International Trade Commission Briefing 2026-01-23
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1. Certain Oil Vaporizing Devices, Components Thereof, and Products Containing the Same; Notice of the Commission’s Final Determination Finding a Violation of Section 337; Issuance of a Limited Exclusion Order and Cease and Desist Orders; Termination of the Investigation
Sub: International Trade Commission
Content: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission ("Commission") has found a violation of section 337 in the above-captioned investigation. The Commission has determined to issue a limited exclusion order ("LEO") prohibiting the unlicensed entry of infringing oil vaporizing devices, components thereof, and products containing the same that are manufactured by or on behalf of, or imported by or on behalf of, the respondents, and cease and desist orders ("CDOs") against two respondents. The investigation is terminated.
2. Certain Video-Capable Electronic Devices; Notice of Institution of Investigation
Sub: International Trade Commission
Content: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on December 18, 2025, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of InterDigital, Inc. of Wilmington, Delaware and InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc. of Wilmington, Delaware. A letter supplementing the complaint was filed on January 6, 2026. The 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 video-capable electronic devices by reason of the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 10,741,211 ("the '211 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 9,747,674 ("the '674 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 8,363,724 ("the '724 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 8,681,855 ("the '855 patent"); and U.S. Patent No. 11,917,146 ("the '146 patent"). The 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 complainants request that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.
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