In the Matter of: Certain Devices Having Elastomeric Gel and Components Thereof; Notice of Investigation

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Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on June 30, 2010, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Interactive Life Forms, LLC of Austin, Texas. A letter supplementing the complaint was filed on July 22, 2010. 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 devices having elastomeric gel and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 5,782,818 ("the `818 patent") and U.S. Patent No. 5,807,360 ("the `360 patent"). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue an exclusion order and cease and desist orders.