By Eric Schweibenz and Alex Englehart
On December 23, 2014, Epson Portland Inc. of Hillsboro, Oregon, Epson America, Inc. of Long Beach, California, and Seiko Epson Corp. of Japan (collectively, " Seiko Epson") filed a
complaint 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 unauthorized, aftermarket ink cartridges and components thereof that infringe one or more claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,366,233 (the '233 patent), 8,454,116 (the '116 patent), 8,794,749 (the '749 patent), 8,801,163 (the '163 patent), and 8,882,513 (the '513 patent) (collectively, the "asserted patents"):
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