International Trade Commission April 17, 2013 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on March 12, 2013, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Sling Media, Inc. of Foster City, California. 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 electronic devices having placeshifting or display replication functionality and products containing same by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,877,776 (``the `776 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,051,454 (``the `454 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,060,909 (``the `909 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,725,912 (``the `912 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,266,657 (``the `657 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 8,365,236 (``the `236 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.