International Trade Commission August 1, 2017 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on June 28, 2017, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Hologic, Inc. of Marlborough, Massachusetts. A supplement was filed on July 10, 2017. 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 x- ray breast imaging devices and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,831,296 (``the '296 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,452,379 (``the '379 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,688,940 (``the '940 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,986,765 (``the '765 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 7,123,684 (``the '684 patent''). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.