Certain Plastic Grocery and Retail Bags; Notice of Investigation

Samenvatting

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on April 2, 2003, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Superbag Corp. of Houston, Texas. An amended complaint was filed on May 1, 2003. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain plastic grocery and retail bags by reason of infringement of claims 1-8 and 15- 19 of U.S. Patent No. 5,188,235. 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 a permanent general exclusion order and permanent cease and desist orders.