To compile these charts, we used public information from the ITC. Cases are listed in chronological order according to the date the complaint was filed. Our count of counsel for complainants and respondents is tallied on the basis of court appearances or filed documents. Counsel that withdrew from representation are included in the firm ranking, but firms that represented third parties are not. Status was current as of April 23, 2008.
| Complainant(s) |
Complainants’ Counsel |
Respondent(s) |
Respondents’ Counsel |
Description |
Status |
| Toshiba Corporation (Tokyo) |
DLA Piper; Hogan & Hartson; Miller & Chevalier |
Hynix Semiconductor Inc. (Icheon, Korea); Hynix Semiconductor America Inc. (San Jose) |
Fish & Richardson |
Infringement of 3 patents covering flash memory devices |
Settled in March with confidential cross-license and product agreement; investigation terminated April 7, 2007 |
| St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants, Inc. (Grosse Pointe, Michigan) |
Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi; Adduci, Mastriani & Schaumberg |
Eastman Kodak Company (Rochester, New York) |
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr; Ward Norris Heller & Reidy |
Infringement of 5 patents covering digital camera technology |
Investigation stayed June 15, 2007 until a California state court (in a previously filed action) determines whether St. Clair is the rightful owner of the patents. St. Clair also has a patent infringment suit filed against Kodak in Delaware federal court that is also stayed. In April, the parties signed a memorandum of understanding to settle the California action, but the ITC awaits a final agreement. The dispute may go back into litigation |
| Cooper Lighting, Inc. (Peachtree City, Georgia) |
King & Spalding |
Cordelia Lighting Inc. and Jimway, Inc. (Rancho Dominguez, California) |
Adduci, Mastriani & Schaumberg; Fulwider Patton Lee & Utecht |
Infringement of 2 patents covering hardware for installing recessed lighting fixtures |
On July 27, 2007, the investigation was terminated based on the parties’ confidential settlement agreement; Cordelia and Jimway agreed not to import any infringing products. Agreement also settles a companion infringement suit filed in federal district court in the Northern District of Georgia |
| Renesas Technology Corp. (Tokyo) |
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy |
Samsung Electronic Co., Ltd (Seoul, Korea); Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (Ridgefield Park, New Jersey) |
Fish & Richardson |
Infringement of 2 patents covering technology used to manufacture DRAM and SDRAM chips |
Trial held in January; judge’s ruling expected by May 2, 2008 |
| SiRF Technology, Inc. (San Jose, California) |
MacPherson Kwok Chen & Heid; Miller & Chevalier; Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe; SiRF Tech in-house counsel |
Global Locate (San Jose); Broadcom Corporation (Irvine, California) |
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr (Global Locate and Broadcom); DLA Piper (withdrew July 2007; Global Locate) |
Infringement of 4 patents covering global positioning satellite chips and technology |
Trial held March 2008; judge’s ruling expected by June 13, 2008 |
| Arm’s Reach Concepts, Inc. (Oxnard, California) |
Heller Ehrman; Gibbons;Reed Smith (withdrew) |
Simplicity, Inc. (Reading, Pennsylvania) |
Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn; Volpe and Koenig |
Infringement of 2 patents covering bassinet products |
Investigation terminated on February 15, 2008 on basis of confidential settlement agreement. Simplicity agreed to stop importing one product and pay a royalty on past sales, and will continue to import another product subject to an undisclosed royalty. The agreement also settles a suit in the federal district court in Pennsylvania |
| Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, Washington) |
Fish & Richardson |
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprises (Paris) |
Latham & Watkins; Miller & Chevalier |
Infringement of 4 patents covering methods for uniting various components of a unified communications system |
After a mid-October trial, judge entered finding that Alcatel products infringed one patent. On March 14, the commission decided to review that determination; the review is currently pending |
| Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. (Coopersberg, Pennsylvania) |
Adduci, Mastriani & Schaumberg; Kaye Scholer; Vinson & Elkins; Hatch, James & Dodge; the Heartfield Law Firm |
Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc. (Little Neck, New York); Control4 Corporation (Salt Lake City) |
Foley & Lardner (Leviton); Cooley Godward Kronish (Control4); Morgan & Finnegan (Control4) |
