Certain Electric Skin Care Devices, Brushes and Chargers Therefor, and Kits Containing the Same: Notice of Institution of Investigation; Institution of Investigation Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337

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Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on April 30, 2015, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Pacific Bioscience Laboratories, Inc. of Redmond, Washington. A supplement to the complaint was filed on May 18, 2015. An amended complaint was filed on May 20, 2015. A supplement to the amended complaint was filed on May 21, 2015. The amended complaint, as supplemented, 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 electric skin care devices, brushes and chargers therefor, and kits containing same by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,320,691 ("the '691 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 7,386,906 ("the '906 patent"); and U.S. Design Patent No. D523,809 ("the '809 patent"), and that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The amended complaint, as supplemented, further alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, or in the sale of certain electric sk