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contacting the Commission’s TDD
terminal on (202) 205–1810.
The
Commission instituted this investigation
on April 10, 2012, based on a complaint
filed by Graphics Properties Holdings,
Inc. of New Rochelle, New York
(‘‘GPH’’). 77 FR 21584 (April 10, 2012).
The complaint alleges violations of
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), in the
importation into the United States, the
sale for importation, and the sale within
the United States after importation of
certain consumer electronics devices
and display devices and products
containing same, by reason of
infringement of various claims of U.S.
Patent No. 6,650,327; U.S. Patent No.
6,816,145; and U.S. Patent No.
5,717,881. The notice of investigation
named numerous respondents,
including HTC Corporation of Taoyuan,
Taiwan; HTC America, Inc. of Bellevue,
Washington; LG Electronics, Inc. of
Seoul, South Korea; LG Electronics,
Mobilecomm U.S.A., Inc. of San Diego,
California; LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. of
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey; Research
in Motion Ltd. of Ontario, Canada;
Research In Motion Corp. of Irving,
Texas; Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., of
Seoul, South Korea; Samsung
Electronics America, Inc. of Ridgefield
Park, New Jersey; Samsung
Telecommunications America, LLC of
Richardson, Texas; Sony Corporation of
Tokyo, Japan; Sony Corporation of
America of New York, New York; Sony
Electronics Inc. of San Diego, California;
Sony Mobile Communications AB of
Lund, Sweden; Sony Mobile
Communications (USA) Inc. of Atlanta,
Georgia (collectively ‘‘the remaining
respondents’’); and Apple Inc. of
Cupertino, California (previously
terminated).
On January 15, 2013, GPH and the
remaining respondents filed joint a
motion to terminate the investigation on
the basis of settlement agreements. On
January 25, 2013, the Commission
investigative attorney filed a response in
support of the motion. No party
opposed the motion.
On January 28, 2013, the ALJ issued
the subject ID (Order No. 30) granting
the motion pursuant to section 210.21(b)
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure (19 CFR 21.21(b)). The
ALJ found no indication that
termination of the investigation based
on the settlement agreements would
have an adverse impact on the public
interest. No petitions for review of the
ID were filed.
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The Commission has determined not
to review the ID. The investigation is
terminated.
The authority for the Commission’s
determination is contained in section
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in Part
210.42 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 210.42).
Issued: March 1, 2013.
By order of the Commission.
Lisa R. Barton,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—ASTM International
Standards
Notice is hereby given that, on
February 11, 2013, pursuant to Section
6(a) of the National Cooperative
Research and Production Act of 1993,
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’),
ASTM International (‘‘ASTM’’) has filed
written notifications simultaneously
with the Attorney General and the
Federal Trade Commission disclosing
additions or changes to its standards
development activities. The
notifications were filed for the purpose
of extending the Act’s provisions
limiting the recovery of antitrust
plaintiffs to actual damages under
specified circumstances. Specifically,
ASTM has provided an updated list of
current, ongoing ASTM standards
activities originating between December
2012 and February 2013 designated as
Work Items. A complete listing of
ASTM Work Items, along with a brief
description of each, is available at
https://www.astm.org.
On September 15, 2004, ASTM filed
its original notification pursuant to
Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department
of Justice published a notice in the
Federal Register pursuant to Section
6(b) of the Act on November 10, 2004
(69 FR 65226).
The last notification was filed with
the Department on December 12, 2012.
A notice was published in the Federal
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act on January 9, 2013 (78 FR 1884).
Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust
Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—Members of SGIP 2.0, Inc.
Notice is hereby given that, on
February 5, 2013, pursuant to Section
6(a) of the National Cooperative
Research and Production Act of 1993,
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’),
Members of SGIP 2.0, Inc. (‘‘MSGIP
2.0’’) has filed written notifications
simultaneously with the Attorney
General and the Federal Trade
Commission disclosing (1) the identities
of the parties to the venture and (2) the
nature and objectives of the venture.
The notifications were filed for the
purpose of invoking the Act’s provisions
limiting the recovery of antitrust
plaintiffs to actual damages under
specified circumstances.
Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act,
the identities of the parties to the
venture are: American Association for
Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA),
Frederick, MD; American Electric
Power, Columbus, OH; Arizona Public
Service Company, Phoenix, AZ;
Association of Home Appliance
Manufacturers, Washington, DC;
Battelle Pacific Northwest Lab,
Richland, WA; California Public
Utilities Commission, San Francisco,
CA; Clevest Solutions, Inc., Richmond,
British Columbia, CANADA; Climate
Talk Alliance, San Ramon, CA; Florida
Power & Light Company, Juno Beach,
FL; Utilities Telecom Council, Inc.,
Washington, DC; WiMAX Forum,
Solana Beach, CA; Hydro-Quebec,
Montreal, Quebec, CANADA; SunSpec
Alliance, Scotts Valley, CA; Tendril,
Boulder, CO; Ameren Services, St.
