Carburetors and Products Containing Such Carburetors > Summary
Court Case Number 337-TA-1123
Filing Date Jun 14, 2018
Docket Number 3323
Investigation Type Violation
Unfair Act Patent Infringement
Institution Date Jul 20, 2018
Markman Hearing Start Date Nov 28, 2018
Markman Hearing End Date Nov 28, 2018
Evidentiary Hearing Scheduled Start Date Sep 9, 2019
Evidentiary Hearing Scheduled End Date Sep 13, 2019
Evidentiary Hearing Actual Start Date -
Evidentiary Hearing Actual End Date -
Target Date May 20, 2020
Final ID On Violation Due Date Jan 20, 2020
Final ID On Violation Issue Date -
Non Final (Terminating) ID Issued Aug 12, 2019
Final Determination of No Violation -
Final Determination of Violation Oct 11, 2019
Termination Date Oct 11, 2019
Court International Trade Commission
Status Terminated
Appeal2020-1648
Administrative JudgesCharles Bullock
Active JudgeCharles Bullock
Complainant
Respondent
37Complainant Attorneys
13Walbro Corporation
Attorney Name: Matthew J. Schmidt
Reising Ethington P.C.
Walbro Corporation
Attorney Name: Scott Manifold Daniels
WHDA, LLP
Walbro Corporation
Attorney Name: Hsin I Chen
WHDA, LLP
Walbro Corporation
Attorney Name: William T. Cobb Jr.
WHDA, LLP
Walbro Corporation
Attorney Name: Colleen N. Shovlin
WHDA, LLP
Walbro Corporation
Attorney Name: Michael J. Druzinski
WHDA, LLP
Walbro Corporation
Attorney Name: Shannon K. Smith
WHDA, LLP
Walbro Corporation
Attorney Name: James D. Stevens
WHDA, LLP
Walbro Corporation
Attorney Name: Miki Motohashi
WHDA, LLP
Walbro Corporation
Attorney Name: William H. Francis
WHDA, LLP
Walbro Corporation
Attorney Name: Mao Wang
WHDA, LLP
Walbro Corporation
Attorney Name: Ching Kwok
WHDA, LLP
Walbro Corporation
Attorney Name: Richard W. Hoffmann
Reising Ethington P.C.
Respondent Attorneys
172Amazon, Inc.
Attorney Name: Stefani E. Shanberg
Morrison & Foerster
Zhejiang Ruixing Carburetor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Attorney Name: Philip Andrew Riley
Mei & Mark
Kmart Corporation
Attorney Name: Eric S. Namrow
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Attorney Name: Eric S. Namrow
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
MTD Products Inc.
Attorney Name: Benjamin J. Christoff
Crowell & Moring
Kmart Corporation
Attorney Name: Stephanie L. Roberts
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
The Home Depot
Attorney Name: Sean Cunningham
DLA Piper
MTD Products Inc.
Attorney Name: Ali Tehrani
Crowell & Moring
MTD Products Inc.
Attorney Name: Aaron M. Marx
Crowell & Moring
Amazon, Inc.
Attorney Name: Chris Schaffer
Planet Depos, LLC
Fujian Hualong Carburetor Co. Ltd.
Attorney Name: Cheng (Jack) Ko
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Huayi Mechanical and Electrical Co., Ltd.
Attorney Name: Jordan L. Coyle
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
Huayi Mechanical and Electrical Co., Ltd.
Attorney Name: Johanna L. Jacob
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
Cabela's
Attorney Name: Robert M. Fuhrer
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
M Tech Industries
Attorney Name: Michael L. Doane
AMS Trade LLP
Tractor Supply Co.
Attorney Name: Stephanie M. Nguyen
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Attorney Name: Jesse Dyer
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Attorney Name: Riccardo Macchiaroli
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Attorney Name: Jason C. White
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Lowe's
Attorney Name: Norris P Boothe
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Lowe's
Attorney Name: Joshua B. Pond
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Amazon, Inc.
Attorney Name: Veronica S. Ascarrunz
Morrison & Foerster
Amazon, Inc.
Attorney Name: Madeleine E. Gully
Morrison & Foerster
Amazon, Inc.
