Certain Products Containing Interactive Program Guide and Parental Controls Technology; Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Terminating the Investigation Based Upon a Settlement Agreement; Termination of the Investigation, 16532-16533 [2013-05993]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
16532
srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
ACTION:
Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 51 / Friday, March 15, 2013 / Notices
Notice.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. International Trade
Commission has determined not to
review an initial determination (‘‘ID’’)
(Order No. 47) of the presiding
administrative law judge (‘‘ALJ’’)
terminating the investigation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amanda S. Pitcher, Esq., Office of the
General Counsel, U.S. International
Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)
205–2737. Copies of non-confidential
documents filed in connection with this
investigation are or will be 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., Washington, DC 20436,
telephone (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. Hearing-impaired
persons are advised that information on
this matter can be obtained by
contacting the Commission’s TDD
terminal on (202) 205–1810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission instituted this investigation
on February 27, 2012, based on a
complaint filed by Eastman Kodak
Company of Rochester, New York. 77
FR 11588–89 (Feb. 27, 2012). The
complaint alleges a violation of section
337 by reason of infringement of certain
claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,210,161;
7,742,084; 7,453,605; 7,936,391; and
6,292,218 by certain electronic devices
for capturing and transmitting images,
and components thereof. The complaint
further alleges that an industry in the
United States exists as required by
subsections (a)(2) and (3) of section 337.
The Notice of Institution named as
respondents Apple Inc. of Cupertino,
California; High Tech Computer Corp.
a/k/a HTC Corp. of Taoyuan, Taiwan;
HTC America, Inc. of Bellevue,
Washington; and Exedea, Inc. of
Houston, Texas.
On February 12, 2013, the ALJ issued
the subject ID, terminating the
investigation pursuant to Commission
Rule 210.21 for good cause. None of the
parties petitioned for review of the ID.
The Commission has determined not
to review the ID.
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
section 210.42 of the Commission’s
VerDate Mar<14>2013
17:37 Mar 14, 2013
Jkt 229001
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR
210.42).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: March 11, 2013.
Lisa R. Barton,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2013–05995 Filed 3–14–13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337–TA–820]
Certain Products Containing
Interactive Program Guide and
Parental Controls Technology;
Commission Determination Not To
Review an Initial Determination
Terminating the Investigation Based
Upon a Settlement Agreement;
Termination of the Investigation
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. International Trade
Commission has determined not to
review the presiding administrative law
judge’s (‘‘ALJ’’) initial determination
(‘‘ID’’) (Order No. 58) terminating the
investigation based upon a settlement
agreement in the above captioned
investigation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cathy Chen, Esq., Office of the General
Counsel, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)
205–2392. Copies of non-confidential
documents filed in connection with this
investigation are or will be 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., Washington, DC 20436,
telephone (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. Hearing-impaired
persons are advised that information on
this matter can be obtained by
contacting the Commission’s TDD
terminal on (202) 205–1810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission instituted this investigation
on December 21, 2011, based on a
complaint filed by Rovi Corporation of
Santa Clara, California; Rovi Guides,
Inc. (f/k/a/Gemstar-TV Guide
International Inc.) of Santa Clara,
PO 00000
Frm 00070
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
California; United Video Properties, Inc.
of Santa Clara, California; Gemstar
Development Corporation of Santa
Clara, California; and Index Systems,
Inc. of Tortola, the British Virgin Islands
(collectively, ‘‘Rovi’’). 76 FR 79214–5
(Dec. 21, 2011). The complaint alleged
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 products
containing interactive program guide
and parental controls technology by
reason of infringement of certain claims
of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,493,643; RE41,993;
6,701,523; and 7,047,547. The notice of
investigation named Vizio, Inc. of
Irvine, California (‘‘Vizio’’); Haier Group
Corp. of Shandong, China (‘‘HGC’’); and
Haier America of New York, New York
(‘‘Haier America’’) as respondents. The
Office of Unfair Import Investigations
was also named as a party, but later
decided not to participate in the
investigation under the Commission’s
Supplement to the Strategic Human
Capital Plan 2009–2013. Commission
Investigative Staff’s Notice of
Nonparticipation (Jan. 6, 2012). The
Commission later terminated the
investigation as to Haier America and
HGC based on consent orders. Notice
(June 18, 2012) (Order No. 18); Notice
(June 18, 2012) (Order No. 19).
