Commission Reverses ALJ, Finds No Violation in Inv. No. 337-TA-690
On January 25, 2011, the Commission reversed ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr.’s final initial determination finding that respondent Oki Data Corp. and Oki Data Americas violated Section 337 by reason of infringing U.S. Pat. No. 5,863,690, in Certain Printing and Imaging Devices and Components Thereof. The complainant was Ricoh Company, Ltd., et al. Specifically, the Commission reversed the ALJ’s finding that Ricoh satisfied the economic prong of the domestic industry requirement as to the ‘690 patent. Furthermore, the Commission reversed the ALJ’s finding that certain claims of the ‘690 patent are not anticipated by prior art.
