SUPREMA, INC. v. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COM'N

No. 2012-1170.

796 F.3d 1338 (2015)

SUPREMA, INC., Mentalix Incorporated, Appellants v. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION, Appellee Cross Match Technologies, Inc., Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

August 10, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darryl Michael Woo , Vinson & Elkins LLP, San Francisco, CA, argued for appellants. Also represented by Ilana Rubel , Bryan Alexander Kohm , David Michael Lacy Kusters , Heather N. Mewes , Erin Simon , Fenwick & West, LLP, San Francisco, CA; Jae Won Song , Mountain View, CA; Bradley Thomas Meissner , Seattle, WA.

Clark S. Cheney , Office of the General Counsel, United States International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, argued for appellee. Also represented by Dominic L. Bianchi , Andrea C. Casson , Clint A. Gerdine , Wayne W. Herrington.

Maximilian A. Grant , Latham & Watkins LLP, Washington, DC, argued for intervenor. Also represented by Clement J. Naples , New York, N.Y.; Gabriel Bell , Bert C. Reiser , Jennifer Halbleib , Washington, DC.

Mark R. Freeman , Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for amicus curiae United States. Also represented by Joyce R. Branda , Scott R. McIntosh.

James Altman , Foster, Murphy, Altman & Nickel, PC, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae American Intellectual Property Law Association. Also represented by F. David Foster.

J. Michael Jakes , Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington DC, for amicus curiae Intellectual Property Owners Association. Also represented by Herbert Clare Wamsley, Jr. , Intellectual Property Owners Association, Washington, DC; Philip Staton Johnson , Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ; Kevin H. Rhodes , 3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN.

Constantine L. Trela, Jr. , Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, IL, for amicus curiae Microsoft Corporation. Also represented by Richard Alan Cederoth , David T. Pritikin , Chicago, IL; Brian R. Nester , Ryan C. Morris , Washington, DC; Thomas Andrew Culbert , David E. Killough , Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA.

John Thorne , Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, PLLC, Washington, DC, for amici curiae Dell Inc., Adobe Systems, Inc., Ford Motor Co., Hewlett-Packard Co., LG Display Co., Ltd., LG Electronics, Inc., Netflix, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., SAP America, Inc. Also represented by Aaron M. Panner , Melanie L. Bostwick.

Daryl Joseffer , King & Spalding LLP, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae Google Inc. Also represented by Adam Conrad , Charlotte, NC; Suzanne Michel , Google Inc., Washington, DC.

Eric Jay Fues , Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association. Also represented by T. CY walker , Kenyon & Kenyon LLP, Washington, DC.

John D. Haynes , Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA, for amici curiae Nokia Corporation, Nokia USA, Inc. Also represented by Adam David Swain , Washington, DC.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge O'MALLEY, with whom PROST, Chief Judge, LOURIE and DYK, Circuit Judges, join.


Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, codified at 19 U.S.C. § 1337 ("Section 337"), declares certain acts unlawful. Among them is importing "articles that... infringe a valid and enforceable United States patent." 19 U.S.C. § 1337(a)(1)(B)(i). The International Trade Commission ("Commission") interpreted this provision...

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