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On May 20, 2021, the ITC issued a Notice of Investigation in
Certain Wearable
Electronic Devices With ECG Functionality and Components
Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-1266).
By way of background, this investigation is based on an April
20, 2021 complaint (
seePart I, Part II, Part III, Part IV) filed by AliveCor, Inc. of
Mountain View, California ( AliveCor ) alleging a
violation of section 337 by Apple, Inc. of Cupertino, California
( Apple ) in the unlawful importation and/or sale in the
U.S. of certain wearable electronic devices with electrocardiogram
(ECG) functionality and components thereof by reason of
infringement of one or more claims of U.S. Patent No. 10,595,731
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Earlier today, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)
announced a pilot program that will allow Administrative Law Judges
(ALJs) to issue interim Initial Determinations (IDs) on fewer than
all issues in Section 337 investigations. The announcement can be
found here. The pilot program is part of the
ITC s ongoing efforts to expeditiously resolve Section 337
investigations, either through resolution of issues on the merits
or by facilitating settlement. The pilot program will apply to all
investigations instituted on or after May 12, 2021, and to
investigations instituted prior to May 12, 2021 at the discretion
Thursday, May 13, 2021
Earlier today, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) announced a pilot program that will allow Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) to issue interim Initial Determinations (IDs) on fewer than all issues in Section 337 investigations. The announcement can be found here. The pilot program is part of the ITC’s ongoing efforts to expeditiously resolve Section 337 investigations, either through resolution of issues on the merits or by facilitating settlement. The pilot program will apply to all investigations instituted on or after May 12, 2021, and to investigations instituted prior to May 12, 2021 at the discretion of the ALJ.
Under the pilot program, ALJs can issue interim IDs focused on case-dispositive issues or significant issues that may facilitate settlement, in advance of the main evidentiary hearing. Possible issues may include infringement, patent invalidity, patent eligibility, standing, and/or the domestic industry requirement. ALJs w