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subject articles if they were to be
excluded;
(iv) Indicate whether complainant,
complainant’s licensees, and/or third
party suppliers have the capacity to
replace the volume of articles
potentially subject to the requested
exclusion order and/or a cease and
desist order within a commercially
reasonable time; and
(v) Explain how the requested
remedial orders would impact United
States consumers.
Written submissions must be filed no
later than by close of business, eight
calendar days after the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. There will be further
opportunities for comment on the
public interest after the issuance of any
final initial determination in this
investigation.
Persons filing written submissions
must file the original document
electronically on or before the deadlines
stated above and submit 8 true paper
copies to the Office of the Secretary by
noon the next day pursuant to section
210.4(f) of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR
210.4(f)). Submissions should refer to
the docket number (‘‘Docket No. 2899’’)
in a prominent place on the cover page
and/or the first page. (See Handbook for
Electronic Filing Procedures, https://
www.usitc.gov/secretary/
fed_reg_notices/rules/
handbook_on_electronic_filing.pdf).
Persons with questions regarding filing
should contact the Secretary (202–205–
2000).
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confidence must request confidential
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Commission and must include a full
statement of the reasons why the
Commission should grant such
treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents
for which confidential treatment by the
Commission is properly sought will be
treated accordingly. All nonconfidential
written submissions will be available for
public inspection at the Office of the
Secretary and on EDIS.
This action is taken under the
authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337),
and of sections 201.10 and 210.8(c) of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: June 1, 2012.
Lisa R. Barton,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Inv. No. 337–TA–845]
Certain Products Containing
Interactive Program Guide and
Parental Control Technology;
Institution of Investigation Pursuant to
19 U.S.C. 1337
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that a
complaint was filed with the U.S.
International Trade Commission on May
1, 2012, under section 337 of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C.
§ 1337, on behalf of Rovi Corporation of
Santa Clara, California; Rovi Guides,
Inc. of Santa Clara, California; Rovi
Technologies Corporation of Santa
Clara, California; Starsight Telecast, Inc.
of Santa Clara; United Video Properties,
Inc. of Santa Clara, California; and Index
Systems, Inc. of the British Virgin
Islands. The complaint alleges
violations of section 337 based upon the
importation into the United States, the
sale for importation, and the sale within
the United States after importation of
certain products containing interactive
program guide and parental control
technology by reason of infringement of
certain claims of U.S. Patent No.
6,701,523 (‘‘the ‘523 patent’’); U.S.
Patent No. 6,898,762 (‘‘the ‘762 patent’’);
U.S. Patent No. 7,065,709 (‘‘the ‘709
patent’’); U.S. Patent No. 7,103,906 (‘‘the
‘906 patent’’); U.S. Patent No. 7,225,455
(‘‘the ‘455 patent’’); U.S. Patent No.
7,493,643 (‘‘the ‘643 patent’’); and U.S.
Patent No. 8,112,776 (‘‘the ‘776 patent’’).
The complaint 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 an
exclusion order and cease and desist
orders.
SUMMARY:
The complaint, 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
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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://edis.usitc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
Office of the Secretary, Docket Services
Division, U.S. International Trade
Commission, telephone (202) 205–1802.
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 (2012).
Scope of Investigation: Having
considered the complaint, the U.S.
International Trade Commission, on
May 25, 2012, 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 products
containing interactive program guide
and parental control technology that
infringe one or more of claim 1–4, 10,
and 11 of the ‘523 patent; claims 1, 6,
7, 12, 13, and 17 of the ‘762 patent;
claims 13–20 of the ‘709 patent; claims
1–3, 10, and 11 of the ‘906 patent; 1–36
of the ‘455 patent; claims 1–4, 7–10, and
13–16 of the ‘643 patent; and claims 1,
2, 4, 6, 14, 15, 17, and 19 of the ‘776
patent, 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:
Rovi Corporation, 2830 De La Cruz
Boulevard, Santa Clara, CA 95050;
Rovi Guides, Inc., 2830 De La Cruz
Boulevard, Santa Clara, CA 95050;
Rovi Technologies Corporation, 2830 De
La Cruz Boulevard, Santa Clara, CA
95050;
Starsight Telecast, Inc., 2830 De La Cruz
Boulevard, Santa Clara, CA 95050;
United Video Properties, Inc., 2830 De
La Cruz Boulevard, Santa Clara, CA
95050;
Index Systems, Inc., Craigmuir
Chambers, P.O. Box 71, Road Town,
Tortola, British Virgin Islands, VG.