Attorney Name: Nate Tan
Morrison & Foerster
Thunderbay Products
Attorney Name: Philip Andrew Riley
Mei & Mark
Cabela's
Attorney Name: Kecia Jannell Reynolds
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Zhejiang Ruixing Carburetor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Attorney Name: Edward Joel Naidich
Mei & Mark
Thunderbay Products
Attorney Name: Edward Joel Naidich
Mei & Mark
Zhejiang Ruixing Carburetor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Attorney Name: Jiwei Zhang
Mei & Mark
Thunderbay Products
Attorney Name: Jiwei Zhang
Mei & Mark
Amazon, Inc.
Attorney Name: Dustin Thomason
Morrison & Foerster
The Home Depot
Attorney Name: Nicholas G. Papastavros
DLA Piper
Tractor Supply Co.
Attorney Name: Daniel E. Yonan
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox
Walmart
Attorney Name: Thomas Lewis Jarvis
Winston & Strawn
Techtronic Industries
Attorney Name: Sean Cunningham
DLA Piper
Menard, Inc.
Attorney Name: Jeffrey L. Eichen
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
MTD Products Inc.
Attorney Name: Kathryn L. Clune
Crowell & Moring
Amazon, Inc.
Attorney Name: George Larkins
Morrison & Foerster
Amazon, Inc.
Attorney Name: Rachel Silverman Dolphin
Morrison & Foerster
Walmart
Attorney Name: Paul C. Goulet
Winston & Strawn
Amazon, Inc.
Attorney Name: Jan Hamilton
Morrison & Foerster
Amazon, Inc.
Attorney Name: Judith Bellinger
Morrison & Foerster
Zhejiang Ruixing Carburetor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Attorney Name: Steven Dubowsky
Mei & Mark
Zhejiang Ruixing Carburetor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Attorney Name: Robert A. Hall
Mei & Mark
Husqvarna Professional Products Inc.
Attorney Name: Joshua B. Pond
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Amazon, Inc.
Attorney Name: Christopher Blakewell
Morrison & Foerster
Amazon, Inc.
Attorney Name: James H. Lee
Morrison & Foerster
Electrical Co. Ltd.
Attorney Name: Jordan L. Coyle
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
Walmart
Attorney Name: Daniel R. McNeely
Winston & Strawn
Amazon, Inc.
Attorney Name: Melissa Perez
Morrison & Foerster
Amazon, Inc.
Attorney Name: Neal F. Burstyn
Morrison & Foerster
Frictionless World LLC
Attorney Name: Paul M. Bartkowski
AMS Trade LLP
M Tech Industries
Attorney Name: Paul M. Bartkowski
AMS Trade LLP
Amerisink Inc
Attorney Name: Adam D. Swain
Alston & Bird
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Attorney Name: Stephanie L. Roberts
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Amazon, Inc.
Attorney Name: Stephanie L. Roberts
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
The Home Depot
Attorney Name: Damon M. Lewis
DLA Piper
Amazon, Inc.
Attorney Name: Kyle W.K. Mooney
Morrison & Foerster
Amazon, Inc.
Attorney Name: Eric W. Lin
Morrison & Foerster
Amazon, Inc.
Attorney Name: Aaron D. Rauh
Morrison & Foerster
Generac Power Systems, Inc.
Attorney Name: Bryan A. Schwartz
Squire Patton Boggs
Frictionless World LLC
Attorney Name: Michael L. Doane
AMS Trade LLP
Northern Tool & Equipment Company, Inc.
Attorney Name: Tyler Patton Brimmer
Fafinski Mark & Johnson, P.A.
Kmart Corporation
Attorney Name: Jesse Dyer
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Amazon, Inc.
Attorney Name: Jesse Dyer
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Walmart
Attorney Name: John R. Keville
Winston & Strawn
Walmart
Attorney Name: Jessica C. Hill
Winston & Strawn
Walmart
Attorney Name: Matthew D. Tanner
Winston & Strawn
Champion Power Equipment, Inc.
Attorney Name: Benjamin E. Maskell
Maskell Law
Husqvarna Professional Products Inc.
Attorney Name: Norris P Boothe
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Husqvarna Professional Products Inc.
Attorney Name: Matthew J. Meyer
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Husqvarna Professional Products Inc.
Attorney Name: Roger D. Wylie
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Techtronic Industries
Attorney Name: Peter Maggiore
DLA Piper
Walmart
Attorney Name: Benjamin Levi
Levi Snotherly & Schaumberg, PLLC
QV Tools LLC
Attorney Name: Mark Daniel Schneider
Dinsmore & Shohl
MTD Products Inc.
Attorney Name: Jason A. Worgull
Wegman Hessler Valore
Thunderbay Products
Attorney Name: Riccardo Macchiaroli
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Amazon, Inc.
