After reading a series of interesting articles on ITC rulings and trends on http://www.itc337update.com, I came across a rather nit-picky piece of legislature that in my opinion, demonstrates the overactive bureaucratic patent hearing system.
According to the law, Apple improperly bypassed the page limit their pre-hearing brief in violating Ground Rule 9.2 in Inv. No. 337-TA-808. The pre-hearing brief is 'meant to be a complete stand-alone document” that “shall not exceed one-hundred seventy-five (175) pages and shall have no more than fifty (50) pages of relevant attachments. Allegedly, because Apple explained some issues in the attachment part of the briefing, there was a motion to cut it. This tiny idiosyncracy in patent law, in this case seems entirely ludicrous.
I agree the law seems ludicrous. But considering Apples team of lawyers and experience in the field, I find it hard to believe that this was a mistake. I wonder if it was some form of a strategic move. We will have to wait and see!
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