Louis, MO; CenterPoint Energy Houston
Electric, Houston, TX; New York
Independent System Operator, Inc.,
Rensselaer, NY; American Council of
Independent Laboratories, Washington,
DC; Lakeview Consulting Group,
Morgan Hill, CA; Grid2Home, Inc., San
Diego, CA; Homegrid Forum, Beaverton,
OR; Japan Smart Community Alliance,
Kawasaki City, Kanagawa, JAPAN;
Southern Company Services, Inc.,
Birmingham, AL; Systems Integration
Specialists Company, Inc. (SISCO),
Sterling Heights, MI; National Rural
Electric Cooperative Association
(NRECA), Arlington, VA; PJM
Interconnection, Norristown, PA;
Landis+Gyr Technology, Inc.,
Alpharetta, GA; DTE Energy, Detroit,
MI; Eaton Corporation, Arden, NC;
Buford Goff & Associates, Inc.,
Columbia, SC; FirstEnergy Service
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Company, Akron, OH; Home, Building
& Utility Systems, Stoneham, MA;
Kottage Industries LLC, Worthington,
OH; National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD;
New York State Department of Public
Service, Albany, NY; PPL Corporation,
Allentown, PA; Southern California
Edison, Westminster, CA; Wedin
Communications, Plymouth, MN;
Zigbee Alliance, Inc., San Ramon, CA;
ZIV USA INC., Rolling Meadows, IL;
Portland General Electric Company,
Portland, OR; Electric Power Research
Institute (EPRI), Palo Alto, CA;
Schneider Electric, Norcross, GA;
Bonneville Power Administration,
Portland, OR; Sacramento Municipal
Utility District, Sacramento, CA; Edison
Electric Institute (EEI), Washington, DC;
ISO New England, Holyoke, MA; Cooper
Power Systems, LLC, Waukesha, WI;
Drummond Group, Inc., Maumelle, AR;
Electric Reliability Council of Texas
(ERCOT), Austin, TX; Helikon.net,
Washington, DC; Honeywell
Automation and Control Solutions,
Golden Valley, MN; National Electrical
Manufacturers Association (NEMA),
Rosslyn, VA; Alliant Energy, Madison,
WI; Michigan Public Service
Commission, Lansing, MI; Navigant
Consulting, Boulder, CO; Coordinated
Science Laboratory—University of
Illinois, Urbana, IL; EnerNex LLC,
Knoxville, TN; Itron, Inc., Liberty Lake,
WA; MobiComm Communications, The
Hague, THE NETHERLANDS; Power
Systems Engineering Research Center
(PSERC), Tempe, AZ; Samsung
Telecommunications America,
Richardson, TX; EnerNOC, Inc., Boston,
MA; Exelon Corporation, Chicago, IL;
Kalki Communications Technologies
Private Limited (KALKITECH), HSR
Layout, Bangalore, INDIA; Energy
Information Standards Alliance (EIS
Alliance), Morgan Hill, CA; India Smart
Grid Forum (ISGF), Chanakyapuri, New
Dehli, INDIA; Oncor Electric Delivery,
Dallas, TX; Pepco Holdings, Inc.,
Washington, DC; California Independent
System Operator Corporation, Folsom,
CA; Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., San
Diego, CA; EnerTech, Inc.,
Conshohocken, PA; Calm Sunrise
Consulting, LLC, Woodbury, MN; CNT
Energy, Chicago, IL; HomePlug
Powerline Alliance, Inc., Lake Oswego,
OR; Hypertek, Inc., North Potomac, MD;
Milenthal-DelGrosso, Columbus, OH;
ThinkSmartGrid, Chicago, IL; UPnP
Forum, Beaverton, OR; Valley View
Corporation, Rockville, MD; ASHRAE,
Atlanta, GA; Consumer Electronics
Association, Arlington, VA; Cornice
Engineering, Inc., Grand Canyon, AZ;
General Electric Company, Atlanta, GA;
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iWire365, Garland, TX; Sustainable
Resources Management, Toronto,
Ontario, CANADA; American Public
Power Association (APPA), Washington,
DC; Newport Consulting Group,
Newport Beach, CA; Silver Spring
Networks, Redwood City, CA;
Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs,
Cambridge, MA; Johnson Controls, Inc.,
Milwaukee, WI; and NXEGEN LLC,
Middletown, CT. The general area of
MSGIP 2.0’s planned activity is to
continue the work of the unincorporated
SmartGrid Interoperability Panel, by
supporting the National Institute of
Standards and Technology in fulfilling
its responsibilities pursuant to the
Energy Independence and Security Act
of 2007, including but not limited to by
(a) Providing technical guidance and
coordination to help facilitate standards
development for smart grid
interoperability; (b) identifying and
specifying testing and certification
requirements, including provision of the
underlying rationale to assess
achievement of interoperability using
smart grid standards; (c) informing and
educating smart grid industry
stakeholders regarding smart grid
interoperability and related benefits; (d)
liaising with similar organizations in
other countries to help establish global
smart grid interoperability alignment;
and (e) undertaking such other activities
as may from time to time be appropriate
to further the purposes and achieve the
goals set forth above.
Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust
Division.
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Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—Health Product
Declaration Collaborative, Inc.
Notice is hereby given that, on
February 12, 2013, pursuant to Section
6(a) of the National Cooperative
Research and Production Act of 1993,
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’),
Health Product Declaration
Collaborative, Inc. (‘‘HPDC’’) has filed
written notifications simultaneously
with the Attorney General and the
Federal Trade Commission disclosing
(1) the identities of the parties to the
venture and (2) the nature and
objectives of the venture. The
notifications were filed for the purpose
of invoking the Act’s provisions limiting
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the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to
actual damages under specified
circumstances.
Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act,
the identities of the parties to the
venture are: Crystal Frost (individual
member), Salt Lake City, UT; Lisa
Britton (individual member),
Minneapolis, MN; Aaron Smith
(individual member), New Haven, CT;
Mike Manzi (individual member),
Portland, OR; Amy Running (individual
member), Portland, OR; Nadav Malin
(individual member), Brattleboro, VT;
Rand Ekman (individual member),
Chicago, IL; Dennis Wilson (individual
member), Valley Forge, PA; Aman
Desouza (individual member), Valley
Forge, PA; Gail Vittori (individual
member), Austin, TX; Ted van der
Linden (individual member), Falls
Church, VA; Scott Day (individual
member), Hazleton, PA; Erica Godun
(individual member), New York, NY;
Martin Grohman (individual member),
Wayne, NJ; Kristen Ritchie (individual
member), San Francisco, CA; Anthony
Brower (individual member), Los
Angeles, CA; Anthony Ravitz
(individual member), Mountain View,
CA; Sharon Refvem (individual
member), Mountain View, CA; Steven
Kooy (individual member), Holland, MI;
Jean Hansen (individual member), San
Francisco, CA; Bill Walsh (individual
member), Washington, DC; Nancy
Hulsey (individual member), Dallas, TX;
Susan Kaplan (individual member),
New York, NY; Mary Ann Lazarus
(individual member), St. Louis, MO;
Evan Bane (individual member),
Muskego, WI; Mikhail Davis (individual
member), San Francisco, CA; Julie
Hendricks (individual member),
Houston, TX; Megan Koehler
(individual member), San Francisco,
CA; Mary Davidge (individual member),
Los Gatos, CA; Thomas J. Nelson
(individual member), Seattle, WA;
Sophia Cavalli (individual member),
Portland, OR; Margaret Montgomery
(individual member), Seattle, WA; Peter
Syrett (individual member), New York,
NY; Dwayne Fuhlhage (individual
member), Lawrence, KS; Lance Hosey
(individual member), Washington, DC;
Kelly Farrell (individual member), Los
Angeles, CA; Priya Premchandran
(individual member), Portland, OR;
Troy Virgo (individual member),
Calhoun, GA; Elizabeth Heider
(individual member), Washington, DC;
Luke Leung (individual member),
Chicago, IL; Martin Flaherty (individual
member), Atlanta, GA; Russell Perry
(individual member), Washington, DC;
Matt McMonagle (individual member),
San Clemente, CA; Lynn Preston
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993--Members of SGIP 2.0, Inc.
Notice is hereby given that, on February 5, 2013, pursuant to
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Members of SGIP 2.0, Inc.
(``MSGIP 2.0'') has filed written notifications simultaneously with the
Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing (1) the
identities of the parties to the venture and (2) the nature and
objectives of the venture. The notifications were filed for the purpose
of invoking the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust
plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances.
Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act, the identities of the parties
to the venture are: American Association for Laboratory Accreditation
(A2LA), Frederick, MD; American Electric Power, Columbus, OH; Arizona
Public Service Company, Phoenix, AZ; Association of Home Appliance
Manufacturers, Washington, DC; Battelle Pacific Northwest Lab,
Richland, WA; California Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco,
CA; Clevest Solutions, Inc., Richmond, British Columbia, CANADA;
Climate Talk Alliance, San Ramon, CA; Florida Power & Light Company,
Juno Beach, FL; Utilities Telecom Council, Inc., Washington, DC; WiMAX
Forum, Solana Beach, CA; Hydro-Quebec, Montreal, Quebec, CANADA;
SunSpec Alliance, Scotts Valley, CA; Tendril, Boulder, CO; Ameren
Services, St. Louis, MO; CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, Houston,
TX; New York Independent System Operator, Inc., Rensselaer, NY;
American Council of Independent Laboratories, Washington, DC; Lakeview
Consulting Group, Morgan Hill, CA; Grid2Home, Inc., San Diego, CA;
Homegrid Forum, Beaverton, OR; Japan Smart Community Alliance, Kawasaki
City, Kanagawa, JAPAN; Southern Company Services, Inc., Birmingham, AL;
Systems Integration Specialists Company, Inc. (SISCO), Sterling
Heights, MI; National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA),
Arlington, VA; PJM Interconnection, Norristown, PA; Landis+Gyr
Technology, Inc., Alpharetta, GA; DTE Energy, Detroit, MI; Eaton
Corporation, Arden, NC; Buford Goff & Associates, Inc., Columbia, SC;
FirstEnergy Service
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Company, Akron, OH; Home, Building & Utility Systems, Stoneham, MA;
Kottage Industries LLC, Worthington, OH; National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD; New York State
Department of Public Service, Albany, NY; PPL Corporation, Allentown,
PA; Southern California Edison, Westminster, CA; Wedin Communications,
Plymouth, MN; Zigbee Alliance, Inc., San Ramon, CA; ZIV USA INC.,
Rolling Meadows, IL; Portland General Electric Company, Portland, OR;
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Palo Alto, CA; Schneider
Electric, Norcross, GA; Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, OR;
Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Sacramento, CA; Edison Electric
Institute (EEI), Washington, DC; ISO New England, Holyoke, MA; Cooper
Power Systems, LLC, Waukesha, WI; Drummond Group, Inc., Maumelle, AR;
Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), Austin, TX; Helikon.net,
Washington, DC; Honeywell Automation and Control Solutions, Golden
Valley, MN; National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA),
Rosslyn, VA; Alliant Energy, Madison, WI; Michigan Public Service
Commission, Lansing, MI; Navigant Consulting, Boulder, CO; Coordinated
Science Laboratory--University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; EnerNex LLC,
Knoxville, TN; Itron, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA; MobiComm Communications,
The Hague, THE NETHERLANDS; Power Systems Engineering Research Center
(PSERC), Tempe, AZ; Samsung Telecommunications America, Richardson, TX;
EnerNOC, Inc., Boston, MA; Exelon Corporation, Chicago, IL; Kalki
Communications Technologies Private Limited (KALKITECH), HSR Layout,
Bangalore, INDIA; Energy Information Standards Alliance (EIS Alliance),
Morgan Hill, CA; India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF), Chanakyapuri, New
Dehli, INDIA; Oncor Electric Delivery, Dallas, TX; Pepco Holdings,
Inc., Washington, DC; California Independent System Operator
Corporation, Folsom, CA; Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., San Diego, CA;
EnerTech, Inc., Conshohocken, PA; Calm Sunrise Consulting, LLC,
Woodbury, MN; CNT Energy, Chicago, IL; HomePlug Powerline Alliance,
Inc., Lake Oswego, OR; Hypertek, Inc., North Potomac, MD; Milenthal-
DelGrosso, Columbus, OH; ThinkSmartGrid, Chicago, IL; UPnP Forum,
Beaverton, OR; Valley View Corporation, Rockville, MD; ASHRAE, Atlanta,
GA; Consumer Electronics Association, Arlington, VA; Cornice
Engineering, Inc., Grand Canyon, AZ; General Electric Company, Atlanta,
GA; iWire365, Garland, TX; Sustainable Resources Management, Toronto,
Ontario, CANADA; American Public Power Association (APPA), Washington,
DC; Newport Consulting Group, Newport Beach, CA; Silver Spring
Networks, Redwood City, CA; Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs,
Cambridge, MA; Johnson Controls, Inc., Milwaukee, WI; and NXEGEN LLC,
Middletown, CT. The general area of MSGIP 2.0's planned activity is to
continue the work of the unincorporated SmartGrid Interoperability
Panel, by supporting the National Institute of Standards and Technology
in fulfilling its responsibilities pursuant to the Energy Independence
and Security Act of 2007, including but not limited to by (a) Providing
technical guidance and coordination to help facilitate standards
development for smart grid interoperability; (b) identifying and
specifying testing and certification requirements, including provision
of the underlying rationale to assess achievement of interoperability
using smart grid standards; (c) informing and educating smart grid
industry stakeholders regarding smart grid interoperability and related
benefits; (d) liaising with similar organizations in other countries to
help establish global smart grid interoperability alignment; and (e)
undertaking such other activities as may from time to time be
appropriate to further the purposes and achieve the goals set forth
above.
Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
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