ITC Issues LEO in Battery Jump-Starter Case, Ends Investigation
The International Trade Commission has determined it will issue a limited exclusion order against defaulting respondents and terminated the investigation in a Section 337 case concerning imported portable battery jump starters (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1256), it said in a notice.
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The case followed a Jan. 15, 2020, complaint by NOCO Company that alleged numerous companies are manufacturing, importing and selling portable battery jump starters that infringe on NOCO's patent for an improved portable jump starter incorporating a rechargeable lithium-ion battery and a microcontroller (see 2103220032). Over the course of the investigation, the ITC found several respondents to be in default and dropped one of the patents from the investigation in its entirety.
On April 29, the administrative law judge overseeing the case issued a final initial determination, which found no violation on the remaining patent but ruled Zhejiang Quingyou and Mediatek had violated two trademarks and remained in default. The commission agreed, issuing an LEO and terminating the investigation.