Commission Opinion Finding No Violation in Inv. No. 337-TA-670
The Commission has issued its public opinion supporting its finding of no violation of Section 337 in Inv. No. 337-TA-670, Certain Adjustable Keyboard Support Systems and Components Thereof. The complainant in the case was Humanscale Corp., and the respondents were CompX International and Waterloo Furniture Components Ltd. On February 23, 2010, the ALJ issued his final ID, finding that the complainants’ “Wedge-Brake” products did not infringe the asserted claims of U.S. Patent No. 5,292,097, but that their “Brake-Shoe” products did infringe the asserted claims. The ALJ further found certain asserted claims invalid. On June 23, 2010, the Commission issued notice of its decision to reverse the ALJ’s finding and terminate the investigation with a finding of no violation due to no infringement and invalidity. The Commission determined that the “Brake-Shoe” products did not infringe under its construction of “frictionally interengagable.” The Commission affirmed that claim 7 was invalid and further found that claim 34 was invalid as obvious.
