ITC Judge Sets 2023 Target Date for Completing Probe Against Apple, Google

An International Trade Commission administrative law judge set a Sept. 4, 2023, target date for completing the Tariff Act Section 337 investigation into allegations that devices from Apple, Google, Lenovo, Microsoft, OnePlus, Samsung and TCL infringe a 2007 patent owned by Arigna Technologies for power semiconductors that provide short-circuit protection (see 2203310038). Arigna’s Feb. 11 complaint (supplemented Feb. 23 and amended March 17) seeks limited exclusion and cease and desist orders against the allegedly infringing devices. The parties need to submit a proposed procedural schedule by May 16 that accounts for the target date, including the May 4, 2023, deadline when the ITC's initial determination would be due, said an order Friday signed by ALJ Monica Bhattacharyya in docket 337-TA-1308.