Infringement of 5 patents covering technology to dim lights and turn them on and off |
On September 20, 2007, Leviton and Lutron settled ITC claims, as well as 3 U.S. district court cases in Lufkin, Texas. Lutron licensed rights under 4 of the patents to Leviton in exchange for royalties; the two companies executed a cross-license on fifth patent and a separate patent application belonging to Leviton. On Oct. 2, 2007, Leviton withdrew its ITC complaint against Control4. A district court complaint against Control4 is still active in Utah |
| 3M Company & 3M Innovative Properties Company (St. Paul) |
Fish & Richardson |
From Japan: Sony Corporation (Tokyo); Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (Moriguchi, Osaka); Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Kadoma, Osaka). From the U.S.: Sony Electronics, Inc. (San Diego); CDW Corporation (Vernon Hills, Illinois); Batteries.com (Indianapolis); Hitachi Koki USA, Ltd. (Norcross, Georgia); Panasonic Corporation of North America (Secaucus, New Jersey); Total Micro Technologies, Inc. (Irvine, California); Lenovo, Inc. (Morrisville, North Carolina). From Hong Kong: Lenovo Group Limited |
Akin Gump (Lenovo); McDermott Will & Emery (Hitachi Koki, Matsushita/Panasonic); Kenyon & Kenyon (Sony); Morrison & Foerster (Sanyo); Dickstein Shapiro (CDW); Krieg Devault (Batteries.com) |
Infringement of 2 patents covering rechargeable lithium-ion batteries |
Total Micro found in default in 2007 and no exclusion order sought. The rest of respondents disposed of as follows: Matsushita/Panasonic terminated June 27, 2007, per confidential license and settlement agreement; Batteries.com terminated in July 2007 after confidential settlement agreement and consent judgement in which Batteries.com agreed not to import infringing products; Sony terminated in August 2007 per confidential settlement and licensing agreement; Lenovo terminated in September 2007 on the grounds that it imports only Sony or Matsushita/Panasonic batteries which are now licensed under 3M; Sanyo terminated in November 2007 per confidential settlement and licensing agreement; Hitachi & CDW covered by settlement agreements with Sony, Matsushita & Sanyo and thus terminated in November 2007. Infringement suits filed in Minnesota federal district court also dismissed for settling respondents. Investigation terminated December 2007 |
| InterDigital Communications LLC (King of Prussia, Pennsylvania); InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, Delaware) |
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner |
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Seoul, Korea); Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (Ridgefield Park, New Jersey); Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC (Richardson,Texas) |
Weil Gotshal & Manges |
Infringement of 4 patents covering wireless phone handsets |
Consolidated with second InterDigital suit against Nokia (below); hearing for both set for April 2008. As of April 14, 2008 both investigations were suspended after the judge in corresponding federal action in the Southern District of New York ordered arbitration; that order is on appeal to the Second Circuit |
| Global Locate (San Jose); Broadcom Corporation (Irvine, California) |
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr; DLA Piper US (withdrew July 2007) |
From Taiwan: E-TEN Corp (Taipei); MiTAC International Corporation (Kueishan, Taiwan). From U.S.: Pharos Science & Applications, Inc. (Torrance, California); Mio Technology Ltd. (Fremont, California); SiRF Technology, Inc. (San Jose) |
MacPherson Kwok Chen & Heid; Miller & Chevalier; Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe |
Infringement of 6 patents covering global positioning system technology |
Hearing set for May 2008 |
| Toshiba Corporation (Tokyo); Toshiba America Consumer Products, LLC (Wayne, New Jersey) |
Morrison Foerster |
From China: Dongguan GVG Digital Technology Ltd., Dongguan Tonic Electronics Co., Ltd., Dongguan Xin Lian Digital Technology Co. Ltd. (Dongguan, Guangdong); Tonic DVB Marketing Ltd., Tonic Technology (Shenzhen) Ltd. (Shenzhen City, Guangdong). From the U.S.: Daewoo Electronics America, Inc. (Lyndhurst, New Jersey); jWIN Electronics Corporation (Port Washington, New York); Memcorp Inc. (Weston, Florida). From Hong Kong: GVG Digital Technology Holdings Ltd., Starlight Electronics Co. Ltd., Starlight International Holdings Ltd., Starlight Marketing (HK) Ltd., Tonic Digital Products Ltd., Tonic Electronics Ltd., Tonic Industries Holdings Ltd., Tonic Technology Limited, Tonic Trading Development Ltd. |
Handal and Associates (Tonic, Starlight, Memcorp, jWIN & Dongguan Xin Lian); Akin Gump (Daewoo); Ostrager Chong Flaherty & Broitman (jWIN) (withdrew May 24) |
