Type:Notice
Citation:90 FR 9083
Reading Time:about 5 minutes
A complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission by Spanx, LLC of Atlanta, Georgia, alleging patent infringement concerning certain shapewear garments. The commission has decided to investigate whether shapewear products imported into the U.S. infringe on the specified patents and whether there's a U.S. industry being harmed. The parties involved are Spanx, various Chinese companies, and other firms like Honeylove Sculptwear Inc. The commission may issue orders to stop these imports if they find violations of U.S. patent law.
Simple Explanation
Spanx thinks some other companies are copying their special shapewear designs, so they've asked a group called the International Trade Commission to look into it and possibly stop it.