ITC to Investigate Patent Import Ban on Sany Crawler Cranes
The International Trade Commission voted July 11 to begin a Section 337 investigation on whether to ban imports of Sany’s crawler cranes that allegedly infringe patents held by Manitowoc Cranes. The patent at issue relates to “variable position counterweight” technology, which allows the cranes to lift over 2,500 pounds. According to Manitowoc’s June 12 complaint, Sany hired away one of its high-level engineers, who proceeded to share his knowledge with Sany, a Chinese company. Manitowoc is requesting limited exclusion orders and cease and desist orders. The ITC named the following respondents to the investigation:
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- Sany Heavy Industry Co., Ltd., of Changsha, Hunan Province, China
- Sany America, Inc., of Peachtree City, Ga.
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