Infringement of 3 patents covering DVD player and recorder technology |
Daewoo: terminated on July 11, 2007 based on licensing agreement; Duanggong GVG Digital Technology & GVG Digital Technology: found in default on July 30, 2007 and subject to limited exclusion order entered on February 15, 2008; jWIN and Memcorp: both terminated on basis of consent orders dated July 26, and August 6, 2007, respectively; Tonic respondents and Starlight respondents: terminated on November 15, 2007 on basis of confidential licensing agreement. Investigation terminated February 2008 |
| Tate & Lyle Technology Limited (London) & Tate & Lyle Sucralose, Inc. (McIntosh, Georgia) |
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner; Miller & Chevalier |
From China: JK Sucralose, Beijing Forbest Chemical Co., Ltd., Beijing Forbest Trade Co., Ltd., Gremount International Co., Ltd. (Beijing); Changzhou Niutang Chemical Plant Co., Ltd. (Changzhong, Jiangsu); Guangdong Food Industry Institute and L&P Food Ingredient Co., Ltd. (Guangzhou, Guangdong); Hebei Province Chemical Industry Academe and Hebei Research Institute of Chemical Industry (Shijiazhuang City, Hebei); Hebei Sukerui Science and Technology Co., Ltd. (Gaocheng City, Hebei); Lianyungang Natiprol International Co., Ltd. (Lianyungang, Jiangsu); Nantong Molecular Technology Co., Ltd. (Nantong, Jiangsu); Ruland Chemistry Co., Ltd. (Nanjing); Shanghai Aurisco International Trading Co. Ltd. (Shanghai). From the U.S.: AIDP, Inc. (City of Industry, California); Forbest International (USA) LLC (Edison, New Jersey); U.S. Niutang Chemical, Inc. (Brea, California); CJ America, Inc. (Los Angeles); Fortune Bridge Co. Inc. (Elmont, New York); Garuda International Inc. (Exeter, California); Heartland Packaging Corporation & Heartland Sweeteners (Carmel, Indiana); MTC Industries, Inc. (Edgewood, New York); ProFood International, Inc. (Naperville, Illinois); Vivion, Inc. (San Carlos, California). From the U.K.: Nu-Scaan Nutraceuticals, Ltd. (Macclesfield, Cheshire). From Hong Kong: Zhongjin Pharmaceutical (Hong Kong) Co. Ltd |
Bingham McCutchen (Changzhou Niutang, Guangdong Food Industry, Garuda Internat’l, L&P Food, U.S. Niutang); Kenyon & Kenyon (Hebei Sukerui, Beijing Forbest & Forbest Internat’l); Kevin Kerveng Tung (MTC & Nantong Molecular); Beijing Lifang & Partners (Hebei Sukerui, Beijing Forbest & Forbest Internat’l); Dann Pecar Newman & Kleiman (Heartland Packaging & Heartland Sweeteners); Fish & Richardson (JK Sucralose) |
Infringement of 5 patents covering sugar substitutes |
Hearing took place at the end of February 2008; judge’s ruling expected by June 10. On August 6, 2007 default judgments entered against seven respondents: Gremount International, Hebei Province Chemical Industry Academe, Hebei Research Institute, Lianyungang Natiprol, Ruland Chemistry, Shanghai Aurisco International, Zhongjin Pharmaceutical |
| Tessera, Inc. (San Jose) |
Irell & Manella; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Miller & Chevalier; Goodwin Procter; Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner (withdrew in August) |
From the U.S.: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (Austin); Motorola, Inc. (Schaumberg, Illinois); Qualcomm Incorporated (San Diego); Spansion, Inc & Spansion, LLC (Sunnyvale, California). From Canada: ATI Technologies, ULC (Thornhill, Ontario). From Switzerland: STMicroelectronics, N.V. (Geneva) |
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal (Spansion); Kirkpatrick Lockhart Preston & Gates (Spansion); Howrey (Qualcom); McDermott Will (Qualcom); Sidley Austin (STMicro); Arent Fox (Motorola); Kirkland & Ellis (Motorola); Jones Day (Freescale); Law Offices of Michael J. Newton (Freescale); Yar Law firm (Freescale); McKool Smith (Freescale) |
Infringement of 2 patents covering semiconductor chips with minimized chip package size |
Trial originally set for February 2008. Right before, judge made initial determination granting respondents’ joint stay pending USPTO’s reexamination of patents. Commission then reversed stay on March 27, 2008, so new trial is expected |
| Hewlett-Packard Company (Palo Alto) |
DLA Piper; Lee & Li (Taiwan); Morgan Lewis & Bockius |
Acer Inc. (Hsichih, Taiwan); Acer America Corporation (San Jose) |
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe; Miller & Chevalier; Ramey & Flock; Dechert (withdrawal December 2007) |
Infringement of 4 patents covering power management, temperature control, processor efficiency and graphics display for personal computers |
Trial took place in mid-February; judge’s ruling pending |
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Seoul, Korea) |
Fish & Richardson |
