ITC Institutes Investigation into Hesai’s Unlawful Use of Ouster’s Patents
18 May 2023 - 8:00PM
Business Wire
Hesai’s infringement of five Ouster patents to
be investigated by the U.S. International Trade Commission
Hesai’s infringing lidar products may be barred
from the United States
Ouster, Inc. (NYSE: OUST) (“Ouster” or the “Company”), a leading
provider of high-performance lidar sensors for the automotive,
industrial, robotics, and smart infrastructure industries,
announced today that the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)
has voted to institute an investigation into the unfair trade
practices of Hesai Group (Nasdaq: HSAI) based in Shanghai, China,
and related entities.
The unfair trade practices to be investigated relate to the
unlawful importation of Hesai lidar sensors that infringe on five
valid and enforceable patents owned by Ouster relating to lidar
technology (U.S. Patents 11,175,405; 11,178,381; 11,190,750;
11,287,515; and 11,422,236). This investigation is a result of the
complaint filed by Ouster on April 11, 2023. Ouster’s complaint
requests that the ITC issue a limited exclusion order and a cease
and desist order against Hesai and related entities to bar the
importation into the United States of Hesai's lidar devices,
components, and products that are alleged to infringe Ouster's
patents.
Hesai has had multiple patent infringement claims filed against
it, while Ouster holds one of the largest patent families in the
lidar industry, with patents found valid and enforceable. The
Company intends to enforce its patents until the infringing
products are barred. Within the next two months, the assigned
administrative law judge will set a target date for completing the
investigation.
“We are confident in our complaint against Hesai, and happy to
see that the ITC recognizes its merit and decided to institute an
investigation,” said Ouster CEO Angus Pacala. “There is an ongoing
track-record of IP theft by Chinese companies that should not be
tolerated. It diminishes U.S. innovation and weakens our domestic
industry, particularly for critical and emerging technologies like
lidar. Ouster intends to enforce its patents until all imported
products that infringe are barred.”
About Ouster
Ouster (NYSE: OUST) is a leading global provider of
high-resolution scanning and solid-state digital lidar sensors,
Velodyne Lidar sensors, and software solutions for the automotive,
industrial, robotics, and smart infrastructure industries. Ouster
is on a mission to build a safer and more sustainable future by
offering affordable, high-performance sensors that drive mass
adoption across a wide variety of applications. With a global team
and high-volume manufacturing, Ouster supports over 850 customers
in approximately 50 countries. Ouster is headquartered in San
Francisco, CA with offices in the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific,
and the Middle East. For more information, visit www.ouster.com, or
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1995. The Company intends such forward-looking statements to be
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the Company’s expectations regarding its patent infringement
lawsuit against Hesai, constitute forward-looking statements. All
forward-looking statements are subject to risks, assumptions and
uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially
from those that Ouster expected, including but not limited to, the
Company’s ability to adequately protect and enforce its
intellectual property rights, risks associated with litigation, as
well as the important factors discussed in the Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, as
updated by the Company’s subsequent filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Readers are urged to consider these factors
carefully and in the totality of the circumstances when evaluating
these forward-looking statements, and not to place undue reliance
on any of them. Any such forward-looking statements represent
management’s reasonable estimates and beliefs as of the date of
this press release. While Ouster may elect to update such
forward-looking statements at some point in the future, it
disclaims any obligation to do so, other than as may be required by
law, even if subsequent events cause its views to change.
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