US Conec recently filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission (ITC), along with an accompanying federal lawsuit in the Eastern District of Texas, asserting its patent rights. US Conec has been in a patent litigation battle with Senko for a number of months; the ITC complaint and the federal lawsuit name a number of defendants including Senko.
When it filed the actions, US Conec described them as “only part of the multi-faceted defense and response to Senko’s actions,” adding that the company continues “to seek a speedy resolution to the entire situation” so it can refocus its attention “on creating innovative optical interconnect technology and serving the industry’s needs.”
The ITC issued a Notice of Receipt of Complaint and Solicitation of Comments concerning US Conec’s action. In that document, the ITC said it “has received a complaint and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure filed on behalf of US Conec, Ltd. on March 22, 2024. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337) in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain fiber-optic connectors, adapters, jump cables, patch cords, products containing the same, and components thereof.”
You can read the ITC’s Notice of Receipt of Complaint here, and review general information on the federal lawsuit here.