On August 10, 2021, the ITC issued a
Notice of Investigation in Certain Networking
Devices, Computers, and Components Thereof (Inv. No.
337-TA-1275).
By way of background, this investigation is based on a June 1,
2021
complaint (as amended) filed by Proven Networks, LLC of
Los Angeles, California ("Proven") alleging a violation
of section 337 by Respondent F5 Networks, Inc. of Seattle,
Washington ("F5") in the unlawful importation and/or sale
in the U.S. of certain networking devices, computers, and
components thereof by reason of infringement of one or more claims
of U.S. Patent No. 8,687,573 ("the '573 patent").
According to the complaint, the '573 patent relates to
allocating resources in a communications system, and more
specifically to allocating resources based upon priorities for
services at different user levels. The accused products are
networking appliances (e.g., switches, gateways, and
application delivery controller products) that manage the flow
