Category: U.S. International Trade Commission
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ASUS and Lenovo settle global SEP dispute
The two companies had been engaged in a multi-jurisdictional struggle over SEPs and non-SEPs that included action at the UPC, the ITC, and in the German and U.S. courts.
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ITC grants Shoals import ban against Voltage over solar patent infringement, decision to be reviewed by White House
The U.S. International Trade Commission affirmed a final determination that electrical infrastructure manufacturing company Voltage infringed rival Shoals’ patents on photovoltaic trunk bus cable assemblies, issuing a limited exclusion order that now heads to the White House for a 60-day review.
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President Trump nominates three new ITC Commissioners, including IP expert
The ITC has only had three of its six Commissioners since February 2025, with those remaining all approaching the end of their terms.
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ASUS may have violated stipulation not to use same prior art against Nokia in parallel PTAB and ITC proceedings: Director review
USPTO Director Squires wants to avoid “second bite at the apple” situations, and ASUS’s conduct has given rise to concern.
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CAT opens new fronts in Doosan dispute with USITC, District of Delaware complaints
The latest filings come in response to Doosan Bobcat’s previous infringement actions in the U.S. and Europe.
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SEP holders now have four ways of avoiding UK interim licenses; Acer, ASUS defeat pokes hole in their (F)RAND defenses in Nokia ITC case
Chinese SEP holders may even have a fifth way of avoiding UK FRAND jurisdiction. Meanwhile, for Acer and ASUS, the recent UK appellate ruling complicates everything in their disputes with Nokia.
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Federal Circuit supports USITC fact-finding in import dispute over redesigned wet-dry vacuum cleaners
Tineco’s design-arounds have worked, but the Hong Kong company was unable to challenge the ITC’s domestic industry determination as to patentee Bissell.
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Amazon latest target in AI voice tech patent infringement campaign: sued in ITC, Eastern District of Texas
AI software firm Cerence has filed three complaints against Amazon in the United States International Trade Commission and the Eastern District of Texas over the alleged infringement of voice tech-related patents. The company already sued Apple and Samsung over similar technologies, reaching a successful $49.5 million settlement with the latter last year.
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BREAKING: USITC orders import ban on Innoscience products over infringement of Infineon gallium nitride patent
China’s Innoscience will be prohibited from importing its infringing products into the U.S. market – though the multi-jurisdiction battle with Infineon looks set to continue.
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USITC seeks input on proposed new rules around real-party-in-interest disclosures
The proposed rulemaking fits with the trend seen across agencies dealing with U.S. patent matters, where there is a push for more transparency around real-parties-in-interest.