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ITC Receives Kinesiotherapy Device Patent Complaint Against 21 Cos

December 8, 2011 by Barbara Chaves|AD/CV - Patent

The International Trade Commission has received a patent complaint filed on behalf of Standard Innovation Corporation and Standard Innovation (US) Corp, 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 kinesiotherapy devices and components thereof. 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 the following 21 companies as respondents:

  1. LELO Inc. of San Jose, CA;
  2. Leloi AB of Sweden;
  3. LELO of China;
  4. Natural Contours Europe of the Netherlands;
  5. Momentum Management, LLC (a/k/a Bushman Products) of Torrance, CA;
  6. Evolved Novelties, Inc. of Canoga, CA;
  7. Nalpac Enterprises, Ltd. (d/b/a Nalpac, Ltd.) of Ferndale, MI;
  8. E.T.C. Inc. (d/b/a Eldorado Trading Company, Inc.) of Broomfield, CO;
  9. Williams Trading Co., Inc. of Pennsauken, NJ;
  10. Honey's Place, Inc. of San Fernando, CA;
  11. Lover's Lane & Co. of Plymouth, MI;
  12. PHE, Inc. (d/b/a Adam & Eve) of Hillsborough, NC;
  13. Castle Megastore Group, Inc. of Tempe, AZ;
  14. Shamrock 51 Management Company, Inc. (d/b/a Fairvilla.com) of Maitland, FL;
  15. Paris Intimates, LLC of West Bloomfield, MI;
  16. Drugstore.com, Inc. of Bellevue, WA;
  17. Peekay Inc. of Auburn, WA;
  18. Mile Inc. (d/b/a Lion's Den Adult) of Worthington, OH;
  19. Mersoner, Inc. (d/b/a Fascinations) of Chandler, AZ;
  20. Love Boutique-Vista, LLC (d/b/a Déjà vu) of Vista, CA; and
  21. Toys in Babeland LLC of Seattle, WA

(See notice for additional details, including the December 15, 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

(FR Pub 12/08/11, D/N 2862)