🔋U.S. ITC Settles Investigation on Rechargeable Battery Importation
Certain Rechargeable Batteries and Components and Packaging Thereof; Notice of a Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Terminating the Investigation as to the Last Active Respondents Based on Settlement; Request for Briefing on Remedy, the Public Interest, and Bonding
Summary
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination ("ID") (Order No. 38) issued by the presiding administrative law judge ("ALJ") granting a joint motion filed by complainants LithiumHub, LLC of Norris, SC, Lithiumhub Technologies, LLC of Marshall, TX, and Martin Koebler of Norris, SC (collectively, "Lithiumhub") and respondents Bass Pro Outdoor World LLC and Cabela's LLC (collectively, "Bass Pro"), both of Springfield, MO, to terminate the investigation as to Bass Pro, the last active respondents, based on a settlement agreement. The Commission requests submissions on remedy, the public interest, and bonding concerning relief against defaulting respondent Shenzhen Yichen S-Power Tech Co. LTD ("Shenzhen Yichen") of Shenzhen, China.
Agencies
- International Trade Commission
Business Impact
$$$ - High
The notice discusses a patent infringement investigation involving importation of rechargeable batteries, which can significantly affect businesses operating within the battery market, particularly those importing products and those seeking to protect their intellectual property rights. The request for submissions on remedies and public interest indicates that affected companies may need to strategize responses to potential exclusion orders.