ITC victory keeps U.S. market open for Mitsubishi wind turbines

Finnegan represented Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and Mitsubishi Power Systems America, Inc. against General Electric in a U.S. International Trade Commission investigation. The ITC ruled in favor Mitsubishi, terminating a Section 337 investigation based on a General Electric complaint alleging patent infringement by Mitsubishi’s 2.4 Megawatt variable speed wind turbines. The Commission ruling of no violation overturned an earlier finding by an ITC administrative law judge that two of GE’s patents had been violated. The result of the ruling means that Mitsubishi remains free to import and sell its wind turbines in the U.S. market.