J.s.t. Corporation v. International Trade Commission

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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J.S.T. CORPORATION,
Appellant

v.

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION,
Appellee

ROBERT BOSCH LLC, ROBERT BOSCH,
SISTEMAS AUTOMATRICES, S.A. DE C.V.,
FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY, LTD.,
Intervenors
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2019-2308
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Appeal from the United States International Trade
Commission in Investigation No. 337-TA-1043.
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Decided: July 10, 2020
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J
ONATHAN MASSEY, Massey & Gail LLP, Washington,
DC, argued for appellant. Also represented by
CHRISTOPHER LAURENCE MAY; KENNETH GOLDMAN, San
Francisco, CA; K
EITH SCALA, Myers Bradford, Washington,
DC.

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J.S.T. CORPORATION v. ITC
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CLINT A. GERDINE, Office of the General Counsel,
United States International Trade Commission, Washing-
ton, DC, argued for appellee. Also represented by DOMINIC
L. BIANCHI, WAYNE W. HERRINGTON, SIDNEY A.
ROSENZWEIG.

MARK S. DAVIES, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP,
Washington, DC, argued for intervenors. Also represented
by JORDAN COYLE, CHRISTOPHER J. HIGGINS, KATHERINE M.
KOPP; ALEXANDRA BURSAK, MATTHEW R. SHAHABIAN, New
York, NY; MICHAEL CHOW, Irvine, CA; BAS DE BLANK,
Menlo Park, CA.
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Before L
OURIE, SCHALL, and DYK, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM.
J.S.T Corporation (“JST”) appeals a determination by
the United States International Trade Commission (“Com-
mission”) finding no violation of 19 U.S.C. § 1337. Specifi-
cally, JST argues that the Commission erred in finding
claims 2, 4, and 9–10 of U.S. Patent No. 7,004,766 to be not
infringed and invalid.
We agree with the Commission’s construction of “first
holes” “to require that the first (elongated) holes at the pe-
riphery of the tine plate in the longitudinal direction must
be closer to the periphery of the tine plate than any second
hole.” J.A. 38. Because it is undisputed that the accused
products do not infringe under this construction, we affirm
the Commission’s finding of noninfringement.
We also agree with the Commission’s construction of
“contact legs” to include legs that connect to ground and
affirm the Commission’s holding that the asserted claims
were anticipated by the Tyco Docking Station Connector.
AFFIRMED
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