International trade · 27/12/2002

Certain Tool Handles, Tool Holders, Tool Sets, and Components Therefor; Notice of Investigation

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on November 26, 2002, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Allen-Pal, LLC of San Jose and Los Gatos, California. Letters supplementing the complaint were filed on December 16, 17, and 20, 2002. The complaint as supplemented alleges violations of section 337 in the importation into the United States and the sale within the United States after importation of certain tool handles, tool holders, tool sets, and components therefor, by reason of infringement of claims 1, 2, 11, 12, 23, 24, and 28-30 of U.S. Patent No. 5,911,799 and claims 1, 14, 18, 19, 34, 37, 40, and 41 of U.S. Patent No. 6,311,587. The 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 a permanent exclusion order and permanent cease and desist orders.