ITC Launches Section 337 Investigation on Child Car Seats
The International Trade Commission began a Section 337 investigation on allegations that Dorel Industries of Canada and two Chinese companies are importing and selling child car seats that infringe patents held by Wonderland Switzerland AG, Iron Mountains LLC, Nuna Baby Essentials, Joie Children’s Products and Graco Children’s Products (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1459), it said in a notice to be published Aug. 28.
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The complaint was filed in July and seeks a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against the respondents to bar from entry "certain child car seats" that violate the complainants' patents (see 2507300039). The company described its product as a car seat "capable of being configured in multiple orientations to accommodate the growth in the child using the car seat."