In the Matter of: Certain Printing and Imaging Devices and Components Thereof; Notice of Investigation

Resumo

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on September 18, 2009, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Ricoh Company, Ltd. of Japan; Ricoh Americas Corporation of West Caldwell, New Jersey; and Ricoh Electronics, Inc. of Tustin, California. Letters supplementing the complaint were filed on October 9, 2009. The complaint 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 printing and imaging devices and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,764,866; 6,388,771; 6,209,048; 6,212,343; and 5,863,690. The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainants request that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue an exclusion order and a cease and desist order.