Notice of Termination of Investigation
On May 7, 2010, the Commission published a notice in the Federal Register announcing that it had determined not to review an initial determination granting motions for summary determination of non-infringement and finding no violation of Section 337 in Inv. No. 337-TA-689, In the Matter of Certain Dual Access Locks and Products Containing Same. The petitioners in the case were Safe Skies, LLC and David Tropp. The respondents were C&C Luggage Manufacturing Co., Ltd.; Formosa Tai Ran Industrial Corp.; Hangzhou Gema Suitcases & Bags Co., Ltd.; La Pearl Luggage and Leather Goods Co., Ltd.; Hinomoto Jomae, Ltd.; Sinox Company, Ltd.; Yi Feng Manufacturing, Co., Ltd.; Jin Tay Industries Co., Ltd.; FULLYEAR-Brother Enterprise, Co., Ltd.; Zhuhai SkyGood Tech. Industrial Corp., Ltd.; Ningbo Xianfeng Art & Craft Co., Ltd.; Paloma Enterprises Co., Ltd.; Tekraft Industrial Co., Ltd.; Hangzhou Travelsky Co., Ltd.; The Sun Lock Company Ltd.; Alloy Metal Manufactory, Ltd.; Cometform, Ltd.; Design Go Ltd.; Franzen International; and M-Power Lock Manufactory. The complainant alleged violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, sale for important, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain dual access locks and product containing same that infringe certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,021,537 and 7,036,728. Nineteen of the respondents filed a motion for summary determination of non-infringement of all asserted claims, which was granted. Only Formosa Tai Ran Industrial Corp. did not join the motion. The Commission determined not to review the initial determination of Chief ALJ Luckern, and to terminate the investigation. (PDF)