Attorney Name: Riccardo Macchiaroli
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Kmart Corporation
Attorney Name: Riccardo Macchiaroli
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
MAT Engine Technologies LLC
Attorney Name: Paul M. Bartkowski
AMS Trade LLP
FNA Group, Inc.
Attorney Name: Paul M. Bartkowski
AMS Trade LLP
Tillotson Limited
Attorney Name: Charles A. Demirjian
Tillotson Limited
Target Corporation
Attorney Name: Marc W. Vander Tuig
Armstrong Teasdale
Buffalo Corporation
Attorney Name: Benjamin Levi
Levi Snotherly & Schaumberg, PLLC
Target Corporation
Attorney Name: Benjamin Levi
Levi Snotherly & Schaumberg, PLLC
Buffalo Corporation
Attorney Name: Marc W. Vander Tuig
Armstrong Teasdale
Techtronic Industries
Attorney Name: Erin P. Gibson
DLA Piper
The Home Depot
Attorney Name: Erin P. Gibson
DLA Piper
Home Depot Product Authority, LLC
Attorney Name: Erin P. Gibson
DLA Piper
Fujian Hualong Carburetor Co. Ltd.
Attorney Name: Kecia Jannell Reynolds
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Menard, Inc.
Attorney Name: Daniel E. Brewer
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
Northern Tool & Equipment Company, Inc.
Attorney Name: Kurt J. Fugman
Fafinski Mark & Johnson, P.A.
MTD Products Inc.
Attorney Name: Zachary I. Ruby
Crowell & Moring
Huayi Carburetor Factory
Attorney Name: Jordan L. Coyle
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
Huayi Mechanical and Electrical Co., Ltd.
Attorney Name: Yufeng Ma
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
Electrical Co. Ltd.
Attorney Name: Yufeng Ma
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
Huayi Mechanical and Electrical Co., Ltd.
Attorney Name: Timothy V. Pearce Jr.
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
Electrical Co. Ltd.
Attorney Name: Timothy V. Pearce Jr.
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
Electrical Co. Ltd.
Attorney Name: Johanna L. Jacob
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
Huayi Mechanical and Electrical Co., Ltd.
Attorney Name: Erica Rothenberg
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
Electrical Co. Ltd.
Attorney Name: Erica Rothenberg
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
MTD Products Inc.
Attorney Name: Angela Marie Lavin
Wegman Hessler Valore
Northern Tool & Equipment Company, Inc.
Attorney Name: Andrew T. James
Fafinski Mark & Johnson, P.A.
Ardisam, Inc.
Attorney Name: Brandon M. Lewis
Perkins Coie
FNA Group, Inc.
Attorney Name: Steven E. Jedlinski
Holland & Knight
Menard, Inc.
Attorney Name: William Randy Rucker
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
Cabela's
Attorney Name: Jack S. Barufka
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Frictionless World LLC
Attorney Name: Thomas P. Howard
AMS Trade LLP
Frictionless World LLC
Attorney Name: Jenifer S. McIntosh
Thomas P. Howard, LLC
Frictionless World LLC
Attorney Name: James Juo
AMS Trade LLP
Walmart
Attorney Name: Rett Snotherly
Levi Snotherly & Schaumberg, PLLC
Thunderbay Products
Attorney Name: Shaobin Zhu
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Buffalo Corporation
Attorney Name: Eric M. Trelz
Armstrong Teasdale
Target Corporation
Attorney Name: Eric M. Trelz
Armstrong Teasdale
Buffalo Corporation
Attorney Name: Richard L. Brophy
Armstrong Teasdale
Target Corporation
Attorney Name: Richard L. Brophy
Armstrong Teasdale
Buffalo Corporation
Attorney Name: Paul L. Smelcer
Armstrong Teasdale
Target Corporation
Attorney Name: Paul L. Smelcer
Armstrong Teasdale
Tractor Supply Co.
Attorney Name: Jeremiah B. Frueauf
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox
Tractor Supply Co.
Attorney Name: Trey Powers III
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox
Tractor Supply Co.
Attorney Name: Ryan D. Levy
Patterson Intellectual Property Law, P.C.
Tractor Supply Co.
Attorney Name: William E. Sekyi
Patterson Intellectual Property Law, P.C.
Amazon, Inc.
