International trade · 07/09/2011

In the Matter of Certain Dynamic Random Access Memory and Nand Flash Memory Devices and Products Containing Same; Notice of Institution of Investigation; Institution of Investigation Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on July 12, 2011, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Intellectual Ventures Management, LLC of Bellevue, Washington; Invention Investment Fund I, L.P. of Bellevue, Washington; Invention Investment Fund II, LLC of Bellevue, Washington; Intellectual Ventures I LLC of Bellevue, Washington; and Intellectual Ventures II LLC of Bellevue, Washington. A letter supplementing the complaint was filed on August 1, 2011. An amended complaint was filed on August 12, 2011. A letter supplementing the amended complaint was filed on August 25, 2011. The amended 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 dynamic random access memory and NAND flash memory devices and products containing same by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 5,654,932 ("the `932 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 5,963,481 ("the `481 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 5,982,696 ("the `696 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 5,500,819 ("the `819 pate