Commission Issues Opinion Supporting Its Entry of a Limited Exclusion Order
The Commission issued an opinion supporting its June 11, 2009 Final Determination of violation of section 337, entry of limited exclusion order, and termination of the investigation in Inv. No. 337-TA-629, In the Matter of Certain Silicon Microphone Packages and Products Containing the Same. After the ALJ issued its Initial Determination the Commission determined to review whether the Respondent, MEMS Technology Berhad, infringed certain claims in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,781,231 and 7,242,089. The Commission also reviewed the ALJ’s determination regarding nonobviousness and anticipation of the two patents and certain claim constructions and secondary considerations of the ’089 patent. (PDF)