Notice 10 Jul 2025 international trade, regulation, patent law, settlement, cochlear implants

🤝Investigation Termination of Cochlear Implants by Settlement

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission ("Commission") has determined not to review an initial determination ("ID") (Order No. 20) issued by the presiding administrative law judge ("ALJ") granting the parties' joint motion to terminate the investigation on the basis of settlement. The investigation is terminated.

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Notice 10 Jul 2025 international trade commission, patent law, intellectual property, google, sonos, audio players

🔊ITC Notice on Sonos vs. Google Patent Determination

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission ("Commission") has determined to adopt an initial determination ("ID") (Order No. 39) issued by the presiding administrative law judge ("ALJ") granting respondent's motion for summary determination of invalidity of the asserted patent claims due to indefiniteness. The Commission previously vacated the ID's termination for "good cause." The investigation is terminated with a finding of no violation of section 337.

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Notice 10 Jul 2025 international trade, business regulations, food industry, patent law, human health

🍼Rescission of Limited Exclusion Order on Human Milk Oligosaccharides

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission ("the Commission") has determined to institute a rescission proceeding and to rescind the limited exclusion order issued in the underlying investigation. The rescission proceeding is terminated.

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Notice 30 Jun 2025 regulatory compliance, international trade, u.s. international trade commission, patent law, electrical components

⚡ITC Decision on Active Electrical Cables Investigation

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination ("ID") (Order No. 7) of the presiding administrative law judge ("ALJ") granting a motion to amend the complaint and notice of investigation to terminate one respondent and add another.

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Notice 25 Jun 2025 international trade, usitc, patent law, lenovo, electronic devices, asus

🔌ITC Final Determination

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission ("Commission") has determined that the respondents have not violated section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, by importing into the United States, selling for importation, or selling within the United States after importation certain electronic computing devices and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,792,066 ("the '066 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 8,687,354 ("the '354 patent"); and U.S. Patent No. 10,952,203 ("the '203 patent"). This investigation is terminated.

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Notice 25 Jun 2025 international trade, technology, patent law, samsung, sensors, sionyx

🤖Termination of Patent Investigation Involving SiOnyx and Samsung

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission ("Commission") has determined not to review an initial determination ("ID") (Order No. 60) of the presiding administrative law judge ("ALJ") granting the complainant's motion to terminate the above-captioned investigation based on settlement. The investigation is terminated.

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Notice 11 Jun 2025 international trade, business regulation, investment, technology, patent law, communication equipment

📡Commission Terminates Investigation on Patent License Agreement

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission ("Commission") has determined not to review an initial determination ("ID") (Order No. 59) of the presiding administrative law judge ("ALJ") terminating the entire investigation based on a patent license agreement.

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Rule 10 Jun 2025 administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, business strategy, small businesses, freedom of information, patent law, courts, uspto, inventions and patents, biologics, accelerated examination, track one

📜Discontinuation of Accelerated Examination Program for Utilities

In order to efficiently allocate examination-related resources to address pendency, and in view of the low number of requests for Accelerated Examination and the availability of a statutory program to expedite the prosecution of applications (Track One, prioritized examination), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is discontinuing the Accelerated Examination program for utility applications. The USPTO is also modifying the rules of practice to clarify the grounds for which a petition to make special may be granted and when a fee is required for such petition.

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Notice 5 Jun 2025 regulatory compliance, international trade, import/export, patent law, exercise equipment

⚖️U.S. Trade Commission Investigation into Exercise Equipment Patents

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission ("Commission") has determined not to review an initial determination ("ID") (Order No. 15) of the presiding administrative law judge ("ALJ") granting-in-part Complainant's motion for summary determination of violation, and to request written submissions from the parties, interested government agencies, and interested persons, under the schedule set forth below, on remedy, the public interest, and bonding.

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Notice 5 Jun 2025 regulatory compliance, international trade, innovation, patent law, safety equipment

⚖️Patent Infringement Notice Impacting Glow Fish and Safety Equipment

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission ("Commission") has determined not to review an initial determination ("ID") (Order No. 6) of the presiding Chief Administrative Law Judge ("CALJ"), granting Complainant's motion for leave to amend the Complaint and Notice of Investigation to add allegations of infringement of claims 1-4 of U.S. Patent No. 12,268,265 ("the '265 patent").

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