Certain Tires and Products Containing Same; Institution of Investigation Pursuant to United States Code

Résumé

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on August 14, 2013, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. of Japan; Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc. of Cypress, California; Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. of Cypress, California; Nitto Tire U.S.A. Inc. of Cypress, California; and Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing Inc. of White, Georgia. A supplement to the complaint was filed on September 5, 2013. The complaint, as supplemented, 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 tires and products containing same by reason of infringement of U.S. Design Patent No. D487,424 ("the '424 patent"); U.S. Design Patent No. D610,975 ("the '975 patent"); U.S. Design Patent No. D610,976 ("the '976 patent"); U.S. Design Patent No. D610,977 ("the '977 patent"); U.S. Design Patent No. D615,031 ("the '031 patent"); U.S. Design Patent No. D626,913 ("the '913 patent"); U.S. Design Patent No. D458,214 ("the '214 patent"); and U.S. Design Patent No. D653,2