Renesas Technology Corp. (Tokyo); Renesas Technology America, Inc. (San Jose) |
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy |
Infringement of 2 patents, one covering processes for manufacturing semiconductors and the other covers a process for accessing memory in a microprocessor-based device |
Trial took place March 2008; judge’s ruling expected by June 13 |
| Tillotson Corporation d/b/a Best Manufacturing Co. (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
King & Spalding |
From Malaysia: Top Glove Sdn Bhd., Glovco (M) Sdn. Bhd., Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd., Smart Glove Holdings Sdn. Bhd. and Smart Glove Corporation Sdn. Bhd. (Klang, Selangor); Hartalega Sdn. Bhd., Riverstone Resources Sdn. Bhd. (Kuala Lumpur); Laglove (M) Sgn. Bhd. (Kajang, Selangor); Seal Polymer Industries Bhd. (Lahat, Perak); Supermax Corporation Bhd. (Sungai Buloh, Selangor); Yee Lee Corporation Bhd. (Ipoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan); YTY Holdings Sdn. Bhd. (Kuala Langat, Selangor); Perusahaan Getah Asas Sdn. Bhd. (Jeram, Selangor); YTY Industry (Manjung) Sdn. Bhd. (Sitiawan, Perak Darul Ridzuan). From Australia: Ansell Ltd. (Richmond, Victoria). From China: Beijing Huateng Rubber Plastic & Latex Products Co., Ltd. (Beijing); Ideal Healthcare Group Co. Ltd. (Ningbo, Zhejiang); JDA (Tianjin) Plastic Rubber Co. Ltd. (Tianjin). From Indonesia: PT Medisafe Technologies and PT Shamrock Manufacturing Corporation (Medan, North Sumatra); PT Haloni Jane (Cikupa, Tangerang). From the U.S.: Adenna, Inc. (Santa Fe Springs, California); Basic Medical Industries Inc. (Chino, California); Cypress Medical Products, LLC (McHenry, Illinois); Darby Group Companies, Inc. (Jericho, New York); Dash Medical Gloves, Inc. (Franklin, Wisconsin); Delta Medical Systems, Inc. d/b/a The Delta Group (Alpharetta, Georgia); Dentexx Nevada, Inc. and First Medica Infection Control Assoc. (Greensboro, North Carolina); Dynarex Corp. (Orangeburg, New York); Liberty Glove, Inc. (City of Industry, California); Magla Products LLC (Morristown, New Jersey); Protective Industrial Products, Inc. (Guilderland Center, New York); QRP Inc. d/b/a QRP Gloves, Inc. (Tucson); Tronex International, Inc. (Parsippany, New Jersey); West Chester Holdings, Inc. (Monroe, Ohio); Ansell Healthcare Products, LLC and Ansell Protective Products Inc. (Red Bank, New Jersey); TG Medical (USA) Inc. (Azusa, California); Pharmatex USA Inc. (Palm Desert, California); Kossan Gloves Inc. d/b/a Sintex (Houston); Shamrock Manufacturing Company Inc. (Chino, California); Delta Medical Supply Group, Inc. d/b/a The Delta Group (Parkesburg, Pennsylvania). From Thailand: Ansell (Thailand) Ltd. (Bangkok) |
Kirkland & Ellis (Top Glove, Riverstone, YTY Holdings, Smart Gove, LaGlove, Hartalega Holdings, Kossan Rubber, JDA, PT Shamrock, PT Medisafe); Smith Gambrell & Russell (Protective Industrial); Wargo & French (Darby Group); Dekieffer & Horgan (Dynarex); Fish & Richardson (Cypress Medical); Morgan Lewis & Bockius (Ansell resps); Greenberg Traurig (Magla, Beijing Huateng, Liberty Glove); Quigley & Whitehill (QRP); Baker Donelson (Delta Medical Systems); Douglas Frymer (Adenna); Heller Ehrman (Tronex); MacCord Mason (Dentexx); Wood Phillips (Beijing Huateng); Claremont Law Group (Liberty Glove); Amin & Hallihan (SealPolymer & Supermax); Juneau Partners (SealPolymer & Supermax); Arent Fox (Yee Lee Corporation; withdrew in November); Westerman Hattori Daniels & Adrian (Smart Glove); Palmarella Curry & Kelly (Delta Medical Supply) |
Infringement of one patent covering rubber gloves |
Hearing scheduled for May 2008; judge’s ruling expected by August 25. Complaint against Cypress withdrawn and investigation terminated in August 2007. Westchester Holdings terminated in August 2007 based on settlement and licensing agreement. Complaint against Beijing Huateng terminated in August 2007 on basis of a consent agreement. Delta Medical Systems terminated in September 2007 on basis of settlement and licensing agreement. Magla terminated on September 2007 on basis of settlement and licensing agreement. In September 2007 Basic Medical, Gloveco & Ideal found in default. Delta Medical Supply terminated in November 2007 on basis of settlement and licensing agreement. Supermax and Seal Polymer terminated in February 2008 on basis of settlement and licensing agreement. Default judgement entered against Yee Lee in March 2008 |
| Sidel Participations (Octeville Sur Mer, Seine Maritime, France); Sidel Canada (Leval, Quebec, Canada); Sidel Inc. (Norcross, Georgia) |
Sughrue Mion |
From Germany: Krones AG (Neutraubling); KHS AG (Dortmund). From the U.S.: Krones, Inc. (Franklin, Wisconsin); KHS USA, Inc. (Waukesha, Wisconsin) |
