By Eric Schweibenz and Alex Englehart
On August 31, 2016, Navico, Inc. of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Navico Holding AS of Norway (collectively, “Navico”) filed an
enforcement complaint in
Certain Marine Sonar Imaging Devices, Including Downscan and Sidescan Devices, Products Containing the Same, and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-921). The enforcement complaint alleges that Garmin International, Inc. and Garmin USA, Inc. (collectively, “Garmin”)—both of Olathe, Kansas—have violated cease and desist orders (“CDOs”) issued in the underlying investigation.
By way of background, the underlying investigation is based on a June 9, 2014 complaint filed by Navico alleging violation of Section 337 in the importation into the U.S. and sale of certain marine sonar imaging devices, including downscan and sidescan devices, products containing the same, and components thereof that infringe one or more claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,305,840 (the ’840 patent), 8,300,499 (the ’499 patent), and 8,605,550 (the ‘550 patent).
See our
July 11, 2014 post for more details on the underlying investigation. On December 1, 2015, the Commission issued its final determination finding a violation of Section 337 by Garmin and others based on infringement of certain claims of the ‘840 and ‘550 patents, and issued a limited exclusion order and CDOs directed at Garmin. On August 18, 2016, the Commission issued a modified limited exclusion order clarifying that certain components being imported by Garmin are covered by the original limited exclusion order.
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