Certain Mobile Electronic Devices and Components Thereof; Inv. No. 337-TA-1525

The Commission instituted Investigation No. 337-TA-1525 based on a complaint by trinamiX Sensing LLC and trinamiX GmbH against Apple Inc. The investigation targets iPhones and iPads and related components, including processors and TrueDepth camera components with VCSEL, flood illumination VCSEL, and near-infrared camera modules used for face authentication, 3D sensing, and/or material detection. This investigation targets core biometric authentication and 3D-sensing functionality in high-volume Apple mobile devices, implicating privacy, security, and consumer-facing features central to the iPhone and iPad ecosystems. If violations are found, the requested limited exclusion order and cease-and-desist orders could affect U.S. imports and sales of major mobile products or require design-arounds, licensing, or supply-chain changes. The asserted patents are U.S. Patent Nos. 12,530,925; 12,288,421; 12,456,334; 12,361,760; 12,298,394; and 12,332,352, with the investigation limited to specified asserted claims of each patent. The named respondent is Apple Inc.; the Office of Unfair Import Investigations will not participate as a party. The Commission expressly flagged domestic industry issues for development, including whether an industry exists or is being established, reliance on third-party expenditures, and the role of expenditures made outside the United States.