(b) The respondents are the following
entities alleged to be in violation of
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section 337, and are the parties upon
which the complaint is to be served:
LG Electronics, Inc., LG Twin Towers,
20 Yeouido-dong, Youngdeungpo-gu,
Seoul 150–721, Republic of Korea;
LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., 1000 Sylvan
Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632;
Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Tokyo
Building, 2–7–3, Marunouchi,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100–8310, Japan;
Mitsubishi Electric US Holdings, Inc.,
5665 Plaza Drive, Cypress, CA 90630;
Mitsubishi Electric and Electronics
USA, Inc., 500 Corporate Woods
Parkway, Vernon Hills, IL 60061;
Mitsubishi Electric Visual Solutions
America, Inc., 9351 Jeronimo Road,
Irvine, CA 92618;
Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America,
Inc., 9351 Jeronimo Road, Irvine, CA
92618;
Netflix Inc., 100 Winchester Circle, Los
Gatos, CA 95032;
Roku, Inc., 12980 Saratoga Avenue,
Saratoga, CA 95070;
Vizio, Inc., 39 Tesla, Irvine, CA 92618.
(3) For the investigation so instituted,
the Chief Administrative Law Judge,
U.S. International Trade Commission,
shall designate the presiding
Administrative Law Judge.
(4) The Office of Unfair Imports
Investigations will not participate as a
party in this investigation.
Responses to the complaint 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)–(e) 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 and
the notice of investigation. Extensions of
time for submitting responses to the
complaint 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 and in this notice may be
deemed to constitute a waiver of the
right to appear and contest the
allegations of the complaint 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 and this notice
and to enter an initial determination
and a final determination containing
such findings, and may result in the
issuance of an exclusion order or a cease
and desist order or both directed against
the respondent.
By order of the Commission.
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Issued: May 31, 2012.
Lisa R. Barton,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
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[Investigation No. 337–TA–846]
Certain CMOS Image Sensors and
Products Containing Same; Institution
of Investigation Pursuant to 19 U.S.C.
§ 1337
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that a
complaint was filed with the U.S.
International Trade Commission on May
1, 2012, under section 337 of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C.
§ 1337, on behalf of California Institute
of Technology of Pasadena, California.
Letters supplementing the complaint
were filed on May 21, 2012, and May
22, 2012. The complaint, as
supplemented, alleges violations of
section 337 based upon the importation
into the United States, the sale for
importation, and the sale within the
United States after importation of
certain CMOS image sensors and
products containing same by reason of
infringement of certain claims of U.S.
Patent No. 5,841,126 (‘‘the ‘126 patent’’);
U.S. Patent No. 5,990,506 (‘‘the ‘506
patent’’); and U.S. Patent No. 6,606,122
(‘‘the ‘122 patent’’). The complaint
further alleges that an industry in the
United States exists as required by
subsection (a)(2) of section 337.
The complainant requests that the
Commission institute an investigation
and, after the investigation, issue an
exclusion order and cease and desist
orders.
SUMMARY:
The complaint, 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
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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://edis.usitc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
Office of Unfair Import Investigations,
U.S. International Trade Commission,
telephone (202) 205–2560.
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
(2012).
Scope of Investigation: Having
considered the complaint, the U.S.
International Trade Commission, on
May 25, 2012, 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 CMOS image
sensors and products containing same
that infringe one or more of claims 1
and 2 of the ‘126 patent; claims 15 and
16 of the ‘506 patent; and claim 6 of the
‘122 patent, and whether an industry in
the United States exists as required by
subsection (a)(2) of section 337;
(2) Pursuant to Commission Rule
210.50(b)(1), 19 CFR 210.50(b)(1), the
presiding administrative law judge shall
take evidence or other information and
hear arguments from the parties and
other interested persons with respect to
the public interest in this investigation,
as appropriate, and provide the
Commission with findings of fact and a
recommended determination on this
issue, which shall be limited to the
statutory public interest factors, 19
U.S.C. 1337(d)(1), (f)(1), (g)(1);
(3) 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 complainant is:
California Institute of Technology,
1200 East California Boulevard,
Pasadena, CA 91125;
(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:
STMicroelectronics NV, 39 Chemin du
Champ des Filles, C. P. 21, CH 1228
Plan-Les-Ouates, Geneva,
Switzerland;
STMicroelectronics Inc., 750 Canyon
Drive, Coppell, TX 75019;
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Inv. No. 337-TA-845]
Certain Products Containing Interactive Program Guide and
Parental Control Technology; Institution of Investigation Pursuant to
19 U.S.C. 1337
AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the
U.S. International Trade Commission on May 1, 2012, under section 337
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. Sec. 1337, on behalf
of Rovi Corporation of Santa Clara, California; Rovi Guides, Inc. of
Santa Clara, California; Rovi Technologies Corporation of Santa Clara,
California; Starsight Telecast, Inc. of Santa Clara; United Video
Properties, Inc. of Santa Clara, California; and Index Systems, Inc. of
the British Virgin Islands. The complaint alleges violations of section
337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for
importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of
certain products containing interactive program guide and parental
control technology by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S.
