Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 30267-30268 [2015-12673]
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investigation is terminated in its
entirety.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Clark S. Cheney, Office of the General
Counsel, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202–
205–2661. 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 (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 August 6, 2014, based on a complaint
filed by Choon’s Design, Inc., of Wixom,
Michigan, now Choon’s Design LLC
(‘‘Choon’s’’). See 79 FR 45844–45
(August 6, 2014). The complaint alleged
violations of section 337 by reason of
the importation into the United States,
the sale for importation, and the sale
within the United States after
importation of certain loom kits that
infringe the ’565 patent. The notice of
investigation named thirteen
respondents, all of which either have
been found in default or have been
terminated from this investigation. See
Notice of Commission Determination
Not to Review an Initial Determination
Terminating the Investigation as to
Respondent Creative Kidstuff, LLC
(September 26, 2014); Notice of
Commission Determination Not to
Review Two Initial Determinations
Finding Certain Respondents in Default
and Terminating the Investigation with
Respect to Another Respondent (January
9, 2015); Notice of Commission
Determination Not to Review an Initial
Determination Terminating the
Investigation as to Respondent Altatac,
Inc. (January 13, 2015). The respondents
in default are Island in the Sun LLC;
Quality Innovations Inc.; Yiwu
Mengwang Craft & Art Factory;
Shenzhen Xuncent Technology Co.,
Ltd.; My Imports USA LLC; Jayfinn LLC;
Hongkong Haoguan Plastic Hardware
Co., Ltd.; Blinkee.com, LLC; Eyyup
Arga; and Itcoolnomore (collectively,
‘‘defaulting respondents’’).
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On February 3, 2015, the presiding
administrative law judge (‘‘ALJ’’) issued
an ID finding a violation of section 337
and recommending the issuance of a
general exclusion order. See Order No.
13. On February 13, 2015, the IA
submitted a petition for review of the ID
in part. On March 20, 2015, the
Commission determined to review only
the domestic industry economic prong
determination in the ID. Upon review,
the Commission determined to affirm
the ALJ’s finding that Choon’s has
shown a substantial investment in the
exploitation of the ’565 patent through
engineering and research and
development of articles protected by the
’565 patent, but the Commission
determined to modify certain portions
of the ID regarding the expenditures
comprising the domestic industry
investments. The Commission stated
that its modifications would be
specified in a later Commission opinion.
Having affirmed a violation of section
337, the Commission requested briefing
concerning remedy, the public interest,
and bonding. See 80 FR 16023–25
(March 26, 2015).
In response to the Commission’s
notice, Choon’s informed the
Commission that it changed its
corporate form during the course of the
investigation from Choon’s Design, Inc.,
to Choon’s Design LLC. Choon’s also
requested that claims 2 and 3 of the ’565
patent be withdrawn from the
investigation. No contrary submissions
were received on those points.
Accordingly, the Commission has
determined to amend the notice of
investigation to reflect that the
complainant is Choon’s Design LLC.
The Commission has further determined
to terminate the investigation with
respect to claims 2 and 3.
Upon review of all submissions in
response to the Commission’s notice,
and the entire record of the
investigation, the Commission has
determined that the appropriate form of
relief for the determined violation of
section 337 is a general exclusion order
barring entry of loom kits that infringe
claim 4 of the ’565 patent. The
Commission has further determined that
the public interest factors enumerated in
section 337(d)(1) (19 U.S.C. 1337(d)(1))
do not preclude issuance of the general
exclusion order. Additionally, the
Commission has determined that a bond
in the amount of one hundred (100)
percent of the entered value of subject
articles is required to permit temporary
importation of the articles in question
during the period of Presidential review
(19 U.S.C. 1337(j)). The Commission has
also issued an opinion explaining its
modification of the ALJ’s domestic
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industry economic prong analysis and
explaining the basis for the remedy. The
Commission’s determination is final and
the investigation is terminated in its
entirety.
The Commission’s orders and the
record upon which it based its
determination were delivered to the
President and to the United States Trade
Representative on the day of their
issuance. The Commission has also
notified the Secretary of the Treasury of
the orders.
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 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part
210).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: May 21, 2015.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers
Notice is hereby given that, on April
13, 2015, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the
National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers
(‘‘IEEE’’) 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, 26 new standards have
been initiated and 18 existing standards
are being revised. More detail regarding
these changes can be found at https://
standards.ieee.org/about/sba/
feb2015.html, and https://
standards.ieee.org/about/sba/
mar2015.html.
