Certain Industrial Control System Software, Systems Using Same and Components Thereof; Institution of Investigation

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on August 5, 2016, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Rockwell Automation, Inc. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A letter supplementing the complaint was filed on August 12, 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 industrial control system software, systems using same and components thereof by reason of infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,675,226 (``the '226 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 6,816,817 (``the '817 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 6,819,960 (``the '960 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 6,978,225 (``the '225 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,130,704 (``the '704 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,650,196 (``the '196 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,693,585 (``the '585 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 8,799,800 (``the '800 patent''). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.