On January 4, 2013, Rovi and Vizio
jointly filed a motion to terminate the
investigation based upon a settlement
agreement. Rovi and Vizio filed public
and confidential versions of the motion
to terminate and the settlement
agreement. On January 8, 2013, the ALJ
granted the motion as an ID (Order No.
56). On January 29, 2013, the
Commission determined to review the
ID and found that the public version of
the settlement agreement did not
comply with Commission Rules
210.21(b)(1) and 201.6. Accordingly, the
Commission remanded the investigation
to the ALJ to require Rovi and Vizio to
file a renewed motion to terminate along
with public and confidential versions of
the settlement agreement that comply
with Commission rules.
In response to the Commission’s
January 29, 2013 Order, Rovi and Vizio
jointly filed a renewed motion to
terminate the investigation based upon
a settlement agreement on February 13,
2013, that included a fully unredacted
confidential version of the settlement
agreement and a lightly redacted public
version. On February 19, 2013, the ALJ
issued the subject ID (Order No. 58)
granting the motion. The ALJ found that
termination would be in the public
interest.
E:\FR\FM\15MRN1.SGM
15MRN1
Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 51 / Friday, March 15, 2013 / Notices
No petitions for review of the ID were
filed. The Commission has determined
not to review the ID.
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
section 210.42–46 of the Commission’s
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR
210.42–46).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: March 11, 2013.
Lisa R. Barton,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2013–05993 Filed 3–14–13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337–TA–873]
Certain Integrated Circuit Devices and
Products Containing the Same;
Institution of Investigation Pursuant to
19 U.S.C. 1337
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a
complaint was filed with the U.S.
International Trade Commission on
February 8, 2013, under section 337 of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19
U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Tela
Innovations, Inc. of Los Gatos,
California. A letter supplementing the
complaint was filed on February 28,
2013. The complaint alleges violations
of section 337 based upon the
importation into the United States, the
sale for importation, and/or the sale
within the United States after
importation of certain integrated circuit
devices and products containing the
same by reason of infringement of
certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos.
8,264,049 (‘‘the ’049 patent’’); U.S.
Patent No. 8,264,044 (‘‘the ’044 patent’’);
U.S. Patent No. 8,258,550 (‘‘the ’550
patent’’); U.S. Patent No. 8,258,547 (‘‘the
’547 patent’’); U.S. Patent No. 8,217,428
(‘‘the ’428 patent’’); U.S. Patent No.
8,258,552 (‘‘the ’552 patent’’); and U.S.
Patent No. 8,030,689 (‘‘the ’689 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.
ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for
any confidential information contained
VerDate Mar<14>2013
17:37 Mar 14, 2013
Jkt 229001
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 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
March 11, 2013, 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 integrated circuit
devices and products containing the
same that infringe one or more of claims
1–11 and 20–23 of the ’049 patent;
claims 1–5, 7, 8, 10–14, 17, 18, 21–25,
28, 29, 32–36, 39, and 40 of the ’044
patent; claims 1–23, 26–31, and 38–46
of the ’550 patent; claims 1–34 of the
’547 patent; claims 1–13 of the ’428
patent; claims 1–5, 11, and 18–47 of the
’552 patent; and claims 2–4, 29, and 33–
46 of the ’689 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
PO 00000
Frm 00071
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
16533
recommended determination on this
issue, which shall be limited to the
statutory public interest factors set forth
in 19 U.S.C. 1337(d)(1) and (f)(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:
Tela Innovations, Inc., 485 Alberto Way,
Suite 115, Los Gatos, CA 95032.
(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:
HTC Corporation, 23 Xinghua Road,
Taoyuan, 330, Taiwan.
HTC America, Inc., 13920 SE. Eastgate
Way, Bellevue, WA 98005.
LG Electronics, Inc., LG Twin Towers,
20, Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu,
Seoul 150–721, Republic of Korea.
LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., 1000 Sylvan
Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632.
LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A.,
Inc., 10101 Old Grove Road, San
Diego, CA 92131.
Motorola Mobility LLC, 600 N. U.S.
