International Trade Commission June 12, 2014 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on May 7, 2014, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Canon Inc. of Japan; Canon U.S.A., Inc. of Melville, New York; and Canon Virginia, Inc. of Newport News, Virginia. A letter supplementing the complaint was filed on May 14, 2014. 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 toner cartridges and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,280,278 (``the '278 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,630,564 (``the '564 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,682,215 (``the '215 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,676,090 (``the '090 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,369,744 (``the '744 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,565,640 (``the '640 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,676,085 (``the '085 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,135,304 (``the '304 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 8,688,008 (``the '008 patent''). 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 general exclusion order, or in the alternative a limited exclusion order, and cease and desist orders.