ITC Ends Section 337 Investigation on Robotic Pool Cleaners
The International Trade Commission issued a notice terminating a Section 337 investigation on robotic pool cleaners. The commission said it will not review a pair of Feb. 21 initial determinations by Administrative Law Judge Cameron Elliot, which terminated the Aiper entities respondents based on a consent order and the remaining Wybotics respondents based on partial withdrawal of the complaint. The orders left no remaining respondents and so ended the entire investigation.
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The investigation followed a July 2022 complaint by Zodiac Pool Systems (ZPS) and Zodiac Pool Care Europe (ZPCE) alleging Wybotics, Aiper and their subsidiaries imported products that infringed on two of ZPCE's patents and seeking a limited exclusion order (see 2208310026).