2011年10月17日,美國國際貿易委員會(ITC)發布新聞稿,美國國際貿易委員會(USITC)主席Deanna Tanner Okun任命兩位新行政法官(ALJ) Thomas Bernard Pender 與 David P. Shaw,自2011年10月24日起生效。將主管訴訟業務:主持證據聽證會、進行初步確定、調查不公平進口貿易等涉及專利、商標和版權侵權訴訟。
行政法官Thomas Bernard Pender:
經歷:
- Disability Adjudication and Review with the Social Security Administration, in Richmond, VA. (2010.10~2011.10)
- Administrative Judge with the Office of Hearings and Appeals for the Small Business Administration in Washington, DC. (2005.07~ 2010.09)
- Chief Trial Attorney and the Director of the Contract Disputes Resolution Center for Defense Contract Management Agency (2002.01~2005.07)
- Senior Trial Attorney in the Office of the Chief Trial Attorney of the Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH;
- Deputy District Counsel for the U.S. Army Engineer District in Baltimore, MD;
- General Attorney/Trial Attorney for the U.S. Army Engineer District in Fort Worth, TX;
- Assistant Staff Judge Advocate in Bayonne, NJ,
- Trial Defense Counsel in Tongduchon, South Korea.
學歷:
JD from Emory University Law School, Atlanta, GA,
Bachelor’s Degree from the Virginia Military Institute.
a member of the State Bar of Georgia.
行政法官David P. Shaw:
經歷:
- ALJ with the Social Security Administration’s Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (National Hearing Center) in Baltimore, MD.
- ALJ with the Social Security Administration’s Office of Disability Adjudication and Review in Fayetteville, NC.
- Attorney-Advisor in the USITC’s Office of Administrative Law Judges. (1987 to 2010)
學歷:
JD from the Washington College of Law at The American University
Bachelor’s Degree from George Mason University.
a member of the Bar of the District of Columbia.
任命行政法官Judge Charles E. Bullock為首席行政法官
2011年10月20日,美國國際貿易委員會主席Deanna Tanner Okun任命法官Judge Charles E. Bullock為首席行政法官(the Chief Administrative Law Judge),提供行政指導審理337調查案件。Bullock曾擔任行政法官Paul J. Luckern的首席助理,Luckern在2011年8月退休。
首席行政法官Bullock將繼續主持337條款調查,主管進口貿易不公平訴訟案件審理,主持證據聽證會,並進行初步確定,所涉及專利和商標侵權的指控。
從1996年加入美國ITC同時也是美國環境保護署(EPA)行政法官。2002年5月正式成為美國國際貿易委員會行政法官(ALJ)。在EPA之前,他曾擔任了24年的聯邦能源管制委員會(FERC),其後面12年擔任行政法官,處理複雜的電力和天然氣管道稅務案件聆訊和撰寫初步決定。在FERC之前,他是一個審判律師,任職於某機構總法律顧問的助理之職。
Bullock於1968年畢業於Bucknell University,獲得政治學文學學士學位畢業。1971年6月取得喬治華盛頓大學法學院(George Washington University Law School) 博士學位。他是哥倫比亞特區律師協會的會員。(702字)
表一、首席行政法官 Paul J. Luckern進行中主審案件
案號 |
訴訟標題 |
原告 v. 被告 |
有台灣廠商 |
337-TA- 806 |
Digital Televisions Containing Integrated Circuit Devices and Components Thereof |
Renesas Electronics v. Vizio |
v |
337-TA- 799 |
Computer Forensic Devices and Products Containing the Same |
MyKey v. Data Protection Solutions et al |
|
337-TA- 7986 |
Electronic Digital Media Devices and Components Thereof |
Apple v. Samsung |
|
337-TA- 792 |
Static Random Access Memories and Products Containing Same |
Cypress v. GSI et al |
|
337-TA- 789 |
Digital Televisions and Components Thereof |
Vizio v. Coby et al |
v |
337-TA- 785 |
Light-Emitting Diodes and Products Containing Same |
Osram v. Samsung |
|
337-TA- 781 |
Microprecssors, Components Thereof, and Products Containing Same |
X2Y Attenuators v. Intel |
|
337-TA- 775 |
Wireless Communication Devices and Systems, Components Thereof, and Products Containing Same |
Linex v. HP |
|
337-TA- 770 |
Video Game Systems and Wireless Controllers and Components Thereof |
Creative Kingoms v. Nintendo |
|
337-TA- 746 |
Automated Media Library Devices |
Overland Storage v. Dell |
|
337-TA- 721 |
Portable Electronic Devices and Related Software |
HTC v. Apple |
v |
337-TA- 698 |
DC-DC Controllers and Products Containing the Same |
Richtek v. uPI |
v |
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