The International Trade Commission has recently announced the following actions in intellectual property rights infringement investigations that could affect imports of covered products. For more information on pursuing or mitigating IPR-related import restrictions, please contact STR.
Candy – institution of patent infringement investigation 337-TA-1501 of coated confectionery products and components thereof (complainant Promotion in Motion Inc.; respondents located in Ireland and the U.S.)
Heavy machinery – new IPR infringement complaint filed on heavy machinery and components thereof (complainant Caterpillar Inc.; proposed respondents located in South Korea, Mexico, Czech Republic, France, India, and the U.S.)
Protein study systems – new IPR infringement complaint filed on systems, devices, software, compositions, chemicals, and laboratory supplies for studying proteins (complainant Seer Inc. and The Brigham and Women’s Hospital Inc.; proposed respondent located in China)
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