International Trade Commission March 5, 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on December 10, 2018, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Align Technology, Inc. of San Jose, 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 dental and orthodontic scanners and software by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,299,192 (``the '192 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,077,647 (``the '647 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,156,661 (``the '661 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 9,848,958 (``the '958 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 8,102,538 (``the '538 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 a cease and desist order.