Foley & Lardner (Krones); Michael Best & Friedrich (KHS); Steptoe & Johnson (KHS) |
Infringement of one patent that regulates the speed of the manufacturing flow in a beverage bottling plant |
Hearing set for May 2008; judge’s ruling expected by September 5. Krones respondents terminated from the investigation at end of September 2007 on basis of confidential settlement and license agreement |
| Dentsply International Inc. (York, Pennsylvania) |
Woodcock Washburn; Miller & Chevalier |
Guidance Endodontics LLC (Albuquerque); Micro Mega International Manufacturers (Besancon, Doubs, France) |
Greenberg Traurig (Micro Mega); Kenyon & Kenyon (Guidance) |
Infringement of 2 patents covering instruments used to perform dental root canals |
Dentsply withdrew complaint in late January with the intention to pursue money damages in federal district court in Pennsylvania; termination granted in February 2008 |
| General Scientific Corp. (Ann Arbor, Michigan) |
Bryan Cave; Gifford Krass Groh Sprinkle Anderson & Citkowski |
SheerVision, Inc. (Rolling Hills Estates, California); Nanjing Jin Jiahe I/E Co. Ltd (Nanjing, Jiangsu, China) |
Adduci, Mastriani & Schaumberg (SheerVision); Wagner Anderson & Bright (SheerVision) |
Infringement of 3 patents covering magnifying eyewear used by doctors and surgeons during medical procedures |
Judge’s ruling was due by August 2008; hearing was set for spring 2008. In January 2008 Sheervision and General Scientific signed a consent judgment; SheerVision agreed not to import any infringing products and General Scientific withdrew its claims. Sheervision was terminated in January 2008. Default judgment against Nanjing is pending |
| Tillotson Corporation d/b/a Best Manufacturing Co. (Lexington, Massachusetts) |
Pepper Hamilton |
From the U.S.: Cardinal Health, Inc. (Dublin, Ohio); Cardinal Health 200, Inc. (McGaw Park, Illinois); Henry Schein, Inc. and HSI Gloves Inc. (Melville, New York); Medtexx Partners Inc. (Englewood, New Jersey). From Malaysia: Cardinal Health Malaysia 211 Sdn. Bhd. (Bayan Lepas, Pinang); Latexx Partners Berhad (Kamunting, Perak) |
Needle & Rosenberg (HSI & Henry Schein) (withdrew in November); Alston & Bird (Cardinal Health); Kirkland & Ellis (Latexx); Westerman Hattori Daniels & Adrian (HIS & Henry Schien) |
Infringement of one patent covering rubber gloves |
Investigation consolidated with first Tillotson investigation (above). Hearing set for last 2 weeks in May 2008; judge’s ruling expected by August |
| InterDigital Communications LLC (King of Prussia, Pennsylvania) & InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, Delaware) |
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner |
Nokia Corporation (Espoo, Finland); Nokia Inc. (Irving, Texas) |
Alston & Bird; Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges |
Infringement of 4 patents covering wireless phone handsets |
Consolidated with InterDigital suit against Samsung (above); see status (above) |
| Pass & Seymour, Inc. (Syracuse, New York) |
Goodwin Procter; Bond, Schoeneck & King |
From China: General Protecht Group, Inc. (Liushi Yueqing, Zhejiang); Shanghai ELE Manufacturing Corp. and Shanghai Meihao Electric, Inc. (Shanghai); Wenzhou Trimone Company (Wenzhou, Zhejiang). From the U.S.: General Protecht Group U.S., Inc. (Atlanta); Cheetah USA Corp. (Sandy, Utah); Interline Brands d/b/a GX Electric (Jacksonville, Florida); Nicor Inc. (Albuquerque); Orbit Industries, Inc. (Los Angeles); The Designers Edge (Bellevue, Washington); Universal Security Instruments, Inc. (Owings Mills, Maryland); Colacino Electric Supply, Inc. (Newark, New York); Ingram Products, Inc. (Jacksonville, Florida); Lunar Industrial & Electrical, Inc. (Miami, Florida); Quality Distributing LLC (HIllsboro, Oregon). |
Morris Manning (General Protecht, GX Electric); Perkins Coie (Wenzhou Trimone); Bryan Cave (Designer’s Edge; withdrew in March); Bingham McCutchen (Shanghai ELE, Colacino, Nicor, Orbit, Cheetah); Andrews Kurth (Shanghai Meihao); Cahn & Samuels (Universal Security); Mcnaule Beln Awrot & Helgre (Designer’s Edge); Marjama Muldoon Blasiak & Sullivan (Designer’s Edge) |
Infringement of 7 patents covering protective devices intended to prevent electrocution in the delivery of power to an electrical appliance |
Hearing scheduled for beginning of June 2008; judge’s ruling expected by September 24. GX terminated on March 7 on basis of confidential settlement agreement. Ingram and Quality Products each terminated on the basis of a confidential settlement agreement, which also settles corresponding civil action against them pending in the Northern District of New York |
| Nokia Corporation (Espoo, Finland); Nokia Inc. (Irving, Texas) |
