Certain Robotic Vacuum Cleaning Devices and Components Thereof Such as Spare Parts; Institution of Investigation

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on April 18, 2017, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of iRobot Corporation of Bedford, Massachusetts. A supplement was filed on April 28, 2017. The complaint, as supplemented, 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 vacuum cleaning devices and components thereof such as spare parts by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,809,490 (``the '490 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,155,308 (``the '308 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,474,090 (``the '090 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,600,553 (``the '553 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 9,038,233 (``the '233 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 9,486,924 (``the '924 patent''). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.