Attorney Name: Elizabeth Patterson
Morrison & Foerster
M Tech Industries
Attorney Name: Paulina Starostka
AMS Trade LLP
Amerisink Inc
Attorney Name: Brian D. Hill
Alston & Bird
Techtronic Industries
Attorney Name: Damon M. Lewis
DLA Piper
Techtronic Industries
Attorney Name: Nicholas G. Papastavros
DLA Piper
Techtronic Industries
Attorney Name: Erin M. McLaughlin
DLA Piper
Kmart Corporation
Attorney Name: Jason C. White
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Amazon, Inc.
Attorney Name: Jason C. White
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Zhejiang Ruixing Carburetor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Attorney Name: Laurence M. Sandell
Mei & Mark
Amazon, Inc.
Attorney Name: Mehran Arjomand
Morrison & Foerster
Amazon, Inc.
Attorney Name: Alex N. Hadduck
Morrison & Foerster
Generac Power Systems, Inc.
Attorney Name: Steven M. Auvil
Squire Patton Boggs
Generac Power Systems, Inc.
Attorney Name: David P. Prueter
Squire Patton Boggs
Ardisam, Inc.
Attorney Name: Rodger K. Carreyn
Perkins Coie
Amazon, Inc.
Attorney Name: Brian Busey
Morrison & Foerster
Amazon, Inc.
Attorney Name: Lynn I. Levine
Morrison & Foerster
Amazon, Inc.
Attorney Name: Robin L. Brewer
Morrison & Foerster
Amazon, Inc.
Attorney Name: Christopher J. Wiener
Morrison & Foerster
Husqvarna Professional Products Inc.
Attorney Name: Steven D. Moore
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Lowe's
Attorney Name: Steven D. Moore
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Husqvarna Professional Products Inc.
Attorney Name: Dean Powell Jr.
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Lowe's
Attorney Name: Dean Powell Jr.
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Husqvarna Professional Products Inc.
Attorney Name: Taylor H. Ludlam
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Lowe's
Attorney Name: Taylor H. Ludlam
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Husqvarna Professional Products Inc.
Attorney Name: Jonathan E. Harris
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Lowe's
Attorney Name: Jonathan E. Harris
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Husqvarna Professional Products Inc.
Attorney Name: Caroline K. Fox
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Lowe's
Attorney Name: Caroline K. Fox
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Zhejiang Ruixing Carburetor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Attorney Name: Jeff Pearson
Mei & Mark
Amazon, Inc.
Attorney Name: Jennifer J. Schmidt
Morrison & Foerster
Amazon, Inc.
Attorney Name: Eric S. Namrow
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Zhejiang Ruixing Carburetor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Attorney Name: Lei Mei
Mei & Mark
Lowe's
Attorney Name: Roger D. Wylie
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Fuding Youyi Trade Co., Ltd.
Attorney Name: Jin Chan
Fuding Youyi Trade Co., Ltd.
Feldmann Engineering & Manufacturing Co.
Attorney Name: Kevin Widder
Feldmann Engineering & Manufacturing Co.
Zhejiang Ruixing Carburetor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Attorney Name: K. Jeffrey de Hart
Walbro Corporation
Fuding Youyi Trade Co., Ltd.
Attorney Name: Peter Maggiore
DLA Piper
The Home Depot
Attorney Name: Erin M. McLaughlin
DLA Piper
Fuding Guangda General Machinery Co., Ltd.
Attorney Name: Young Lin
Fuding Guangda General Machinery Co., Ltd.
Generac Power Systems, Inc.
Attorney Name: Nicholas G. Papastavros
DLA Piper
Feldmann Engineering & Manufacturing Co.
Attorney Name: Paul Babcock
Feldmann Engineering & Manufacturing Co.
Tractor Supply Co.
Attorney Name: Jessica C. Hill
Winston & Strawn
Huayi Carburetor Factory
Attorney Name: Yufeng Ma
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
M Tech Industries
Attorney Name: Paul D. Lall
AMS Trade LLP
JST POWER EQUIPMENT, INC.
Attorney Name: Benjamin E. Maskell
Maskell Law
Walmart
Attorney Name: Vu Q. Bui
United States International Trade Commission
Kmart Corporation
Attorney Name: Shaobin Zhu
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Husqvarna Professional Products Inc.
Attorney Name: Robin A. Adkins
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Walmart
Attorney Name: E. Alexander Cruz
Winston & Strawn
Husqvarna Professional Products Inc.
Attorney Name: Melanie D. De Mattia
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
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