Certain Wireless Communications Equipment and Components Thereof; Institution of Investigation

Samenvatting

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on January 7, 2021, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. of Korea and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. of Ridgefield Park, New Jersey. A supplement to the complaint was filed on January 25, 2021. 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 wireless communications equipment and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,041,074 ("the '074 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 9,521,616 ("the '616 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 9,736,772 ("the '772 patent"); and U.S. Patent No. 10,797,405 ("the '405 patent"). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists or in the process of being established as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complainants request that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.