Certain Surface Cleaning Devices and Components Thereof; Notice of Institution of Investigation

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Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on April 23, 2024, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of SharkNinja Operating LLC of Needham, Massachusetts, Omachron Alpha Inc. of Canada, and Omachron Intellectual Property Inc. of Canada. A supplement to the complaint was filed on May 9, 2024. An amended complaint was filed on May 16, 2024, and supplemented on May 23, 2024. The amended 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 surface cleaning devices and components thereof by reason of the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,776,120 ("the '120 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 10,219,661 ("the '661 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 11,903,546 ("the '546 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 11,910,983 ("the '983 patent"); and U.S. Patent No. 11,910,984 ("the '984 patent"). The amended complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists or is in the process of being established as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complain