In the Matter of Certain Machine Vision Systems, Parts and Components Thereof and Products Containing Same; Notice of Investigation

Résumé

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on December 12, 2002, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Cognex Corporation of Natick, Massachusetts. Letters supplementing the complaint were filed on December 20, 2002, December 23, 2002, and December 31, 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 machine vision systems, parts and components thereof and products containing same by reason of infringement of claims 1 and 10 of U.S. Patent No. 6,301,396, claim 1 of U.S. Patent No. 5,960,125, claim 1 of U.S. Patent No. 5,978,521, or claim 1 of U.S. Patent No. 5,978,080. 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, at the conclusion of the investigation, issue a permanent exclusion order and a permanent cease and desist order.