Alloc, Inc. v. International Trade Commission

In Alloc, Inc. v. International Trade Commission, 342 F.3d 1361 (Fed. Cir. 2003), the Commission found no infringement, either direct or indirect, in imported flooring products, and we affirmed that determination. 342 F.3d at 1366-68, 1375. After construing the claims at issue, we agreed with the Commission that there was no evidence of direct infringement. Id. at 1373. As for induced infringement, we noted that the basis for the allegation of inducement was installation instructions included in the packaging at the time of importation. Id. at 1373-74. In a short discussion of induced infringement, we found no reason to disturb the administrative judges conclusion on inducement specifically because the administrative judge found no evidence of direct infringement. Id. at 1374.