Certain Bio-Layer Interferometers and Components Thereof; Notice of Institution of Investigation

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Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on October 25, 2022, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Sartorius Bioanalytical Instruments, Inc. of Bohemia, New York. A supplement to the complaint was filed on November 14, 2022. 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 bio-layer interferometers and components thereof by reason of the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,394,547 ("the '547 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 7,445,887 ("the '887 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 7,728,982 ("the '982 patent"); and U.S. Patent No. 8,305,585 ("the '585 patent"). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order.