On October 3, 2018, Juul Labs, Inc. of San Francisco, California (“JLI”) filed a complaint (part 1 and part 2) requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337.

The complaint alleges that the following entities (collectively, the “Proposed Respondents”) unlawfully import into the U.S., sell for importation, and/or sell within the U.S. after importation certain electronic nicotine delivery systems and components thereof that infringe one or more claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 10,070,669 (the ’669 patent), 10,076,139 (the ’139 patent), 10,045,568 (the ’568 patent), and 10,058,130 (the ’130 patent) (collectively, the “asserted patents”):

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On September 14, 2018, INVT SPE LLC of San Francisco, California (“INVT”) filed a complaint (part 1 and part 2) requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337.

The complaint alleges that Apple Inc. of Cupertino, California (“Apple”), HTC Corp. of Taiwan and HTC America, Inc. of Seattle, Washington (collectively, “HTC”), and ZTE Corp. of China and ZTE (USA) Inc. of Richardson, Texas (collectively, “ZTE”) (all collectively, the “Proposed Respondents”) unlawfully import into the U.S., sell for importation, and/or sell within the U.S. after importation certain LTE- and 3G-compliant cellular communications devices that infringe one or more claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,760,590 (the ’590 patent), 7,206,587 (the ’587 patent), 7,764,711 (the ’711 patent), 7,848,439 (the ’439 patent), and 7,339,949 (the ’949 patent) (collectively, the “asserted patents”).

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On September 12, 2018, ASML Netherlands B.V. of the Netherlands, ASML US, L.P. of Chandler, Arizona, and ASML US, LLC of Chandler, Arizona (collectively, “ASML”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337.

The complaint alleges that Nikon Corp. of Japan, Nikon Precision Inc. of Belmont, California, and Nikon Research Corp. of America of Belmont, California (collectively, “Nikon”) unlawfully import into the U.S., sell for importation, and/or sell within the U.S. after importation certain semiconductor lithography systems and components thereof that infringe one or more claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,295,283 (the ’283 patent), 7,403,264 (the ’264 patent), and 9,188,880 (the ’880 patent) (collectively, the “asserted patents”).

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On September 10, 2018, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. of New Zealand (“FPH”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337.

The complaint alleges that ResMed Corp. of San Diego, California, ResMed Inc. of San Diego, California, and ResMed Ltd. of Australia (collectively, “ResMed”) unlawfully import into the U.S., sell for importation, and/or sell within the U.S. after importation certain obstructive sleep apnea treatment systems and components thereof that infringe one or more claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 9,333,315 (the ’315 patent), 9,517,317 (the ’317 patent), 9,539,405 (the ’405 patent), 9,907,925 (the ’925 patent), and 9,974,914 (the ’914 patent) (collectively, the “asserted patents”).

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On September 4, 2018, Hoist Fitness Systems, Inc. of Poway, California (“Hoist”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337.

The complaint alleges that TuffStuff Fitness International, Inc. of Chino, California and Shandong Relax Health Industry Co. Ltd. of China (collectively, the “Proposed Respondents”) unlawfully import into the U.S., sell for importation, and/or sell within the U.S. after importation certain strength-training systems and components thereof that infringe one or more claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,549,949 (“the ’949 patent”), 7,563,209 (“the ’209 patent”), 7,594,880 (“the ’880 patent”), 7,654,938 (“the ’938 patent”), and 7,976,440 (“the ’440 patent”).

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On August 31, 2018, ResMed Corp. and ResMed Inc. of San Diego, California, and ResMed Ltd. of Australia (collectively, “ResMed”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337.

The complaint alleges that Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited of New Zealand, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, Inc. of Irvine, California, and Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Distribution Inc. of Irvine, California (collectively, “FPH” or “Proposed Respondents”) unlawfully import into the U.S., sell for importation, and/or sell within the U.S. after importation certain sleep-disordered breathing treatment masks systems and components thereof that infringe one or more claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 9,119,931 (“the ’931 patent”), 9,027,556 (“the ’556 patent”), 9,962,511 (“the ’511 patent”), 9,962,510 (“the ’510 patent”), and 9,937,315 (“the ’315 patent”).

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On August 30, 2018, Autel Robotics USA LLC of Bothell, Washington (“Autel”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337.

The complaint alleges that SZ DJI Technology Co. Ltd. of China, DJI Europe B.V. of the Netherlands, DJI Technology Inc. of Burbank, California, iFlight Technology Co. Ltd. of Hong Kong, DJI Baiwang Technology Co. Ltd. of China, DJI Research LLC of Palo Alto, California, DJI Service LLC of Cerritos, California, and DJI Creative Studio LLC of Burbank, California (collectively, the “Proposed Respondents”) unlawfully import into the U.S., sell for importation, and/or sell within the U.S. after importation certain unmanned aerial vehicles and components thereof that infringe one or more claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,979,174 (“the ’174 patent”), 9,260,184 (“the ’184 patent”), and 10,044,013 (“the ’013 patent”).

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On August 6, 2018, SIPCO LLC of Ashburn, Virginia (“SIPCO”) filed a complaint (part 1, part 2, and part 3) requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337.

The complaint alleges that Emerson Electric Co. of St. Louis, Missouri, Emerson Process Management LLLP of Bloomington, Minnesota, Emerson Process Management Asia Pacific of Singapore, Emerson Process Management Manufacturing (M) Sdn. Bhd. Of Malaysia, and Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc. of Round Rock, Texas, Rosemount Inc. of Shakopee, Minnesota, Analog Devices, Inc. of Norwood, Massachusetts, Linear Technology LLC of Milpitas, California, Dust Networks, Inc. of Union City, California, Tadiran Batteries Inc. of Lake Success, New York, and Tadiran Batteries Ltd. of Israel (collectively, the “Respondents”) unlawfully import into the U.S., sell for importation, and/or sell within the U.S. after importation certain wireless mesh networking products and related components thereof that infringe one or more claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,914,893 (“the ’893 Patent”), 7,103,511 (“the ’511 Patent”), 8,964,708 (“the ’708 Patent”), and 9,439,126 (“the ’126 Patent”) (collectively, the “Asserted Patents”).

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On August 2, 2018, Heineken International B.V. and Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (both of the Netherlands) along with Heineken USA Inc. of White Plains, N.Y. (collectively “Heineken”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337.

The complaint alleges that Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A. and InBev Belgium N.V. (both of Belgium) along with Anheuser-Busch, LLC of St. Louis, Missouri (collectively, “Anheuser-Busch”) unlawfully import into the U.S., sell for importation, and/or sell within the U.S. after importation certain beverage dispensing systems and components thereof that infringe one or more claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,188,751 (the “’751 patent”). According to the complaint, the ’751 patent relates generally to a drink dispenser and its constituent components.

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On August 1, 2018, FCA US LLC of Auburn Hills, Michigan (“FCA”) filed a complaint (part 1 and part 2) requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337.

The complaint alleges that Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. of India and Mahindra Automotive North America, Inc. of Auburn Hills, Michigan (collectively, the “Proposed Respondents”) unlawfully import into the U.S., sell for importation, and/or sell within the U.S. after importation certain motorized vehicles and components thereof that violate common law trade dress and registered trademarks used with and displayed on Jeep®-brand vehicles manufactured and sold by FCA and its predecessors.

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