On February 14, 2022, the ITC issued a Notice of
Investigation in Certain Networking Devices,
Computers, and Components Thereof and Systems Containing the
Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-1298).
By way of background, this investigation is based on a January
12, 2022 complaint filed by Proven Networks, LLC
of Los Angeles, California ("Proven") alleging violations
of section 337 by Respondent NetApp, Inc. of San Jose, California
("NetApp") in the unlawful importation/sale of certain
networking and storage devices, computers, and components thereof
that infringe one or more claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,687,573
("the '573 patent").
According to the complaint, the '573 patent relates to
systems and methods of allocating resources within a communications
system, and originated from telecommunications and wireless
networking research conducted by Alcatel-Lucent. The products
accused of infringement are switches, gateways, and other
networking products that manage the flow of
