Date: 2008-08-22
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The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has voted to institute an investigation of certain base stations and wireless microphones. The products at issue in this investigation are components of video-recording systems used in police vehicles to capture sound from a traffic stop.
(Media-Newswire.com) - The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has voted to institute an investigation of certain base stations and wireless microphones. The products at issue in this investigation are components of video-recording systems used in police vehicles to capture sound from a traffic stop.
The investigation is based on a complaint filed by L-3 Communications Mobile-Vision, Inc., of Booton, NJ, on July 22, 2008. Supplements to the complaint were filed on August 8 and 13, 2008. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the United States of certain base stations and wireless microphones that infringe a patent owned by L-3 Communications Mobile-Vision, Inc. The complainant requests that the ITC issue an exclusion order and cease and desist orders.
The ITC has identified the following as respondents in this investigation:
Enforcement Video, LP d.b.a WatchGuard Video of Plano, TX;
Trinus Korea, Inc., of Republic of Korea;
Trinus Systems, Inc., USA of Norwalk, CA;
Telex Communications, Inc., of Lincoln, NE;
Safety Vision, LP of Houston, TX;
KCi Communications, Inc., of Lake Zurich, IL;
International Science Ventures Co., Ltd., of Republic of Korea;
ICOP Digital, Inc., of Lenexa, KS;
Digital Ally, Inc., of Overland Park, KS;
TriSquare Communications (Hong Kong) of Hong Kong; and
TriSquare Communications USA of Kansas City, MO.
By instituting this investigation (337-TA-653), the ITC has not yet made any decision on the merits of the case. The ITC's Chief Administrative Law Judge will assign the case to one of the ITC's five administrative law judges (ALJ), who will schedule and hold an evidentiary hearing. The ALJ will make an initial determination as to whether there is a violation of section 337; that initial determination is subject to review by the Commission.
The ITC will make a final determination in the investigation at the earliest practicable time. Within 45 days after institution of the investigation, the ITC will set a target date for completing the investigation. ITC remedial orders in section 337 cases are effective when issued and become final 60 days after issuance unless disapproved for policy reasons by the U.S. Trade Representative within that 60-day period.
Contact: Peg O'Laughlin, 202-205-1819
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