International trade · 28/07/2011

In the Matter of Certain Static Random Access Memories 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 June 10, 2011, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation of San Jose, California. An amended complaint was filed on June 27, 2011 and a letter supplementing the amended complaint was filed on June 28, 2011. A second amended complaint was filed on July 13, 2011. The second 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 static random access memories and products containing same by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,534,805 ("the `805 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 6,651,134 ("the `134 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 7,142,477 ("the `477 patent"); and U.S. Patent No. 6,262,937 ("the `937 patent"). The second amended 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 an exclusi