International Trade Commission February 16, 2016 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on January 8, 2016, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Covidien LP of Mansfield, Massachusetts. 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 surgical stapler devices and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,669,073 (``the '073 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,342,377 (``the '377 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 6,079,606 (``the '606 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 limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order.