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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[USITC SE–17–003]
Government in the Sunshine Act
Meeting Notice
United
States International Trade Commission.
TIME AND DATE: February 7, 2017 at
11:00 a.m.
PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20436, Telephone:
(202) 205–2000.
STATUS: Open to the public.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
1. Agendas for future meetings: None.
2. Minutes
3. Ratification List
4. Vote in Inv. Nos. 701–TA–554 and
731–TA–1309 (Final) (Biaxial
Integral Geogrid Products from
China). The Commission is
currently scheduled to complete
and file its determinations and
views of the Commission by
February 24, 2017.
5. Outstanding action jackets: None.
In accordance with Commission
policy, subject matter listed above, not
disposed of at the scheduled meeting,
may be carried over to the agenda of the
following meeting.
AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING:
By order of the Commission.
Issued: January 24, 2017.
William R. Bishop,
Supervisory Hearings and Information
Officer.
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[Investigation No. 337–TA–1038]
Certain Electronic Devices, Including
Mobile Phones, Tablet Computers, and
Components Thereof; Institution of
Investigation
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
December 22, 2016, under section 337 of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19
U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Nokia
Technologies Oy of Espoo, Finland.
Supplements to the complaint were
filed on January 3 and 4, 2017. The
complaint alleges violations of section
337 based upon the importation into the
United States, the sale for importation,
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and the sale within the United States
after importation of certain electronic
devices, including mobile phones, tablet
computers, and components thereof by
reason of infringement of U.S. Patent
No. 7,415,247 (‘‘the ’247 patent’’); U.S.
Patent No. 9,270,301 (‘‘the ’301 patent’’);
U.S. Patent No. 6,393,260 (‘‘the ’260
patent’’); U.S. Patent No. 8,036,619 (‘‘the
’619 patent’’); U.S. Patent No. 6,826,391
(‘‘the ’391 patent’’); U.S. Patent No.
6,480,700 (‘‘the ’700 patent’’); U.S.
Patent No. 9,473,602 (‘‘the ’602 patent’’);
and U.S. Patent No. 7,653,366 (‘‘the ’366
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 a
limited exclusion order and a cease and
desist order.
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 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
(2016).
Scope of Investigation: Having
considered the complaint, the U.S.
International Trade Commission, on
January 23, 2017, 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,
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or the sale within the United States after
importation of certain electronic
devices, including mobile phones, tablet
computers, and components thereof by
reason of infringement of one or more of
claims 18, 19, 21, and 23 of the ’247
patent; claims 1–11, 13–41, and 43–122
of the ’301 patent; claims 6, 8, 10, and
11 of the ’260 patent; claims 1, 3–7, 9–
12, 18–21, 23, 24, 31, 37, 38, 46–51, 53,
54, 58–61, 68–74, 76–80, 82, and 83 of
the ’619 patent; claims 1–14, 16–21, 23,
and 24 of the ’391 patent; claims 1–6,
10, and 16 of the ’700 patent; claims 1,
6–15, 17, 18, 22, and 27–36 of the ’602
patent; and claims 1, 2, 4–7, 11–14, 17–
21, and 23 of the ’366 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 set forth
in 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: Nokia
Technologies Oy, Karaportti 3, FIN–
02610, Espoo, Finland.
(b) The respondent is the following
entity alleged to be in violation of
section 337, and is the party upon
which the complaint is to be served:
Apple Inc., a/k/a Apple Computer, Inc.,
1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA 95014.
(c) The Office of Unfair Import
Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW., Suite
401, Washington, DC 20436; and
(4) For the investigation so instituted,
the Chief Administrative Law Judge,
U.S. International Trade Commission,
shall designate the presiding
Administrative Law Judge.
Notwithstanding any Commission
Rules to the contrary, which are hereby
waived, the presiding Administrative
Law Judge may, by order, sever part of
this investigation so as to create two or
more smaller investigations. If the
presiding Administrative Law Judge
severs part of the investigation, the
Chief Administrative Law Judge, in his
discretion, may reassign the original
and/or the severed investigations to
different presiding Administrative Law
Judges. If the investigation is severed,
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the presiding Administrative Law Judge
may set a target date of up to 18 months
for the original and the severed
investigations by order. The public
interest delegation in paragraph (2)
above shall apply to the original and
any severed investigations. The Office of
Unfair Import Investigations shall
inform the Chief Administrative Law
Judge and the Office of Docket Services
of the new investigation number for any
severed investigation.
