Termination Of ITC Patent Investigation Affirmed By Panel

Mealey's (April 24, 2019, 12:33 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an April 19 divided ruling, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a patent claim construction of “instructions” by an administrative law judge (ALJ) and found that under the construction, an investigation by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) was properly terminated (iRobot Corporation v. International Trade Commission, No. 18-1690, Fed. Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 11408)....