International trade · 13/06/2012

Certain Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits and Devices Containing Same; Institution of Investigation

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on February 15, 2012, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation of San Diego, California. Supplements were filed on February 16 and February 28, 2012. The complaint was amended on May 11, 2012. The complaint, as supplemented and 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 radio frequency integrated circuits and devices containing same by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,910,993 ("the `993 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 7,123,898 ("the `898 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 7,460,852 ("the `852 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 7,796,969 ("the `969 patent"); and U.S. Patent No. 7,860,499 ("the `499 patent"). The 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 exclusion order