CLEVELAND -- A U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) judge has ruled in favor of Cleveland, Ohio-based Eaton Corp. in the unfair import proceeding it brought against ZF Friedrichshafen AG (ZF), Arvin Meritor, Inc. and ZFMeritor LLC (ZFM) in 2003.

The judge determined automated truck transmissions manufactured and marketed by ZF, ArvinMeritor and ZFM infringe an Eaton transmission patent and are therefore being unlawfully imported into the United States. As a result, the judge has recommended the ITC issue both an order prohibiting future importation of ZF FreedomLine transmission systems and components into the United States and a cease-and-desist order halting the sale of these products in the United States.

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