Certain LTE Wireless Communication Devices and Components Thereof; Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Granting a Joint Motion To Terminate the Investigation Based Upon Settlement; Termination of the Investigation, 51291 [2017-23916]
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By order of the Commission.
Issued: October 30, 2017.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2017–23929 Filed 11–2–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337–TA–1051]
Certain LTE Wireless Communication
Devices and Components Thereof;
Commission Determination Not To
Review an Initial Determination
Granting a Joint Motion To Terminate
the Investigation Based Upon
Settlement; Termination of the
Investigation
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. International Trade
Commission has determined not to
review an initial determination (‘‘ID’’)
(Order No. 13) of the presiding
administrative law judge (‘‘ALJ’’)
granting a joint motion to terminate the
investigation based upon settlement.
The investigation is terminated.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Houda Morad, Office of the General
Counsel, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)
708–4716. 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 Investigation No.
337–TA–1051 on May 1, 2017, based on
a complaint filed by Complainants LG
Electronics, Inc. of Seoul, Republic of
Korea; LG Electronics Alabama, Inc. of
Huntsville, Alabama; and LG
Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc. of
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
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(collectively, ‘‘Complainants’’). See 82
FR 20377–78 (May 1, 2017). The
complaint alleges violations of section
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), based upon
the importation into the United States,
the sale for importation into the United
States, and the sale within the United
States after importation, of certain LTE
wireless communication devices and
components thereof by reason of
infringement of certain claims of U.S.
Patent No. 7,916,714; U.S. Patent No.
8,107,456; U.S. Patent No. 9,191,173;
U.S. Patent No. 9,225,572; and U.S.
Patent No. 8,891,560. See id. The notice
of investigation identified BLU
Products, Inc. of Doral, Florida and CT
Miami, LLC of Doral, Florida
(collectively, ‘‘Respondents’’) as
respondents in this investigation. See
id. The Office of Unfair Import
Investigations is also a party to this
investigation. See id.
On October 4, 2017, Complainants
and Respondents (collectively, ‘‘the
Private Parties’’) filed a joint motion to
terminate the investigation based upon
settlement (‘‘Joint Motion’’). On October
10, 2017, the Commission Investigative
Attorney filed a response in support of
the Joint Motion.
On October 12, 2017, the ALJ issued
the subject ID (Order No. 13) granting
the Joint Motion. The ID finds that the
Private Parties complied with
Commission Rule 210.21(b), 19 CFR
210.21(b). See ID at 2. In particular, the
ID notes that the Private Parties
‘‘provided confidential and public
versions of the [Settlement and License]
Agreement’’ and ‘‘state[d] [that] ‘[t]here
are no other agreements, written or oral,
express or implied between
[Complainants] and [Respondents]
concerning the subject matter of this
investigation.’ ’’ See id. (citing Joint
Motion at 2). The ID also considers the
public interest under Commission Rule
210.50(b)(2), 19 CFR 210.50(b)(2) and
finds ‘‘no evidence indicating that
terminating this investigation based on
the [Settlement and License] Agreement
would be contrary to the public
interest.’’ See id.
No party has filed a petition for
review of the subject ID.
The Commission has determined not
to review the subject 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 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part
210).
By order of the Commission.
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Issued: October 30, 2017
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2017–23916 Filed 11–2–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337–TA–1015]
Certain Hand Dryers and Housing for
Hand Dryers; Commission’s
Determination To Affirm the Domestic
Industry Finding Under Modified
Reasoning; