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30 September 2020PatentsMuireann Bolger

USITC targets Ikea and GE in bulb investigation

General Electric (GE), Ikea and Home Depot, are among companies under investigation by the US International Trade Commission (ITC), following a complaint filed by the University of California (UC).

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