Category: U.S. International Trade Commission
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Infineon handed preliminary win in ITC patent infringement dispute against Innoscience
The United States International Trade Commission has issued a final initial determination finding that one of two gallium nitride patents that Infineon asserted against Chinese rival Innoscience has been infringed.
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USPTO Director Squires continues pro-patent enforcement march: IPR petition institutions remain low, submits first-ever public ITC comments
The United States Patent and Trademark Office’s low institution rate, together with its first-ever public comments to a United States International Trade Commission (ITC) investigation endorsing the ITC as a forum for adjudicating patents, underline Director John A. Squires’s pro-patent and pro-patent enforcement agenda.
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Samsung retaliates against Oura’s ITC complaint with own E.D. Tex. patent infringement allegations against smart-ring maker who just defended core patent at PTAB
Last month, Oura brought an ITC complaint against Samsung, Reebok, and others. Now Samsung, whose pre-emptive DJ complaint went nowhere, is countersuing Oura.
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Samsung Display, BOE informed ITC of settlement only 44 minutes prior to scheduled publication of final trade secrets ruling; rumored value of $700M-$1B
BOE settled Samsung Display’s trade secret claims literally at the 11th hour.
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Federal Circuit revives Sonos v. Google: laches allowed in rare cases only
The Federal Circuit has partly reversed a judgment by the Northern District of California, finding that it abused its discretion in finding that Google was prejudiced by Sonos’ alleged delay in claiming the subject matter at issue via continuation practice.
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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.