ID on Violation of Section 337 and RD on Remedy and Bond
On November 3, 2009, ALJ Gildea issued the public version of the October 3, 2009 final initial determination in Inv. No. 337-TA-650, In the Matter of Certain Coaxial Cable Connectors and Components Thereof and Products Containing Same. ALJ Gildea found that a violation of section 337 occurred in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the sale within the United States after the importation of certain coaxial cable connectors by reason of infringement of one or more claims of the patents held by complainant, U.S. Patent Nos. 6,558,194, 5,470,257, D440,539 and D519,076.
ALJ Gildea issued a recommended determination on remedy and bond that the Commission should issue a general exclusion order directed to coaxial cable compression connectors that infringe the asserted claims of complainant’s patents at issue, and that respondents should be required to post a bond of 13 cents for each accused coaxial cable compression connector imported during the review period. (PDF)
