International Trade Commission October 16, 2017 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on September 6, 2017, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Rockwell Automation, Inc. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A supplement to the complaint was filed on September 29, 2017. 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 industrial automation systems and components thereof including control systems, controllers, visualization hardware, motion and motor control systems, networking equipment, safety devices, and power supplies, by reason of infringement of U.S. Trademark Reg. No. 1,172,995 (``the '995 trademark''); U.S. Trademark Reg. No. 696,401 (``the '401 trademark''); U.S. Trademark Reg. No. 693,780 (``the '780 trademark''); U.S. Trademark Reg. No. 1,172,994 (``the '994 trademark''); U.S. Trademark Reg. No. 712,800 (``the '800 trademark''); U.S. Trademark Reg. No. 712,836 (``the '836 trademark''); U.S. Trademark Reg. No. 2,510,226 (``the '226 trademark''); U.S. Trademark Reg. No. 2,671,196 (``the '196 trademark''); U.S. Trademark Reg. No. 2,701,786 (``the '786 trademark''); U.S. Trademark Reg. No. 2,412,742 (``the '742 trademark''); U.S. Copyright Reg. No. TX0008389890 (``the '890 copyright''); U.S. Copyright Reg. No. TX0008389887 (``the '887 copyright''); U.S. Copyright Reg. No. TX0008390098 (``the '098 copyright)''; U.S. Copyright Reg. No. TX0008390094 (``the '094 copyright''); U.S. Copyright Reg. No. TX0008390077 (``the '077 copyright''); U.S. Copyright Reg. No. TX0008390088 (``the '088 copyright''); U.S. Copyright Reg. No. TX0008390116 (``the '116 copyright''); U.S. Copyright Reg. No. TX0008390084 (``the '084 copyright''); U.S. Copyright Reg. No. TX0008390111 (``the '111 copyright''); and U.S. Copyright Reg. No. TX0008390091 (``the '091 copyright''). The complaint also alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The Complaint further alleges a violation of Section 337 based on unfair methods of competition and unfair acts in the importation or sale of certain industrial automation systems and components thereof including control systems, controllers, visualization hardware, motion and motor control systems, networking equipment, safety devices, and power supplies, the threat or effect of which is to destroy or substantially injure an industry in the United States. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a general exclusion order and cease and desist orders.