In the Matter of Certain Home Vacuum Packaging Machines; Notice of Investigation

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Notice is hereby given that a complaint and motion for temporary relief were filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on July 8, 2003, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Tilia, Inc. and Tilia International, Inc., both of San Francisco, California. 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 home vacuum packaging machines by reason of infringement of claims 3, 4, 6, 24, 25, and 34 of U.S. Patent No. 4,941,310. 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 orders. The motion for temporary relief requests that the Commission issue a temporary limited exclusion order and temporary cease and desist orders prohibiting the importation into and the sale within the United States after importation of certain home vacuum packaging machines that infringe c