Certain Powered Rocker-Recliner and Glider-Recliner Mechanisms and Seating Units Containing Same; Inv. No. 337-TA-1524 (Violation)

This is a transmittal letter filing the appendices (prosecution histories) to the verified complaint in which Ultra-Mek, Leggett & Platt and L&P Property Management Company ask the ITC to institute a Section 337 investigation of powered rocker-recliner and glider-recliner mechanisms and seating units, based on the '165, '168, '348 and '639 patents. The filing starts a Section 337 case over powered recliner mechanisms and furniture seating units that contain them. The complainants seek remedial orders and have submitted a public interest statement. The letter itself does not describe the accused products, respondents, or the specific relief. Complainants are Ultra-Mek Incorporated, Leggett & Platt Incorporated, and L&P Property Management Company, represented by Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP. Asserted patents are U.S. Patent Nos. 8,398,165, 8,398,168, 8,016,348 and 8,927,639, shown as Exhibits 66-69 to the Verified Complaint. Appendices A-D are certified prosecution histories of the four patents, and Appendix E is the prosecution history of their sole priority application. Accused products are generally described as powered rocker-recliner and glider-recliner mechanisms and seating units; respondents are not named in this letter. Fifteen exhibits (23C-25C, 58C-59C, 78C-83C, 85C-86C, 89C-90C) are subject to a request for confidential treatment. A Statement on the Public Interest regarding the remedial orders sought accompanies the complaint.