International trade · 08/11/2016

Certain Food Supplements and Vitamins, Including Ocular Antioxidants and Components Thereof and Products Containing the Same; Institution of Investigation

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on October 6, 2016, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Kemin Industries, Inc. of Des Moines, Iowa and Kemin Foods, L.C. of Des Moines, Iowa. An amended complaint was filed on October 26, 2016. The complaint, as 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 food supplements and vitamins, including ocular antioxidants and components thereof and products containing the same by reason of infringement of certain clams of U.S. Patent No. 8,815,955 ("the '955 patent") and U.S. Patent No. 9,226,940 ("the '940 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.