Highway 45, Libertyville, IL 60048.
Nokia Corporation (Nokia Oyj),
Keilalahdentie 2–4, FI–02150 Espoo,
Finland.
Nokia, Inc., 200 South Matilda Avenue,
West Washington Avenue, Sunnyvale,
CA 94086.
Pantech Co., Ltd., Pantech R&D Center,
I–2, DMC Sangam-dong Mapo-go,
Seoul, 121–270, Republic of Korea.
Pantech Wireless, Inc., 5607 Glenridge
Dr. NE., Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30342.
(c) The Office of Unfair Import
Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW., Suite
401, Washington, DC 20436; and
(3) For the investigation so instituted,
the Chief Administrative Law Judge,
U.S. International Trade Commission,
shall designate the presiding
Administrative Law Judge.
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
E:\FR\FM\15MRN1.SGM
15MRN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 51 (Friday, March 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16532-16533]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05993]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337-TA-820]
Certain Products Containing Interactive Program Guide and
Parental Controls Technology; Commission Determination Not To Review an
Initial Determination Terminating the Investigation Based Upon a
Settlement Agreement; Termination of the Investigation
AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade
Commission has determined not to review the presiding administrative
law judge's (``ALJ'') initial determination (``ID'') (Order No. 58)
terminating the investigation based upon a settlement agreement in the
above captioned investigation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cathy Chen, Esq., Office of the
General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2392. Copies of non-
confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation are
or will be 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., Washington, DC 20436,
telephone (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.
Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information on this matter
can be obtained by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on (202)
205-1810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission instituted this investigation
on December 21, 2011, based on a complaint filed by Rovi Corporation of
Santa Clara, California; Rovi Guides, Inc. (f/k/a/Gemstar-TV Guide
International Inc.) of Santa Clara, California; United Video
Properties, Inc. of Santa Clara, California; Gemstar Development
Corporation of Santa Clara, California; and Index Systems, Inc. of
Tortola, the British Virgin Islands (collectively, ``Rovi''). 76 FR
79214-5 (Dec. 21, 2011). The complaint alleged 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 products
containing interactive program guide and parental controls technology
by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos.
7,493,643; RE41,993; 6,701,523; and 7,047,547. The notice of
investigation named Vizio, Inc. of Irvine, California (``Vizio'');
Haier Group Corp. of Shandong, China (``HGC''); and Haier America of
New York, New York (``Haier America'') as respondents. The Office of
Unfair Import Investigations was also named as a party, but later
decided not to participate in the investigation under the Commission's
Supplement to the Strategic Human Capital Plan 2009-2013. Commission
Investigative Staff's Notice of Nonparticipation (Jan. 6, 2012). The
Commission later terminated the investigation as to Haier America and
HGC based on consent orders. Notice (June 18, 2012) (Order No. 18);
Notice (June 18, 2012) (Order No. 19).
On January 4, 2013, Rovi and Vizio jointly filed a motion to
terminate the investigation based upon a settlement agreement. Rovi and
Vizio filed public and confidential versions of the motion to terminate
and the settlement agreement. On January 8, 2013, the ALJ granted the
motion as an ID (Order No. 56). On January 29, 2013, the Commission
determined to review the ID and found that the public version of the
settlement agreement did not comply with Commission Rules 210.21(b)(1)
and 201.6. Accordingly, the Commission remanded the investigation to
the ALJ to require Rovi and Vizio to file a renewed motion to terminate
along with public and confidential versions of the settlement agreement
that comply with Commission rules.
In response to the Commission's January 29, 2013 Order, Rovi and
Vizio jointly filed a renewed motion to terminate the investigation
based upon a settlement agreement on February 13, 2013, that included a
fully unredacted confidential version of the settlement agreement and a
lightly redacted public version. On February 19, 2013, the ALJ issued
the subject ID (Order No. 58) granting the motion. The ALJ found that
termination would be in the public interest.
[[Page 16533]]
No petitions for review of the ID were filed. The Commission has
determined not to review the ID.
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 section 210.42-46 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedure (19 CFR 210.42-46).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: March 11, 2013.
Lisa R. Barton,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2013-05993 Filed 3-14-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7020-02-P
