ITC Votes to Institute Investigation on Optoelectronic Devices
The International Trade Commission voted to institute an investigation of certain optoelectronic devices for fiber optic communications, components thereof, and products containing the same. The products at issue in this investigation are vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and VCSEL drivers, and also transceivers and active optical cables that include VCSELs and VCSEL drivers as components.
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The investigation is based on a complaint filed by Avago Technologies Fiber IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.; Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.; and Avago Technologies U.S. Inc. of San Jose, Calif., on Sept. 25. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the U.S. and sale of certain optoelectronic devices for fiber optic communications, components thereof, and products containing the same that infringe patents asserted by the complainants. The complainants request that the ITC issue an exclusion order and cease and desist orders.
The ITC has identified the following respondents in this investigation:
- IPtronics A/S of Denmark;
- IPtronics Inc. of Menlo Park, Calif.;
- FCI USA, LLC, of Etters, Penn.;
- FCI Deutschland GmbH of Germany;
- FCI SA of France;
- Mellanox Technologies Inc., of Sunnyvale, Calif.; and
- Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. of Israel.
(See ITT's Online Archives 12092832 for summary of the original complaint.)