Alston & Bird; Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges; Adduci Mastriani & Schaumberg; King & Spalding |
Qualcomm, Incorporated (San Diego, California) |
Howrey; McDermott Will & Emery; Cravath Swaine & Moore |
Infringment of 5 patents covering wireless chips and phone handsets |
Investigation terminated based on an arbitration agreement in October 2007; Commission decided not to review judge’s ruling |
| Steven Reiber & Mary Reiber (Lincoln, California) |
Kirkland & Ellis; Miller & Chevalier |
Western Digital Corporation (Lake Forest, California); Seagate Technology LLC (Scotts Valley, California); Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. (Irvine, California); Hewlett-Packard Company (Palo Alto); Dell Inc. (Round Rock, Texas) |
Heller Ehrman (Seagate); Steptoe & Johnson (Toshiba); Goodwin Procter (HP); Alston & Bird (HP); Irell & Manella (HP); Baker Botts (Dell) |
Infringement of 3 patents covering surge protectors |
Hearing set for mid-July 2008; judge’s ruling expected by October 15. Corresponding infringement suit filed in federal district court in the Eastern District of California. Joint motion to terminate Seagate on basis of settlement is pending |
| Funai Electric Co., Ltd. (Daito, Osaka, Japan); Funai Corporation (Rutherford, New Jersey) |
Morrison Foerster;Miller & Chevalier |
From the U.S.: Vizio, Inc. (Irvine, California); Polaroid Corporation (Waltham, Massachusetts); Petters Group Worldwide, LLC (Minnetonka, Minnesota); Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Tempe, Arizona); Proview Technology Inc. (Garden Grove, California); TPV International (USA), Inc. (Austin); Envision Peripherals, Inc. (Fremont, California); International Reliance Corp. (San Dimas, California). From Taiwan: AmTran Technology Co., Ltd., and Taiwan Kolin Co., Ltd. (Taipei); Top Victory Electronics (Taiwan) Co., Ltd. (Chungho City). From Hong Kong: Proview International Holdings, Ltd.; TPV Technology, Ltd. From China: Proview Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen) |
Greenberg Traurig (Syntax-Brillian & Taiwan Kolin); Pauley Petersen & Erickson (Syntax-Brillian & Taiwan Kolin); Tyre Kamins Katz & Granof (Syntax-Brillian & Taiwan Kolin); Sidley Austin (AmTran, Vizio & Proview); Ropes & Gray (Polaroid & Petters Group); O’Melveny & Myers (TVP, Top Vision & Envision); Adduci Mastriani (TVP, Top Vision & Envision); Sheppard Mullin (International Reliance); Dykema Gossett (Polaroid & Petters Group); Silver & Freedman (Syntax & Taiwan Kolin); Fulwider & Patton (International Reliance) |
Infringement of 2 patents covering digital televisions sets and technology |
Hearing set for mid-August 2008; judge’s ruling expected by November 15. International Reliance terminated in April on basis of confidential settlement and license agreement |
| SanDisk Corporation (Milpitas, California) |
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati; Jones Day |
From Taiwan: Phison Electronics Corporation, Silicon Motion Technology Corporation, Silicon Motion Inc., AGA Technologies,Inc. and Skymedi Corporation (Hsinchu); Zotek Electronic Co., Ltd d/b/a Zodata Technology Limited, Transcend Information Inc., Welldone Company and Add-On Technology Co. (Taipei City); Power Quotient International Co., Ltd. and A-Data Technology Co., Ltd. (Chungho City, Taipei Hsien); Acer, Inc., Behavior Tech Computer Corp., Emprex Technologies Corp. and Apacer Technology Inc. (Hsichih City, Taipei). From the U.S.: Silicon Motion, Inc., Silicon Motion International, Inc., and Apacer Memory America, Inc. (Milpitas, California); Infotech Logistic, LLC d/b/a Supertron Memory, PQI Corporation, Behavior Tech Computer (USA) Corp, Kaser Corporation and Corsair Memory, Inc. (Fremont, California); PNY Technologies, Inc. (Parsippany, New Jersey); Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Payton Technology Corporation and MemoSun, Inc. (Fountain Valley, California); Buffalo Technology (USA), Inc. (Austin); Verbatim Corporation (Charlotte); Transcend Information Inc. (Orange, California); Transcend Information Maryland, Inc. (Linthicum, Maryland); Imation Corp. & Imation Enterprises Corp. (Oakdale, Minnesota); Memorex Products, Inc. (Cerritos, California); Add-On Computer Peripherals, Inc. and Dane Elec Corp. USA (Irvine, California); A-Data Technology (USA) Co., Ltd. (City of Industry, California); EDGE Tech Corporation (Ada, Oklahoma); Interactive Media Corp. (Holliston, Massachusetts); LG Eelctronics U.S.A., Inc. (Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey). From Hong Kong: Chipsbrand Microelectronics (HK) Co., Ltd.; Power Quotient International (HK) Co., Ltd. From China: Chipsbank Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Chipsbank Microelectronics Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen). From the British Virgin Islands: Syscom Development Co., Ltd. (Road Town, Tortola). From Japan: Melco Holdings, Inc. and Buffalo, Inc. (Nagoya). From France: Dane Memory S.A. d/b/a Dane-Elec. Memory S. A. (Bagnolet, Seine Saint Denis). From Ireland: Deantusaiocht Dane-Elec TEO d/b/a Dane-Elec Manufacturing (Galway). From Korea: LG Electronics, Inc. (Seoul) |
