ClearCorrect Operating, LLC v. ITC

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Case Number:

14-1527

Court:

Appellate - Federal Circuit

Nature of Suit:

Companies

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  1. August 31, 2016

    ITC Won't Appeal ClearCorrect Patent Ruling To High Court

    The U.S. International Trade Commission has elected not to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Federal Circuit decision that the ITC lacks the authority to block imports of digital files, the accused infringer in the closely watched patent case, ClearCorrect LLC, said Wednesday.

  2. March 31, 2016

    Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear Case Over ITC's Digital Power

    The Federal Circuit said Thursday that it wouldn't reconsider its decision that the International Trade Commission lacks the authority to block the import of digital files, drawing a lengthy dissent from one of its judges.

  3. February 26, 2016

    Fed. Circ. Asked To Rethink ITC Data-Blocking Order

    The maker of Invisalign teeth aligners, Align Technology Inc., continued to push the Federal Circuit on Thursday to grant a rehearing en banc of a ruling that denied the International Trade Commission the power to regulate the transmission of digital files in a patent infringement dispute.

  4. February 19, 2016

    Fed. Circ. Pressed To Nix ITC Data-Blocking Appeal

    ClearCorrect Operating LLC urged the full Federal Circuit to reject requests from the International Trade Commission and a rival that it overturn a panel's ruling that denied the agency the power to regulate the transmission of digital files, saying the appellate court got it right the first time around.

  5. February 16, 2016

    Film, Music Lobbies Say ITC Can Police Online Infringement

    Lobbying groups for the film and music industries urged the en banc Federal Circuit on Friday to overturn an "anachronistic" panel ruling that denied the International Trade Commission the power to regulate the transmission of digital files.

  6. January 27, 2016

    ITC Seeks Full Fed Circ. Review Of Data-Blocking Authority

    The International Trade Commission and the maker of Invisalign tooth aligners asked the Federal Circuit on Wednesday to overturn a November panel decision the trade agency didn't have the authority to police the import of intangible data.

  7. November 10, 2015

    ClearCorrect Ruling Keeps ITC From Policing Web Piracy

    The Federal Circuit's decision Tuesday that the U.S. International Trade Commission cannot block importation of infringing digital files stymies plans by the movie and music industries to use the trade body to fight piracy, but the case is a strong candidate for en banc review, attorneys say.

  8. August 26, 2015

    ITC, ClearCorrect Each Say Suprema Backs Its Fed. Circ. Args

    The U.S. International Trade Commission and ClearCorrect Operating LLC, which are embroiled in a battle over whether the ITC has the authority to bar transmission of digital files, each told the Federal Circuit Tuesday that the court's recent Suprema decision dealing with induced infringement bolsters its arguments.

  9. August 11, 2015

    Fed. Circ. Mulls Suprema's Impact On ITC's Digital Authority

    The Federal Circuit examined Tuesday whether its day-old Suprema decision authorizing the International Trade Commission to ban articles that induce infringement may also extend to digital downloads, in a patent suit that businesses are closely eyeing over its effects on e-commerce and online piracy.

  10. August 07, 2015

    Fed. Circ. Case Could Give ITC Power To Police Web Piracy

    The Federal Circuit is set to hear arguments Tuesday in a patent dispute over Invisalign braces, in which the U.S. International Trade Commission's decision that it can decide cases over infringing digital files has sparked an intense battle between tech and media companies over whether the ITC can be used to fight online piracy.