On February 8, 2015, the IEEE Board
of Directors approved an update of the
IEEE patent policy for standards
development, which became effective
on 15 March 2015. The updated policy
is available at https://standards.ieee.org/
develop/policies/bylaws/approved-
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changes.pdf and, from the effective date,
will be available at https://
standards.ieee.org/develop/policies/
bylaws/sect6-7.html.
On September 17, 2004, IEEE 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 3, 2004 (69 FR 64105).
The last notification was filed with
the Department on March 10, 2015. A
notice was published in the Federal
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act on April 2, 2015 (80 FR 17786).
Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust
Division.
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Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—Telemanagement Forum
Notice is hereby given that, on April
21, 2015, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the
National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), TeleManagement
Forum (‘‘The Forum’’) has filed written
notifications simultaneously with the
Attorney General and the Federal Trade
Commission disclosing changes in its
membership. 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, The KPI Guy, Arvada, CO;
BumpConductor B.V., Driehuis,
NETHERLANDS; Appledore Research
Group, Dover, NH; Porte Alegre, Porte
Alegre, BRAZIL; GFI INFORMATIQUE,
Saint-Ouen, FRANCE; Cepheid,
Sunnyvale, CA; Cubika S.A., Buenos
Aires, ARGENTINA; Telenor Hungary,
´
Pannon ut, HUNGARY; Ernst & Young,
´
S.A. Costa Rica, San Jose, COSTA RICA;
Business-intelligence of Oriental
Nations Corporation Ltd., Beijing,
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; SAS
Institute Inc., Cary, NC; Converge ICT
Solutions Inc., Pasig City, PHILIPPINES;
InfoCumulus, Zagreb, CROATIA;
BrandedIPTV, Hong Kong, HONG
KONG-CHINA; Eurofiber Nederland
B.V., Utrecht, NETHERLANDS;
University Campus Milton Keynes,
Milton Keynes, UNITED KINGDOM;
Bright Computing BV, Amsterdam,
NETHERLANDS; IRIS Network Systems,
Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA; Sonogy
Research LLC, Florham Park, NJ; Sysbiz
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Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Chennai, INDIA;
Intellect Application Service, Bangalore,
INDIA; Tr3dent, Galway, IRELAND;
Liquid Telecom, London, UNITED
KINGDOM; Envision Business
Consulting Ltd., Crawley, UNITED
KINGDOM; SBB Telecom, Bern,
SWITZERLAND; Oman
Telecommunications Company, Ruwi,
OMAN; Sunnur Network, Santa Clara,
CA; Netxcel Systems Pte. Ltd.,
Singapore, SINGAPORE; Etisalat UAE,
Abu Dhabi, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;
Aria-Networks, Chippenham, UNITED
KINGDOM; Neotel (Proprietary) Ltd.,
Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA; Telkom
SA, Gauteng, SOUTH AFRICA; and UXP
Systems, Toronto, CANADA, have been
added as parties to this venture.
The following members have
withdrawn as parties to this venture:
ABHIDEEP LTD., Kidlington, UNITED
KINGDOM; Abiba Systems Private
Limited, Bangalore, INDIA; ACG
Research, Gilbert, AZ; AIRCOM
International Ltd., Leatherhead,
UNITED KINGDOM; Applied
Communication Sciences, Basking
Ridge, NJ; ATANOO Europe GmbH,
Zug, SWITZERLAND; Axia NetMedia
Corporation, Calgary, CANADA; Bakcell
LTD., Baku, AZERBAIJAN; BI Telecom,
Moscow, RUSSIA; Blue Buffalo Group,
Lafayette, CO; Booz & Company NA
Inc., New York, NY; CANTV, Negocios
de Cantv, VENEZUELA; CHR Solutions,
Houston, TX; Clarity, North Sydney,
AUSTRALIA; Commonwealth Bank of
Australia, Sydney, AUSTRALIA;
CommProve Ltd., Dublin, IRELAND;
Computer Sciences Corporation,
Wiesbaden, GERMANY; CPqD,
Campinas, BRAZIL; Cycle Computing,
Greenwich, CT; Driva Solutions, LLC,
Bellevue, WA; EE Limited, Hatfield,
UNITED KINGDOM; EJADA, Riyadh,
SAUDI ARABIA; Emagine International
Pty Ltd., Ultimo, AUSTRALIA; Empresa
De Telecomunicaciones De Bogota S.A.