Kirkland & Ellis (Verbatim); Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi (Imation & Memorex); Adduci Mastriani (Imation & Memorex); Fish & Richardson (Phison, Kingston resps, Memo Sun & Payton); S.J. Christine Yang (Kingston, Memo Sun & Payton); Oblon Spivak McClelland Maier & Neustadt (Buffalo Technology, Buffalo, Melco Holdings); Head Johnson & Kachigian (EDGE Tech); Heller Ehrman (USBest, Infotech Logistic, Power Quotient resps, A-Data, Corsair Memory, PQI Corp, Chipsbrand, Chipsbank, Kaser, Syscom Development); Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr (Silicon Motion; withdrew in January 2008); K&L Gates (Acer, Apacer); Sidley Austin (LG); Akin Gump (Transcend, Skymedi); Keker & Van Nest (Kingston); Wu & Kao (TSR Silicon); Jeffrey Jacobs (Dane); Wu & Cheung (Dane); McCarter & English (PNY Technologies); David Balto (Kingston); Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek (Phison) |
Infringment of 5 patents covering electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (flash memory) |
Hearing set for late October/early November 2008; judge’s ruling expected by February 12, 2009. Respondents terminated in February 2008 from the investigation on basis of a consent order not to import infringing products: Melco, Buffalo Inc., Buffalo Technology; Respondents terminated in February 2008 on basis of settlement agreement: PNY Technologies, EDGE, TSR, ADD-ON, Interactive Media, Kaser, Infotech Logistic, Welldone. Motion to terminate Acer on grounds that company was incorrectly named as a respondent is pending |
| Acer Inc. (Hsichih, Taiwan) |
Dechert |
Hewlett-Packard Company (Palo Alto) |
DLA Piper |
Infringement of 2 patents covering scanner and printer technology |
Hearing set for late July 2008; judges ruling expected by November 3, 2008 |
| ICL Performance Products LP (St. Louis, Missouri) |
Thompson Coburn |
Maruzen Chemicals Co., Ltd. (Osaka); Rasa Industries, Ltd. (Tokyo) |
Sughrue Mion |
Infringement of one patent for creating low-antimony phosphoric acid |
Investigation terminated in February 2008, on basis of confidential settlement between the parties |
| FormFactor, Inc. (Livermore, California) |
McDermott Will & Emery; Foley & Lardner |
From Japan: Micronics Japan Co., Ltd. (Tokyo). From Korea: Phicom Corporation (Seoul). From the U.S.: Phiam Corporation (San Jose); MJC Electronics Corp. (Austin) |
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner (Phicom and Phiam); Fish & Richardson (Micronics & MJC); Perkins Coie (Micronics & MJC) |
Infringement of 6 patents covering testing technology for computer chips and other devices |
Hearing set for mid-September 2008; judge’s ruling expected by December 19 |
| Anchor Sports 1, Inc. (Richardson, Texas) |
Law Offices of Stephen A. Kennedy |
Schutt Sports Inc. (Litchfield, Illinois); East Texas Sports Center, Inc. (Marshall, Texas) |
Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione |
Infringement of one patent covering a plug that is inserted into a baseball base anchor when the anchor is removed for maintenance |
Hearing set for late July 2008; judge’s ruling expected by December 4. |
| INEOS Fluor Holdings Limited & INEOS Fluor Limited (Runcorn, Cheshire, United Kingdom); INEOS Fluor Americas LLC (St. Gabriel, Louisiana) |
Ryan Kromholtz & Manion; Alston & Bird |
SinoChem Modern Environmental (Xi’an, Shan’xi, China); SinoChem Ningbo Ltd. (Ningbo, Zhejiang, China) |
Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn; McAndrews Held & Malloy |
Infringement of one patent covering the manufacturing process for an air conditioning coolant that doesn’t deplete the ozone layer |
Hearing set for mid-August 2008; judge’s ruling expected by December 31. As of March 22, complainant has motion to amend complaint and respondent has motion for summary determination of patent’s priority date; both pending |
| Trend Micro Incorporated (Cupertino, California) |
McDermott Will & Emery |
From Spain: Panda Security (Bilbao). From the U.S.: Barracuda Networks, Inc. (Campbell, California); Panda Security (Glendale, California) |
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati |
Infringement of one patent covering technology for computer worm and virus protection |
Hearing set for the first half of September 2008; judge’s ruling expected by December 31. Panda respondents terminated from investigation in February on the basis of a confidential settlement agreement |
