International Trade Commission May 8, 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on April 6, 2007, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Toshiba Corporation of Japan and Toshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C., of Wayne, New Jersey. A supplemental letter was filed on April 24, 2007. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain DVD players and recorders and certain products containing same by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,587,991, 5,870,523, and 5,956,306. The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainants request that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a permanent exclusion order and permanent cease and desist orders.