01.02.19
iRobot Corp., maker of the Roomba vacuuming robot, said the International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a Notice of Final Determination in No.337-TA-1057 (“In the Matter of Certain Robotic Vacuum Cleaning Devices and Components Thereof Such as Spare Parts”), confirming that US Patent No. 9,038,233 is valid and infringed, and that the infringing products should be barred from importation into the US. The affected respondents include bObsweep, Inc., bObsweep USA, Hoover, and Shenzhen Silver Star Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd, according to Roomba.
The final determination confirms Judge Thomas Pender’s recommendation for a limited exclusion order to prevent the importation into the United States of infringing robotic vacuum products from Hoover and bObsweep, among others, said iRobot.
Following the determination, a mandatory 60-day presidential review period will begin, during which the US President may modify the ITC’s final determination.
The ITC’s exclusion order will exclude the following products from the US market: bObsweep’s Classic, Pet, PetHair, PetHair Plus, Standard, and Junior robotic vacuum products; and Hoover’s Quest 1000 robotic vacuum products.
iRobot introduced the Roomba Vacuuming Robot in 2002. Since then, the company has sold more than 20 million robots.
The final determination confirms Judge Thomas Pender’s recommendation for a limited exclusion order to prevent the importation into the United States of infringing robotic vacuum products from Hoover and bObsweep, among others, said iRobot.
Following the determination, a mandatory 60-day presidential review period will begin, during which the US President may modify the ITC’s final determination.
The ITC’s exclusion order will exclude the following products from the US market: bObsweep’s Classic, Pet, PetHair, PetHair Plus, Standard, and Junior robotic vacuum products; and Hoover’s Quest 1000 robotic vacuum products.
iRobot introduced the Roomba Vacuuming Robot in 2002. Since then, the company has sold more than 20 million robots.