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ITC Seeks Comments on Section 337 Complaint on Bulk Containers

The International Trade Commission seeks comments by Dec. 19 on a Section 337 complaint alleging that imports of bulk containers infringe patents held by Schütz Container Systems and Protechna, the ITC said in a notice to be published Dec. 11.…

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According to the complaint, Schütz is seeking a general exclusion order and cease and desist orders against Chinese companies Shandong Jinshan Jieyuan Container, Zibo Jielin Plastic Pipe Manufacture, Shanghai Sakura Plastic Products (d/b/a Shanghai Yinghua Plastic Products), and Hebei Shijiheng Plastics to "bar from entry into the United States certain composite intermediate bulk containers."