Certain Noise Cancelling Headphones and Components Thereof Institution of Investigation Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337

Résumé

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on July 25, 2014, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Bose Corporation of Framingham, Massachusetts. The complaint 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 noise cancelling headphones and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,717,537 ("the '537 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 8,073,150 ("the '150 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 8,073,151 ("the '151 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 8,054,992 ("the '992 patent"); and U.S. Patent No. 8,345,888 ("the '888 patent"). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists or is in the process of being established as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.