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BMW Secures Landmark ITC Victory: ALJ Terminates Zync Investigation Based on Forum-Selection Clause
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 29, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC—Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW AG) and BMW of North America, LLC (BMW NA), jointly BMW, announced a landmark victory in their dispute with Zync, extending their winning streak across every forum in which the parties have litigated. On July 28, 2026, Administrative Law Judge Bryan F.
Ninth Circuit Denies Zync’s Emergency Motion to Stay; BMW’s Preliminary Injunction Remains in Full Effect, ITC Stay Expected to Continue
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 23, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC—BMW today announced another major victory in its ongoing dispute with Zync, Inc. On July 22, 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied Zync’s emergency motion to stay the Preliminary Injunction entered by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California pending appeal.
Finnegan Secures Decisive ITC Victory for Innoscience in Final Determination
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC—Finnegan has secured a decisive victory for Innoscience, a global leader in gallium nitride (GaN) power devices, as the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) issued its Final Determination in Investigation No. 337‑TA‑1414, confirming that Innoscience’s current gallium nitride (GaN) power devices do not infringe Infineon’s patents and may continue to be imported and sold in the United States without restriction.
ITC breaks new ground in IPR decision
Izf / Shutterstock.com Litigators should pay close attention to a recent decision from the US International Trade Commission, Smith Brittingham of Finnegan writes. Litigators sometimes question whether post-grant procedures at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) can help companies facing patent infringement allegations in the US International Trade Commission (ITC).
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