Certain Pickup Truck Folding Bed Cover Systems and Components Thereof Institution of Investigation

Résumé

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on December 7, 2018, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Extang Corporation of Ann Arbor, Michigan and Laurmark Enterprises, Inc. of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Amendments to the complaint were filed on February 1, 2019. 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 pickup truck folding bed cover systems and components thereof by reason of infringement of: the claim of U.S. Patent No. D620,877 ("the '877 patent"); certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,188,888 ("the '888 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 7,484,788 ("the '788 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 8,061,758 ("the '758 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 8,182,021 ("the '021 patent"); and U.S. Patent No. 8,690,224 ("the '224 patent"); and U.S. Trademark Registration No. 5,104,393 ("the '393 trademark") and U.S. Trademark Registration No. 3,904,016 ("the '016 trademark"). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by the applicable Federal Statu