In the Matter of Certain Noise Cancelling Headphones; Notice of Investigation

Özet

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on November 29, 2007 under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Bose Corporation of Framingham, Massachusetts. A letter supplementing the complaint was filed on December 20, 2007. 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 noise cancelling headphones by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,181,252 and 6,597,792. 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 an exclusion order and cease and desist orders.