X2Y Attenuators, LLC filed a letter on May 31, 2011, requesting the International Trade Commission to conduct an investigation under section 337 covering Certain Microprocessors, Components Thereof, and Products Containing Same. The proposed respondents are: Intel Corp.; Components Intel de Costa Rica S.A.; Intel Malaysia Sdn. Bhd; Intel (Philippines); Intel Products (Chengdu) Ltd.; Intel Products (Shanghai) Ltd.; Apple Inc.; and Hewlett-Packard Co.
On May 25, ALJ Gildea issued the public version of his May 11 order denying Respondent Gas Power Inc.'s motion for summary determination that U.S. Patent D610,732S is invalid because it did not name the correct inventors. In denying the motion, ALJ Gildea cited testimony '732 inventors, which created a genuine issue of material fact as to whether they contributed to the invention. ALJ Gildea's May 25 order also denied Respondents' motion for sanctions against Complainants Duggal Dimensions LLC et al. for seeking to enforce the '732 patent while allegedly knowing the patent to be invalid. In denying that motion, ALJ Gildea found that Complainants had an objectively reasonable basis to rely upon the validity of the '732 patent. The investigation is 337-TA-736, Certain Wind and Solar Powered Light Posts and Street Lamps.
On May 25, ALJ Rogers issued the public version of his order denying Complainants Thomson Licensing SAS' motion to compel Respondents to provide Complainants' counsel and technical experts with access to Respondents' manufacturing facilities to conduct inspections. In his denial of the motion to compel, ALJ Rogers cited the undue expense and burden imposed upon Respondents and Complainants' failure to address the potential economic harm to Respondents. The investigation is 337-TA-749/741, Certain Liquid Crystal Display Devices, Including Monitors, Televisions and Modules and Components Thereof.
On May 17, 2011, a new Section 337 Complaint was filed on behalf of CSP Technologies Inc. regarding flip-top vials. The proposed respondents are: Sud-Chemie AG, of Germany; Sud-Chemie, Inc., of Louisville, KY; and Airsec S.A.S, of France.
On May 16, 2011, the Commission instituted Inv. No. 337-TA-773, Certain Motion-Sensitive Sound Effects Devices and Image Display Devices and Components and Products Containing Same, based on a complaint filed April 1, 2011. The Complainant is Ogma, LLC of Texas. The named respondents are Activision Blizzard, Inc.; Canon, Inc.; Canon USA, Inc.; Jakks Pacific, Inc.; Kyocera Communications, Inc.; LEGO A/S d/b/a LEGO Group; LEGO Systems, Inc.; Lenovo (United States), Inc.; Lenovo Group Ltd.; Lenovo (Singapore) Pte Ltd.; Mad Catz, Inc.; Nintendo Co., Ltd.; Nintendo of America, Inc.; Nyko Technologies, Inc.; Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications (USA), Inc.; Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB; Vivitek Corp.; VTech Electronics North America LLC; VTech Holdings, Ltd.; ViewSonic Corp., Ltd.; WowWee Group Ltd.; and WowWee USA, Inc. The patents at issue are U.S. Pat. No. 6,150,947 and 5,825,427, and the investigation has been assigned to ALJ Gildea.
On May 16, 2011, Lutron Electric Co. filed a confidential Section 337 Complaint regarding lighting control devices including dimmer switches. The proposed Respondents are: Pass & Seymour, Inc., Syracuse, New York; AH Lighting, Los Angeles, California; American Top Electric Corp., Santa Ana, California; Big Deal Electric Corp., Santa Ana, California; Diode LED, Emeryville, California; Elemental LED, LLC, Emeryville, California; Wenzhou Huir Electric Science & Technology Co. Ltd., China; Westgate Mfg., Inc., Vernon, California; Zhejiang Lux Electric Co. Ltd., China; and Zhejiang Yuelong Mechanical & Electrical Co. Ltd., China.
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