International Trade Commission November 14, 2016 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on October 6, 2016, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Nite Ize, Inc. of Boulder, Colorado. Supplements to the complaint were filed on October 21, 2016 and October 26, 2016. The complaint, as supplemented, 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 mobile device holders and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,602,376 (``the '376 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,870,146 (``the '146 patent''); U.S. Patent No. D734,746 (``the '746 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. D719,959 (``the '959 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 a general exclusion order, or in the alternative a limited exclusion order, and cease and desist orders.