E.S.P, Bogota, COLOMBIA; Entel Chile
PCS Telecomunicaciones SA, Santiago,
CHILE; Episteme Systems Limited,
Blanchardstown, IRELAND; Finserve
Africa Limited, Opposite Yaya Centre,
KENYA; Genesys Telecommunications
Laboratories B.V., Naarden,
NETHERLANDS; GFI INFORMATIQUE,
Saint-Ouen, FRANCE; Global Telecom
Holding SAE, Cairo, EGYPT; ieon
consulting Ltd., London, UNITED
KINGDOM; imaginary srl, Milan,
ITALY; Intelli Solutions SA, Athens,
GREECE; International Engineering
Consortium, Chicago, IL; Janus
Consulting Partners, Addison, TX; Japan
Mobile Platform, Tokyo, JAPAN;
JustOne Database, Inc., Guilford, CT;
King Mongkut’s University of
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Technology Thonburi—Faculty of
Engineering, Bangmod Thungkru
Bangkok, THAILAND; KJM Consulting,
Chesham, UNITED KINGDOM; Korea
Telecom, Seongnam City, KOREA;
Meditelecom, Casablanca, MOROCCO;
MTN Cameroon, Douala, CAMEROON;
MTN Nigeria Communications Ltd.,
Victoria Island, NIGERIA; MTN SA (Pty)
Ltd., Randburg, SOUTH AFRICA;
Netadmin Systems, Linkoping,
SWEDEN; NetworkMining, Antwerpen,
BELGIUM; Nexus Telecom AG, Zurich,
SWITZERLAND; NTS New Technology
Systems GmbH, Wilhering, AUSTRIA;
Nucleus Connect Pte Ltd., Singapore,
SINGAPORE; Open Technologies
Solutions SA, Nyon, SWITZERLAND;
Optimus- Comunicacoes SA, Lisbon,
PORTUGAL; Perpetual Solutions,
London, UNITED KINGDOM; Phone
Wave, Vaughan, CANADA;
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, London,
UNITED KINGDOM; Protiviti Member
Firm Qatar LLC, Kuwait City, KUWAIT;
Push Science, Toronto, CANADA;
QualiSystems, Ganey-Tikva, ISRAEL;
RainStor Inc., San Francisco, CA; Real
IRM Solutions (Pty) Ltd., Gauteng,
SOUTH AFRICA; Scancom Ltd., RidgeAccra, GHANA; ServiceFrame, Belfield,
IRELAND; Shenzhen Huge Information
Technology Co.,Ltd., Shenzhen,
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Spark
New Zealand Limited, Auckland, NEW
ZEALAND; Starnet SRL, Chisinau,
MOLDOVA; Tail-f Systems, Stockholm,
SWEDEN; Telecomunication of
Mozambique, Maputo, MOZAMBIQUE;
Telekom Romania, Bucharest,
ROMANIA; Tonex, Inc., Richardson,
TX; TV–7, Seversk, RUSSIA; Ultrafast
Fibre Limited, Hamilton, NEW
ZEALAND; and Wellink, Moscow,
RUSSIA.
Also, Cosmo Bulgaria Mobile
EAD(Globul) has changed its name to
Telenor Bulgaria EAD, Sofia,
BULGARIA.
No other changes have been made in
either the membership or planned
activity of the group research project.
Membership in this group research
project remains open, and The Forum
intends to file additional written
notifications disclosing all changes in
membership.
On October 21, 1988, Forum 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 December 8, 1988 (53 FR 49615).
The last notification was filed with
the Department on January 16, 2015. A
notice was published in the Federal
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993--Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers
Notice is hereby given that, on April 13, 2015, pursuant to Section
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993,
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers (``IEEE'') 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, 26 new
standards have been initiated and 18 existing standards are being
revised. More detail regarding these changes can be found at https://standards.ieee.org/about/sba/feb2015.html, and https://standards.ieee.org/about/sba/mar2015.html.
On February 8, 2015, the IEEE Board of Directors approved an update
of the IEEE patent policy for standards development, which became
effective on 15 March 2015. The updated policy is available at https://
standards.ieee.org/develop/policies/bylaws/approved-
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changes.pdf and, from the effective date, will be available at https://standards.ieee.org/develop/policies/bylaws/sect6-7.html.
On September 17, 2004, IEEE 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 3, 2004 (69 FR 64105).
The last notification was filed with the Department on March 10,
2015. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to
Section 6(b) of the Act on April 2, 2015 (80 FR 17786).
Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
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