In the Matter of Certain Portable Digital Media Players; Notice of Investigation

Résumé

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on May 15, 2006, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Creative Labs, Inc. of Milpitas, California and Creative Technology Ltd. of Singapore. Supplements to the complaint were filed on May 31, 2006, and June 1, 2006. The complaint, as supplemented, 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 portable digital media players by reason of infringement of claims 2-5, 7, 11-13, 15, and 16 of U.S. Patent No. 6,928,433. 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 permanent exclusion order and cease and desist order.