🚫Final Determination on Patent Violations in Icemaking Machines
Certain Icemaking Machines and Components Thereof; Notice of a Final Determination Finding a Violation of Section 337 and Issuance of Remedial Orders; Termination of Investigation
Summary
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission (the "Commission") has determined that: (i) the respondents have violated section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, by importing, selling for importation, and selling in the United States after importation certain icemaking machines and components thereof that infringe certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 10,107,538 ("the '538 patent"), U.S. Patent No. 10,113,785 ("the '785 patent"), and U.S. Patent No. 10,458,692 ("the '692 patent"); (2) the appropriate remedies are a limited exclusion order ("LEO") and cease and desist orders ("CDOs"); and (3) a bond in the amount of forty-nine percent (49%) of the entered value of the excluded products is appropriate during the period of Presidential review under 19 U.S.C. 1337(j). This investigation is terminated.
Agencies
- International Trade Commission
Business Impact
$$$ - High
The document indicates violations of patent rights concerning icemaking machines, leading to an exclusion order and cease-and-desist directives against a competitor. This creates compliance and regulatory requirements for impacted businesses. The imposed bond of 49% of the entered value of excluded products further impacts financial aspects for those businesses involved in the issue.