Certain Ink Jet Print Cartridges and Components Thereof; Notice of Investigation

Résumé

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on December 22, 2000, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Hewlett-Packard of Palo Alto, California. An amendment to the Complaint was filed on January 17, 2001. The Complaint, as amended, alleges violations of section 337 in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain ink jet print cartridges and components thereof by reason of infringement of claims 1, 2 and 3 of U.S. Letters Patent 4,827,294; claims 4 and 5 of U.S. Letters Patent 4,635,073; claims 2 and 3 of U.S. Letters Patent 4,680,859; claim 4 of U.S. letters Patent 4,872,027; claims 1-4 and 12 of U.S. Letters Patent 4,992,802; and claims 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19 and 20 of U.S. Letters Patent 5,409,134. The complaint further alleges that there exists an industry in the United States as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after a hearing, issue a permanent exclusion order and permanent cease and desist orders.