International Trade Commission April 9, 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on March 4, 2019, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Hanwha Q CELLS USA Inc. of Dalton, Georgia and Hanwha Q CELLS & Advanced Materials Corporation of Korea. Letters supplementing the complaint were filed on March 12, 14, and 21, 2019. 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 photovoltaic cells and products containing same by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,893,215 (``the '215 patent''). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complainants request that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.