On February 16, 2021, the ITC issued a Notice of
Investigation in Certain Cellular Communications
Infrastructure Systems, Components Thereof, and Products Containing
the Same (Inv. 337-TA-1248).
By way of background, this investigation is based on a January
15, 2021 complaint filed by Ericsson Inc. of Plano,
Texas and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson of Sweden (collectively,
"Ericsson") alleging a violation of Section 337 by
Respondents Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. of Republic of Korea and
Samsung Electronics America, Inc. of Ridgefield Park, New Jersey
("Samsung") in the unlawful importation and sale in the
U.S. of certain cellular communications infrastructure systems,
components thereof, and products containing same by reason of
infringement of one or more claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,037,166
("the '166 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 9,107,082
("the '082 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 9,509,605
("the '605 patent"); and U.S. Patent No. 9,692,682
("the '682 patent").