| Applica Consumer Products, Inc. (Miramar, Florida); Waters Research Company (West Dundee, Illinois) |
Miller & Chevalier; Baker Botts; Funkhouser Vegosen Liebman & Dunn |
Lucky Litter, LLC (Chicago, Illinois); Doskocil Manufacturing Co., Inc. (Arlington, Texas); OurPet’s Company (Fairport Harbor, Ohio) |
Katten Munchin Rosenman (Lucky Litter); Storm LLP (OurPet’s); Hermes Sargent Bates (OurPet’s); Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell (Doskocil); Adduci Mastriani (OurPet’s & Doskocil) |
Infringement of one patent covering self-cleaning litterboxes |
Hearing set for late August 2008; judge’s ruling expected by December 2 |
| Bose Corporation (Framingham, Massachusetts) |
Fish & Richardson |
From New Zealand: Phitek Systems Limited (Aukland). From the U.S.: GN US, Inc. (Nashua, New Hampshire); Audio-Technica U.S., Inc. (Stow, Ohio); Creative Labs, Inc. (Milpitas, California); Logitech Inc. (Fremont, California); Panasonic Corporation of North America (Secaucus, New Jersey) |
Akin Gump (Audio Technica); Welsh & Katz (Audio Technica); Jackson Walker (Creative Labs, GN Netcom, Phitek & Logitech); Adduci Mastriani (Panasonic); Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein (Panasonic); Morrison & Foerster (Creative Labs, Phitek); Braswell & Associates (Phitek) |
Infringement of 2 patents covering noise-cancelling headphones |
Hearing set for early August 2008; judge’s ruling expected by January 6, 2009. Motion to terminate Logitech on basis of settlement agreement is pending |
| Seoul Semiconductor Company, Ltd. (Seoul) |
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner |
Nichia Corporation (Anan, Tokushima, Japan) |
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison; Morrison & Foerster |
Infringement of 1 patent covering short-wavelength laser technology |
Hearing date not yet set; judge’s ruling expected by January 14, 2009. A motion is pending to amend the complaint and add Hitachi Ltd., Hitachi America Ltd., Panasonic Communications Co., Ltd., & Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. as respondents. Companion litigation filed by complainant in federal district court in the Eastern District of Texas. |
| International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, New York) |
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft; Adduci Mastriani |
From Taiwan: ASUSTeK Computer, Inc., Pegatron Technology & Unihan Technology Corporation (Taipei). From the U.S.: ASUS Computer International (Fremont, California) |
Fish & Richardson |
Infringement of 3 patents covering power supply, cooling system and networking capabilities of personal computers |
Hearing set for mid-October 2008; judge’s ruling expected by January 14, 2009 |
| Knowles Electronics, LLC (Itasca, Illinois) |
Dykema Gossett; Bryan Cave |
Mems Technology Berhad (Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia) |
Townsend and Townsend and Crew; Adduci Mastriani |
Infringement of 2 patents covering a silicon microphone |
Hearing set for late September 2008; judge’s ruling expected by January 14, 2009 |
| Tessera, Inc. (San Jose) |
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher;Adduci Mastriani;Irell & Manella |
From Taiwan: A-Data Technology Co., Ltd. (Taipei); Acer Inc., ProMOS Technologies Inc., TwinMOS Technologies Inc. and Powerchip Semiconductor Corp. (Hsichih); Nanya Technology Corporation (Kueishan, Taoyuan). From the U.S.: A-Data Technology (U.S.A.) Co., Ltd. and SMART Modular Technologies, Inc. (Fremont, California); Acer America Corporation (San Jose, California); Centon Electronics, Inc. (Aliso Viejo, California); Elpida Memory (USA) Inc. (Sunnyvale, California); International Products Sourcing Group, Inc. (Hilliard, Ohio); Kingston Technology Co., Inc. (Fountain Valley, California); TwinMOS Technologies USA Inc. (Milpitas, California). From Japan: Elpida Memory, Inc. (Tokyo). From China: Ramaxel Technology (Shenzhen) Ltd. (Shenzhen, Guangdong) |
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe (Acer, Nanya, Powerchip); Law Office of S.J. Christine Yang (Kingston); Foley & Lardner (Elpida); Seyfarth Shaw (ProMOS, Kingston); Perkins Coie (Smart Modular); Hopkins & Carley (Peripheral Devices); Sidley Austin (Elpida); Heller Ehrman (A-Data & International Products); Remer, DiVincenzo & Griffith (Centon); Fish & Richardson (Ramaxel); East Associates (Ramaxel); Venable (Acer, Nanya, Powerchip) |
Infringement of 4 patents covering semiconductor chip technology |
Hearing set for end of September 2008; judge’s ruling expected by January 14, 2009. TwinMOS respondents facing default judgment |
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