Certain Motorized Self-Balancing Vehicles; Notice of Institution of Investigation

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on March 22, 2016, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Razor USA LLC of Cerritos, California; Inventist, Inc. of Camas, Washington; and Shane Chen of Camas, Washington. Supplements to the complaint were filed on March 23, April 12 and 13, and May 5, 2016. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain motorized self-balancing vehicles by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,738,278 (``the '278 patent'') and that an industry in the United States exists or is in the process of being established as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complaint further alleges violations of section 337 based on the importation into the United States, or in the sale of certain motorized self-balancing vehicles by reason of false advertising and misrepresentation and unfair competition, the threat or effect of which is to destroy or substantially injure an industry in the United States or to prevent the establishment of such an industry. The complainants request that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a general exclusion order, or in the alternative a limited exclusion order, and cease and desist orders.