Inkjet Ink Supplies & Parts: ITC Issues General Exclusion Order, Sets 100% Bond
The International Trade Commission has issued a general exclusion order in a patent-based section 337 investigation that prohibits the unlicensed entry of certain unlicensed inkjet ink supplies and components thereof (337-TA-730) that infringe any of the asserted claims of certain patents. The ITC further determined that a bond of 100% of the entered value of the covered products is required to permit temporary importation during the 60-day Presidential review period under 19 USC 1337(j). The investigation and general exclusion order were requested by Hewlett-Packard Company of Palo Alto, CA and Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. of Houston, TX.
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(See notice for details of the order and discussion of the respondents1. See ITT’s Online Archives 11090813 and 11102814 for summaries of the ITC seeking comments on whether to issue this exclusion order and it issuing a similar determination regarding inkjet ink cartridges, which was also requested by HP.)
The ITC states that these actions terminate the investigation.
1The complainant named Mipo International, Ltd. of Atlanta, Georgia (Mipo); Mextec Group Inc. of Miami, Florida (Mextec); Shanghai Angel Printer Supplies Co., Ltd. of Shanghai, China (Shanghai Angel); Shenzhen Print Media Co., Ltd. of Guangdong, China (Shenzhen); Zhuhai National Resources & Jingjie Imaging Products Co., Ltd. of Guangdong, China (Zhuhai National); Tatrix International of Guangdong, China (Tatrix); and Ourway Image Co. Ltd. of Guangdong, China (Ourway) as respondents. Subsequently, Mipo, Mextec, and Shenzhen were terminated from the investigation based on either a settlement agreement with HP or because HP withdrew its allegations against them. The four remaining respondents, Shanghai Angel, Zhuhai National, Tatrix, and Ourway (collectively, Defaulting Respondents), failed to answer the Complaint and Notice of Investigation, and default judgments were granted against all the Defaulting Respondents.
ITC contact - Michael Liberman (202) 205-3106
(FR Pub 12/05/11, Investigation No. 337-TA-730)