Tag Archives: Section 337

ITC Patent Jurisdiction: Roku’s Petition and Contreras’ Critique

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by Dennis Crouch

Roku, Inc. has asked the Supreme Court to review 2024 Federal Circuit decision affirming the US International Trade Commission's (ITC) finding of a Section 337 violation based on infringement of a TV-remote patent owned by Universal Electronics, Inc. (UEI). US10593196 (method of configuring user interfaces on home theater devices to control other appliances).

The petition focuses on the ITC's "domestic industry" requirement, and the level of nexus required between substantial domestic investment, the scope of the asserted patent, and any articles that embody the patented invention.  The case invites a broader reconsideration of the ITC's role in patent disputes, including its near-automatic issuance of exclusion orders against adjudged infringers.

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Federal Circuit Affirms ITC Divided Opinion in Sonos v. ITC

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by Dennis Crouch

In a non-precedential opinion, the Federal Circuit has affirmed the US International Trade Commission's (ITC) final determination in the patent infringement dispute between Sonos and Google involving smart speaker technology. Sonos, Inc. v. Int'l Trade Comm'n, Nos. 2022-1421, 2022-1573 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 8, 2024).  The ITC had issued a split opinion - finding that Google infringed a number of Sonos speaker patents, but concluded that Google's proposed work-around was non-infringing.  Both sides appealed and the Federal Circuit's deferential standard of review resulted in a full affirmance. The outcome then

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