Certain Lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) Systems and Components Thereof; Notice of Institution

Samenvatting

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on April 11, 2023, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Ouster, Inc. of San Francisco, California. A supplement was filed on April 19, 2023. 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 LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) systems and components thereof by reason of the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 11,175,405 ("the '405 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 11,178,381 ("the '381 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 11,190,750 ("the '750 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 11,287,515 ("the '515 patent"); and U.S. Patent No. 11,422,236 ("the '236 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.