Certain Gas Spring Nailer Products and Components Thereof; Institution of Investigation

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Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on September 26, 2017, under the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Kyocera Senco Brands Inc. of Cincinnati, Ohio. A supplement was filed on October 5, 2017. An amended complaint was filed on October 17, 2017. Supplements to the amended complaint were filed on November 3, 2017, November 8, 2017 and November 9, 2017. The amended complaint as supplemented alleges violations of the Tariff Act based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain gas spring nailer products and components thereof by reason of infringement of one or more of U.S. Patent No. 8,011,547 ("the '547 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 8,267,296 ("the '296 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 8,267,297 ("the '297 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 8,387,718 ("the '718 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 8,286,722 ("the '722 patent"); and U.S. Patent No. 8,602,282 ("the '282 patent"). The amended complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complainant requests that the Commission ins