International trade · 21/08/2014

Certain Marine Sonar Imaging Systems, Products Containing the Same, and Components Thereof; 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 18, 2014, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Johnson Outdoors Inc. of Racine, Wisconsin and Johnson Outdoors Marine Electronics, Inc. of Eufaula, Alabama. A supplement to the complaint was filed on July 25, 2014. The 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 marine sonar imaging systems, products containing the same, and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,652,952 ("the '952 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 7,710,825 ("the '825 patent"); and U.S. Patent No. 7,755,974 ("the '974 patent"). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainants request that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.