Certain 3g Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) Handsets and Components Thereof; Notice of Investigation, 21049 [E7-8052]

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• INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 81 (Friday, April 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 21049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-8052]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-601]


 Certain 3g Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) 
Handsets and Components Thereof; Notice of Investigation

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of investigation pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the 
U.S. International Trade Commission on March 23, 2007, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of 
InterDigital Communications Corporation of King of Prussia, 
Pennsylvania and InterDigital Technology Corporation of Wilmington, 
Delaware. Letters supplementing the complaint were filed on April 4, 
2007 and April 16, 2007. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges 
violations of section 337 in the importation into the United States, 
the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after 
importation of certain 3G Wideband Code Division Multiple Access 
(WCDMA) handsets and components thereof by reason of infringement of 
certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,117,004, 6,674,791, and 6,973,579. 
The complaint, as supplemented, further alleges that an industry in the 
United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337.
    The complainants request that the Commission institute an 
investigation and, after the investigation, issue a permanent exclusion 
order and a permanent cease and desist order.

ADDRESSES: The complaint, as supplemented, except for any confidential 
information contained therein, is available for inspection during 
official business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the 
Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Room 
112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202-205-2000. Hearing impaired 
individuals are advised that information on this matter can be obtained 
by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-1810. Persons 
with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining 
access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 
202-205-2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be 
obtained by accessing its internet server at https://www.usitc.gov.
    The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the 
Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://www.usitc.gov/
secretary/edis.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David O. Lloyd, Esq., Office of Unfair 
Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone 
(202) 205-2576.

    Authority: The authority for institution of this investigation 
is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 
and in section 210.10 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2006).

    Scope of Investigation: Having considered amended complaint, the 
U.S. International Trade Commission, on April 20, 2007, ORDERED THAT--
    (1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended, an investigation be instituted to determine whether 
there is a violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 337 in the 
importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the 
sale within the United States after importation of certain 3G Wideband 
Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) handsets and components thereof 
by reason of infringement of one or more of claims 1, 2, 7-10, 14, 15, 
21, 22, 24, 30-32, 34, 35, 46, 47, 49, 59, and 60 of U.S. Patent No. 
7,117,004; claims 7 and 10 of U.S. Patent No. 6,674,791; and claims 1-4 
of U.S. Patent No. 6,973,579; and whether an industry in the United 
States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337;
    (2) For the purpose of the investigation so instituted, the 
following are hereby named as parties upon which this notice of 
investigation shall be served:
    (a) The complainants are--

InterDigital Communications Corporation, 781 Third Avenue, King of 
Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406.
InterDigital Technology Corporation, Hagley Building, Suite 105, 3411 
Silverside Road, Concord Plaza, Wilmington, Delaware 19810.
    (b) The respondents are the following entities alleged to be in 
violation of section 337, and are the parties upon which the complaint 
is to be served:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Main Building, 250, Taepyung-ro 
2-ka, Chung-ku, Seoul 100-742 Korea.
Samsung Electronics America, Inc., 105 Challenger Road, Ridgefield 
Park, New Jersey 07660.
Samsung Telecommunications America LLC, 1301 Lookout Drive, Richardson, 
Texas 75082.

    (c) The Commission investigative attorney, party to this 
investigation, is David O. Lloyd, Esq., Office of Unfair Import 
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., 
Room 401-M, Washington, DC 20436; and
    (3) For the investigation so instituted, the Honorable Paul J. 
Luckern is designated as the presiding administrative law judge.
    Responses to the complaint, as supplemented, and the notice of 
investigation must be submitted by the named respondents in accordance 
with section 210.13 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to 19 CFR 201.16(d) and 210.13(a), 
such responses will be considered by the Commission if received not 
later than 20 days after the date of service by the Commission of the 
complaint, as supplemented, and the notice of investigation. Extensions 
of time for submitting responses to the complaint, as supplemented, and 
the notice of investigation will not be granted unless good cause 
therefor is shown.
    Failure of a respondent to file a timely response to each 
allegation in the complaint, as supplemented, and in this notice may be 
deemed to constitute a waiver of the right to appear and contest the 
allegations of the complaint, as supplemented, and this notice, and to 
authorize the administrative law judge and the Commission, without 
further notice to the respondent, to find the facts to be as alleged in 
the complaint, as supplemented, and this notice and to enter an initial 
determination and a final determination containing such findings, and 
may result in the issuance of a limited exclusion order or cease and 
desist order or both directed against a respondent.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: April 20, 2007.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. E7-8052 Filed 4-26-07; 8:45 am]
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