Certain Archery Products and Related Marketing Materials; Institution of Investigation Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. § 1337

الملخص

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on May 9, 2014, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. Sec. 1337, on behalf of Bear Archery, Inc. of Evansville, Indiana and SOP Services, Inc. of Las Vegas, Nevada. A letter amending the complaint was filed on May 27, 2014. The complaint, as amended, 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 archery products and related marketing materials by reason of infringement of: (1) Certain claims of U.S. Patent No. RE38,096 ("the '096 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 6,978,775 ("the '775 patent"); and U.S. Patent No. 7,226,375 ("the '375 patent"); and (2) U.S. Trademark Registration No. 2,501,255 ("the '255 trademark") and U.S. Trademark Registration No. 3,312,392 ("the '392 trademark"). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainants request that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a general exclusion order o