ITC Receives Patent Complaint Against Cisco, HP, Etc. on WLAN/Camera Devices
The International Trade Commission states it has received a patent complaint filed on behalf of ChriMar Systems, Inc., which alleges violations of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the U.S., the sale for importation, and the sale within the U.S. after importation of certain communication equipment, components thereof, and products containing the same, including power over Ethernet telephones, switches, wireless access points, routers and other devices used in WLANS and cameras. The next step is for the ITC to vote on whether to institute a patent investigation that could result in various settlement agreements with the named respondents and/or an exclusion order and/or a cease and desist order.
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The complaint names as respondents Cisco Systems, Inc. of San Jose, CA; Cisco Consumer Products LLC of Irvine, CA; Cisco Systems International B.V. of Amsterdam, Netherlands; Cisco-Linksys LLC of Irvine, CA; Hewlett-Packard Co. of Palo Alto, CA; 3Com Corporation, Marlborough, MA; Avaya Inc. of Basking Ridge, NJ and Extreme Networks, Inc. of Santa Clara, CA.
(See notice for additional details, including the November 14, 2011 comment due date on whether the issuance of an exclusion order and/or a cease and desist order would impact the public interest.)
ITC Contact - James Holbein (202) 205-2000
(D/N 2853, FR Pub 11/07/11)