ITC Finds no Section 337 Patent Violations by Intel Microchip Imports, Ends Investigation

Imports of certain Intel microprocessors, also used by Apple and Hewlett-Packard, do not infringe patents held by X2Y Attenuators, and do not violate Section 337, said the International Trade Commission after reviewing an administrative law judge’s determination. The investigation of “certain microprocessors, components thereof, and products containing same” (337-TA-781) had begun in 2011. The ITC reversed and vacated parts of the ALJ’s decision, but did not reverse the ALJ’s key finding of no patent infringement. The ITC terminated the investigation based on its finding.