Category: U.S. International Trade Commission
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Masimo insinuates Trump lets Apple infringe patents in exchange for investment: ChatGPT and Elon Musk’s Grok AI share this reading
This interpretation of the medical device maker’s complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia is supported by Grok AI’s analysis.
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Ultrahuman fires back at Oura in global smart ring patent war: files suit in India
Following a United States International Trade Commission order imposing a U.S. import ban on Ultrahuman last week, the Indian smart ring start-up has countersued its rival Oura in the Delhi High Court.
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Oura emerges victorious in ITC smart ring patent feud: Ultrahuman, RingConn face U.S. import bans
The United States International Trade Commission has found that Ultrahuman and RingConn infringed one of Oura’s smartring-related patents, issuing a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.
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Here’s how Apple is bringing back pulse oxymetry in the U.S. with a workaround that keeps clear of Masimo’s ITC import ban patents
Apple has made headway against Masimo with a clearance decision by U.S. Customs and Border Protection for a designaround.
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NPEs file as few as 10% of ITC Section 337 complaints: agency counsel
Between 70% and 90% of ITC investigations are initiated by non-NPEs, with those numbers generally increasing, while there is a notable shift in the NPEs that do file complaints toward being more innovation-focused.
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Brain medtech firm Ceribell files ITC complaint against rival Natus Medical over seizure-detection tech patents
The Nasdaq-listed company has also sued its competitor in the District of Delaware, asserting six patents related to electroencephalography technologies used in seizure-detection devices.
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ITC sides with ASUSTeK in wireless communications patent infringement dispute against Lenovo
The United States International Trade Commission has issued a final determination in a global patent dispute case between Lenovo and ASUSTek, upholding an Administrative Law Judge opinion that found the latter did not infringe three of Lenovo’s wireless communications and diagonal touchpad patents.
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Patent-related complaints continue to dominate USITC Section 337 investigations
While the total number of Section 337 investigations dropped slightly in 2024, patent-related complaints continue to make up 88% of such ITC cases.
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USPTO on pace to quadruple discretionary denials under new interim procedures, report says
Recent data by Unified Patents has found that there were three times more United States Patent & Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board discretionary denial decisions in Q1 2025 than the last record number of decisions (167 in 2020).
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ITC updates: Infineon withdraws second of four patents against Innoscience, Oura bags smart ring patent victory
The United States International Trade Commission has issued a favorable initial determination for Oura in its smart ring case against rivals Ultrahuman and RingConn, while, in the gallium nitride wars, Infineon has withdrawn a second out of four patents asserted against its competitor Innoscience.