Patent No. 6,701,523 (``the `523 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 6,898,762
(``the `762 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,065,709 (``the `709 patent'');
U.S. Patent No. 7,103,906 (``the `906 patent''); U.S. Patent No.
7,225,455 (``the `455 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,493,643 (``the `643
patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 8,112,776 (``the `776 patent''). The
complaint 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 an exclusion order
and cease and desist orders.
ADDRESSES: The complaint, 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://edis.usitc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Office of the Secretary, Docket
Services Division, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202)
205-1802.
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 (2012).
Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S.
International Trade Commission, on May 25, 2012, 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 products
containing interactive program guide and parental control technology
that infringe one or more of claim 1-4, 10, and 11 of the `523 patent;
claims 1, 6, 7, 12, 13, and 17 of the `762 patent; claims 13-20 of the
`709 patent; claims 1-3, 10, and 11 of the `906 patent; 1-36 of the
`455 patent; claims 1-4, 7-10, and 13-16 of the `643 patent; and claims
1, 2, 4, 6, 14, 15, 17, and 19 of the `776 patent, 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:
Rovi Corporation, 2830 De La Cruz Boulevard, Santa Clara, CA 95050;
Rovi Guides, Inc., 2830 De La Cruz Boulevard, Santa Clara, CA 95050;
Rovi Technologies Corporation, 2830 De La Cruz Boulevard, Santa Clara,
CA 95050;
Starsight Telecast, Inc., 2830 De La Cruz Boulevard, Santa Clara, CA
95050;
United Video Properties, Inc., 2830 De La Cruz Boulevard, Santa Clara,
CA 95050;
Index Systems, Inc., Craigmuir Chambers, P.O. Box 71, Road Town,
Tortola, British Virgin Islands, VG.
(b) The respondents are the following entities alleged to be in
violation of
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section 337, and are the parties upon which the complaint is to be
served:
LG Electronics, Inc., LG Twin Towers, 20 Yeouido-dong, Youngdeungpo-gu,
Seoul 150-721, Republic of Korea;
LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., 1000 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
07632;
Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Tokyo Building, 2-7-3, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-
ku, Tokyo 100-8310, Japan;
Mitsubishi Electric US Holdings, Inc., 5665 Plaza Drive, Cypress, CA
90630;
Mitsubishi Electric and Electronics USA, Inc., 500 Corporate Woods
Parkway, Vernon Hills, IL 60061;
Mitsubishi Electric Visual Solutions America, Inc., 9351 Jeronimo Road,
Irvine, CA 92618;
Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc., 9351 Jeronimo Road,
Irvine, CA 92618;
Netflix Inc., 100 Winchester Circle, Los Gatos, CA 95032;
Roku, Inc., 12980 Saratoga Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070;
Vizio, Inc., 39 Tesla, Irvine, CA 92618.
(3) For the investigation so instituted, the Chief Administrative
Law Judge, U.S. International Trade Commission, shall designate the
presiding Administrative Law Judge.
(4) The Office of Unfair Imports Investigations will not
participate as a party in this investigation.
Responses to the complaint 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)-(e) 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 and the notice
of investigation. Extensions of time for submitting responses to the
complaint 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 and in this notice may be deemed to
constitute a waiver of the right to appear and contest the allegations
of the complaint 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 and this notice and
to enter an initial determination and a final determination containing
such findings, and may result in the issuance of an exclusion order or
a cease and desist order or both directed against the respondent.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: May 31, 2012.
Lisa R. Barton,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2012-13632 Filed 6-5-12; 8:45 am]
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