Determination to Review in Part a Final Initial Determination

On October 30, 2009 the Commission determined to review in part the final initial determination of ALJ Essex, which had found no violation of § 337. Specifically, the Commission determined to review: the findings regarding the meanings of certain claim terms, and the effect of those findings on the infringement analysis, invalidity analysis, and domestic industry analysis; the finding that certain expert analysis was unreliable; and the finding that a certain product failed to anticipate certain claims of a patent-in-suit. Inv. No. 337-TA-630, In the Matter of Certain Semiconductor Chips with Minimized Chip Package Size and Products Containing Same (III).  (PDF)