International Trade Commission

A Loss for Apple in Motorola Suit

Drew FitzGerald in Mobile on January 14 at 8:52 am PT

Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. welcomed a ruling from the U.S. International Trade Commission that denied patent-infringement allegations raised by Apple Inc.

Trade Body Says HTC Is Violating Apple Patent, Bans Some Imports

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 19, 2011 at 2:04 pm PT

The U.S. International Trade Commission on Monday found that certain HTC products infringe on Apple patents and ordered an import ban, though it won’t take effect until April.

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Ruling in HTC-Apple Patent Case Delayed Again

John Murrell in Mobile on December 14, 2011 at 1:11 am PT

HTC said today that the U.S. International Trade Commission had again delayed its ruling on a smartphone patent case brought against the company by Apple. The ruling was initially set to come down on Dec. 6, then rescheduled for today. Now it’s due on Monday.

Judgment Day Looms for Apple, HTC

Ian Sherr, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on December 11, 2011 at 7:58 pm PT

Apple Inc.’s claims that some smartphones running Google Inc.’s Android software copy its inventions are approaching their first big judgment day in the U.S.

ITC Puts Apple-HTC Patent Ruling on Hold

John Paczkowski in Mobile on December 5, 2011 at 11:26 am PT

Just get it over with already, will ya?

ITC Dismisses HTC Complaint Against Apple Over S3 Patents

Ina Fried in Mobile on November 21, 2011 at 2:39 pm PT

HTC has been hoping to use S3′s patents to bolster its patent position in its battle with Apple.

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HTC Loses Initial Ruling in One Patent Case Against Apple

Ina Fried in Mobile on October 17, 2011 at 6:44 pm PT

A United States International Trade Commission judge on Monday issued a preliminary ruling that Apple did not infringe on four patents held by HTC, with whom Cupertino is in an ongoing legal battle involving multiple cases and jurisdictions. HTC’s general counsel said in a statement that the ruling is just one step in the process, and that the company is confident it has “a strong case for the ITC appeals process.”

Cellphone Patent Disputes Piling Up

Don Clark, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on August 22, 2011 at 10:34 am PT

More legal and financial maneuvers over mobile-device patents are looming this week, potentially complicating the plans of Google Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co. and other players in the fast-moving market.

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ITC Judge in Kodak-Apple Patent Spat Retires

John Paczkowski in News on August 4, 2011 at 8:01 am PT

The patent infringement case Kodak brought against Apple and Research in Motion with the International Trade Commission may drag on longer than expected, now that the judge presiding over it has retired. ITC Chief Administrative Law Judge Paul Luckern, who ruled in January that Apple’s and RIM’s smartphones don’t infringe on Kodak’s image-preview patents, stepped down on Wednesday, leaving that case to be reassigned to other judges. Unfortunate for Kodak and everyone else involved, as Luckern was expected to issue a decision in the case by the end of this month.

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Apple and Samsung in ITC Standoff

John Paczkowski in News on August 2, 2011 at 12:23 pm PT

The U.S. International Trade Commission has agreed to investigate Apple’s patent complaint against Samsung, as hostilities between the two companies continue to escalate. The ITC’s decision comes not a week after the agency said it would review Samsung’s complaint against Apple and leaves both companies at risk for a potential importation injunction if the agency finds merit in either complaint.