International trade · 06/08/2004

Notice of Investigation; Certain Personal Computers, Monitors, and Components Thereof

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on July 2, 2004, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Gateway, Inc. of Poway, California. Supplements were filed on July 16 and 30, 2004. The 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 personal computers, monitors, and components thereof by reason of infringement of claims 1-3, 9-11, 13-14, 20-21, 27-28, 30-32, and 38-40 of U.S. Patent No. 5,881,318, claims 1-3, 5, 7-12, 14-29, 31-36, and 38 of U.S. Patent No. 5,192,999, and claims 1-2 and 4-6 of U.S. Patent No. 6,326,996. The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a permanent exclusion order and a permanent cease and desist order.