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Indefinite Patent at the ITC May Survive in District Court

Indefinite Patent at the ITC May Survive in District Court

by Jones Day's ITC Litigation Team | Dec 23, 2019 | Claim Construction, Federal Circuit Appeals, Invalidity

[co-author: Charles Lee] In a recent order issued in the Northern District of Texas, Judge Godbey denied a Defendant’s Rule 12(b)(6) motion despite the Federal Circuit’s holding that the asserted patent was invalid as indefinite. Hyosung TNS, Inc. v....
Indefinite Patent at the ITC May Survive in District Court

ITC Clarifies Claim Construction in View of Motion for Summary Determination

by Jones Day's ITC Litigation Team | Apr 5, 2019 | Claim Construction, Motion Practice, Summary Determination

[co-author: Robert Levent (Levent) Hergüner, Law Clerk] In an order recently made public, Chief Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) Bullock denied Respondent Hitachi Koki USA, Limited’s motion for summary determination of non-infringement because...
Indefinite Patent at the ITC May Survive in District Court

ITC Re-Opens Investigation in Response to Federal Circuit Reversal

by Jones Day's ITC Litigation Team | Nov 3, 2017 | Claim Construction, Federal Circuit Appeals, Invalidity

  In response to the Federal Circuit’s reversal of the ITC’s indefiniteness and invalidity finding, the Commission remanded the investigation to ALJ with instructions to issue an ID within 30 days. Background Two years ago in Certain Wireless...
Indefinite Patent at the ITC May Survive in District Court

Asserted Claims Found Indefinite in Electrical Connectors Investigation

by Jones Day's ITC Litigation Team | Oct 10, 2017 | Claim Construction, Invalidity, Motion Practice

In a recently issued claim construction order, Chief Administrative Law Judge Bullock held that terms included in all asserted claims are indefinite.  He accordingly found the asserted claims invalid, stayed the Investigation, and invited Respondents to file a...

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