International trade · 29/09/1998

Notice of Investigation

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on August 19, 1998, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of McCord Winn Textron Inc. of Manchester, New Hampshire. An amended complaint was filed on September 14, 1998. A supplementary letter was filed on September 16, 1998. The amended complaint alleges violations of section 337 in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain mechanical lumbar supports and products containing same by reason of infringement of claims 15 or 16 of U.S. Letters Patent 5,518,294. The amended complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists or is in process of being established as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after a hearing, issue a permanent exclusion order and permanent cease and desist orders.