Responses to the complaint and the
notice of investigation must be
submitted by the named respondent 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(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 the 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: January 24, 2017.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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Notice of Receipt of Complaint;
Solicitation of Comments Relating to
the Public Interest
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. International Trade
Commission has received a complaint
entitled Certain Graphics Systems,
Components Thereof, and Consumer
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3194. The Commission is soliciting
comments on any public interest issues
raised by the complaint or
complainant’s filing pursuant to the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission,
U.S. International Trade Commission,
500 E Street SW., Washington, DC
20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The
public version of the complaint can be
accessed on the Commission’s
Electronic Document Information
System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov,
and 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 United
States International Trade Commission
(USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov. The
public record for this investigation may
be viewed on the Commission’s
Electronic Document Information
System (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 has received a complaint
and a submission pursuant to 19 CFR
210.8(b) of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure filed on behalf
of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and
ATI Technologies ULC on January 24,
2017. The complaint alleges violations
of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930
(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 graphics systems, components
thereof, and consumer products
containing the same . The complaint
names as respondents LG Electronics,
Inc. of South Korea; LG Electronics
U.S.A., Inc. of Englewood Cliffs, NJ; LG
Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc. of
San Diego, CA; VIZIO, Inc. of Irvine,
CA; MediaTek Inc. of Taiwan; MediaTek
USA Inc. of San Jose, CA; and Sigma
Designs, Inc. of Fremont, CA. The
complainant requests that the
Commission issue a limited exclusion
order, cease and desist orders, and
impose a bond upon respondents’
alleged infringing articles during the 60day Presidential review period pursuant
to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j).
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Proposed respondents, other
interested parties, and members of the
public are invited to file comments, not
to exceed five (5) pages in length,
inclusive of attachments, on any public
interest issues raised by the complaint
or § 210.8(b) filing. Comments should
address whether issuance of the relief
specifically requested by the
complainant in this investigation would
affect the public health and welfare in
the United States, competitive
conditions in the United States
economy, the production of like or
directly competitive articles in the
United States, or United States
consumers.
In particular, the Commission is
interested in comments that:
(i) Explain how the articles
potentially subject to the requested
remedial orders are used in the United
States;
(ii) identify any public health, safety,
or welfare concerns in the United States
relating to the requested remedial
orders;
(iii) identify like or directly
competitive articles that complainant,
its licensees, or third parties make in the
United States which could replace the
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 § 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. 3194’’) in a
prominent place on the cover page and/
or the first page. (See Handbook for
Electronic Filing Procedures, Electronic
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337-TA-1038]
Certain Electronic Devices, Including Mobile Phones, Tablet
Computers, and Components Thereof; Institution of Investigation
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 December 22, 2016, under section
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of
Nokia Technologies Oy of Espoo, Finland. Supplements to the complaint
were filed on January 3 and 4, 2017. 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 electronic devices, including mobile phones,
tablet computers, and components thereof by reason of infringement of
U.S. Patent No. 7,415,247 (``the '247 patent''); U.S. Patent No.
9,270,301 (``the '301 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 6,393,260 (``the '260
patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,036,619 (``the '619 patent''); U.S. Patent
No. 6,826,391 (``the '391 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 6,480,700 (``the
'700 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 9,473,602 (``the '602 patent''); and
U.S. Patent No. 7,653,366 (``the '366 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 a limited exclusion
order and a cease and desist order.
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 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 (2016).
Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S.
International Trade Commission, on January 23, 2017, 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 electronic
devices, including mobile phones, tablet computers, and components
thereof by reason of infringement of one or more of claims 18, 19, 21,
and 23 of the '247 patent; claims 1-11, 13-41, and 43-122 of the '301
patent; claims 6, 8, 10, and 11 of the '260 patent; claims 1, 3-7, 9-
12, 18-21, 23, 24, 31, 37, 38, 46-51, 53, 54, 58-61, 68-74, 76-80, 82,
and 83 of the '619 patent; claims 1-14, 16-21, 23, and 24 of the '391
patent; claims 1-6, 10, and 16 of the '700 patent; claims 1, 6-15, 17,
18, 22, and 27-36 of the '602 patent; and claims 1, 2, 4-7, 11-14, 17-
21, and 23 of the '366 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 set forth in 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: Nokia Technologies Oy, Karaportti 3, FIN-
02610, Espoo, Finland.
(b) The respondent is the following entity alleged to be in
violation of section 337, and is the party upon which the complaint is
to be served: Apple Inc., a/k/a Apple Computer, Inc., 1 Infinite Loop,
Cupertino, CA 95014.
(c) The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International
Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436;
and
(4) For the investigation so instituted, the Chief Administrative
Law Judge, U.S. International Trade Commission, shall designate the
presiding Administrative Law Judge.
Notwithstanding any Commission Rules to the contrary, which are
hereby waived, the presiding Administrative Law Judge may, by order,
sever part of this investigation so as to create two or more smaller
investigations. If the presiding Administrative Law Judge severs part
of the investigation, the Chief Administrative Law Judge, in his
discretion, may reassign the original and/or the severed investigations
to different presiding Administrative Law Judges. If the investigation
is severed,
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the presiding Administrative Law Judge may set a target date of up to
18 months for the original and the severed investigations by order. The
public interest delegation in paragraph (2) above shall apply to the
original and any severed investigations. The Office of Unfair Import
Investigations shall inform the Chief Administrative Law Judge and the
Office of Docket Services of the new investigation number for any
severed investigation.
Responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation must be
submitted by the named respondent 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(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 the 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: January 24, 2017.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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