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In re Certain Personal Computers and Components Thereof

Inv. No. 337-TA-140 (1984)

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In re Certain Personal Computers and Components Thereof

United States International Trade Commission
Inv. No. 337-TA-140 (1984)

  • Written by Tanya Munson, JD

Facts

In 1983, Apple Computer Inc. (Apple) (plaintiff) filed a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (the commission) under Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930. Apple alleged that numerous manufacturers (defendants) were importing personal computers and components thereof into the United States that infringed on the claims of two of Apple’s United States letters patents and two United States copyright registrations. The patents and copyrights were for essential elements of the personal computer. One of the components, the Autostart ROM program, was used every time the computer was used. Manufacturers used these elements in computers they produced and then sold at a price point much lower than Apple’s. In 1983, an administrative-law judge (ALJ) issued an initial determination and determined that there was a violation of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930. In 1984, the commission reviewed the initial determination of the ALJ.

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