International Trade Commission March 24, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on February 18, 2011, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Boston Beer Corporation of Boston, Massachusetts. A supplement to the complaint was filed on March 14, 2011. 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 glassware by reason of infringement of U.S. Patent No. D582,213 (``the `213 patent'') and U.S. Patent No. D569,189 ('' the `189 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.