Blank Rome Obtains ITC Initial Determination in Favor of EPC
A Blank Rome team obtained a favorable U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) initial determination for client Efficient Power Conversion (“EPC”), a technology leader specialized in the field of power electronics through the development and commercialization of gallium nitride (“GaN”) based power transistors. The ITC, in investigation 337-TA-1366, found two of EPC’s key patents valid and one of the two, U.S. Patent No. 8,350,294, the Company’s foundational patent, infringed by Innoscience (Zhuhai) Technology Co., Ltd. and its affiliate, Innoscience America, Inc. The final determination is expected to be issued November 5, 2024.
Over the last 15 years, Blank Rome has obtained a broad portfolio of more than 200 GaN-related patents for EPC, whose products include GaN power transistors and its rapidly growing family of integrated circuits, automotive qualified, and radiation hardened devices. Compared with traditional silicon-based power devices, GaN represents a significant leap, with higher efficiency, faster switching speeds, smaller size, and lower cost.
This is the third successful ITC outcome for Blank Rome this year. Earlier this year, Blank Rome attorneys secured a trial victory and favorable initial determination in ITC investigation 337-TA-1362 and a walk-away victory in ITC investigation 337-TA-1383.
For more information on the ITC’s preliminary ruling, please read EPC’s press release: U.S. International Trade Commission Finds Key EPC Patents Valid and Foundational Patent Infringed by Innoscience.
Blank Rome Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property Litigation practice group Paul Zeineddin led the trial team with partners Dipu A. Doshi, Walter Davis, Jr., Stephen Soffen, Stephanie Chomentowski, and Andrew Kopsidas, as well as associates Ameya (“Arun”) Paradkar, Jonathan England, Sydney Salters, Benjamin Reyes, and Camila Thorpe.