALJ Bullock recently issued an opinion striking portions of Complainant’s expert report related to certain test results not included in Complainant’s responses to contention interrogatories, but made an exception for test results related to alternative designs that were not disclosed by Respondent until the end of fact discovery.
The ITC is generally not willing to terminate an investigation even if it is likely the Commission won’t issue a final decision until after the expiration of the patents at issue.
A recent decision by the International Trade Commission (”ITC”) in Investigation No. 337-TA-1091, suggests that the ITC may not enforce forum selection clauses.
In a recent order, Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) Shaw denied Complainants’ Paice LLC and the Abell Foundation, Inc. (“Paice”) motion for evidentiary sanctions against Respondent Ford Motor Company (“Ford”) for allegedly violating previous discovery-related Order 17.