Certain Smart Thermostats, Load Control Switches, and Components Thereof; Notice of Institution of Investigation

Issuing agencies

Abstract

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on July 28, 2021, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Causam Enterprises, Inc. of Raleigh, North Carolina. A supplement to the complaint was filed on August 16, 2021. 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 smart thermostats, load control switches, and components thereof by reason of infringement of one or more claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,805,552 ("the '5,552 patent"), U.S. Patent No. 9,678,522 ("the '8,522 patent"), U.S. Patent No. 10,394,268 ("the '268 patent"), and U.S. Patent No. 10,396,592 ("the '592 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.