ITC Asks for Comments on Sintered Rare Earth Magnets Patent Complaint
The International Trade Commission is asking for comments by about Aug. 31 on an Aug. 17 patent complaint filed on behalf of Hitachi Metals, Ltd. and Hitachi Metals North Carolina, Ltd, which alleges violations of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the import into the U.S., the sale for import, and the sale within the U.S. after import of certain sintered rare earth magnets, methods of making same and products containing same (D/N 2908). ITC is asking for comments on any public interest issues that might affect ITC consideration, including whether the issuance of an exclusion order and/or cease and desist order would impact the public interest.
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The complaint names the following respondents:
- Yantai Zhenghai Magnetic Material Co., Ltd. of China
- Ningbo Jinji Strong Magnetic Material Co., Ltd. of China
- Earth-Panda Advance Magnetic Material Co., Ltd. of China
- Skullcandy, Inc. of CA
- Beats Electronics, LLC of CA
- Monster Cable Products, Inc. of CA
- Bose Corp. of MA
- Callaway Golf Co. of CA;
- Taylor Made Golf Co. of CA
- Adidas America, Inc. of OR
- Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. of WI
- Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. of Hong Kong
- DeWALT Industrial Tool Corp. of MD
- Electro-Voice, Inc. of MN
- Shure Inc. of IL
- AKG Acoustics GmbH of Austria
- Harman International Industries of CT
- Maxon Precision Motors, Inc. of MA
- Dr. Fritz Faulhaber GmBH & Co. KG of Germany
- Micromo Electronics, Inc. of FL
- TELEX Communications, Inc. of MN
- Bosch Security Systems, Inc. of MN
- Elecrtro-Optics Technology, Inc. of MI
- Nexteer Automotive Corp. of MI
- Bunting Magnetics Co., of KS
- Viona Corp. of NY
- Allstar Magnetics LLC of WA
- Dura Magnetics Inc. of OH
- Integrated Magnetics, Inc. of CA
(See ITT's Online Archives 12082014 for summary of the filing of this patent complaint at the ITC.)
ITC Contact -- Lisa Barton (202) 205-2000