Certain Road Milling Machines and Components Thereof; Institution of Investigation

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on July 19, 2017, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Wirtgen America, Inc. of Antioch, Tennessee. Supplements were filed on August 11, 2017. 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 road milling machines and components thereof by reason of infringement of one or more of U.S. Patent No. 9,644,340 (``the '340 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 9,624,628 (``the '628 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 9,656,530 (``the '530 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,530,641 (``the '641 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 7,828,309 (``the '309 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.