Johnson Controls Files Section 337 Complaint on Environmental Monitors
Comments are due to the International Trade Commission by Dec. 13 concerning a potential Section 337 investigation on imported environmental monitors, according to a notice released Dec. 2. The notice follows a Nov. 29 complaint by Johnson Controls Technology and…
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Johnson Controls, Inc., alleging that Price Industries imports environmental monitors that infringe on two Johnson Controls patents. The patents concern apparatuses for sensor monitoring with side-viewable illumination, which allows for wider viewing angles for alerts and changes being monitored. The complaint asked the ITC for a permanent limited exclusion and a cease and desist order against Price Industries.