International Trade Commission May 2, 2012 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on March 27, 2012, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Technology Properties Limited, LLC of Cupertino, California. Letters supplementing the complaint were filed on April 11, 2012, and April 16, 2012. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain computers and computer peripheral devices and components thereof and products containing the same by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,976,623 (``the `623 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,162,549 (``the `549 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,295,443 (``the `443 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,522,424 (``the `424 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 6,438,638 (``the `638 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 7,719,847 (``the `847 patent''). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue an exclusion order and cease and desist orders.