ALJ Charneski Issues Initial Determination Partially Terminating Investigation 337-TA-685
On June 30, ALJ Charneski issued an initial determination terminating the investigation as to respondents Synology Inc. and Synology America Corporation in Inv. No. 337-TA-685, Certain Flash Memory and Products Containing Same. Complainant Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. filed a joint motion with Synology to terminate the investigation on the basis of a consent order, whereby Synology agrees not to sell for importation, import into the United States, sell or offer for sale in the United States after importation, or knowingly aid or abet importation into the United States for these purposes any accused Synology product until (a) the expiration, invalidation, and/or unenforceability of the asserted claims of the patents-in-suit, (b) Synology’s products are found to be non-infringing, or (c) Samsung licenses such Synology products to Synology. Synology was just one of numerous respondents in the investigation, which is ongoing.
