In the Matter of Certain Organizer Racks and Products Containing Same; Notice of Investigation

Resumo

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on November 21, 2001, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Spectrum Concepts, Inc. of Carlsbad, California. An amended complaint was filed on December 14, 2001, and supplementary letters were filed on November 27 and December 14, 2001. The complaint, as amended and supplemented, 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 organizer racks and products containing same, by reason of infringement of claims 1, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13, and 24 of U.S. Letters Patent 5,740,924. 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 exclusion order and permanent cease and desist order.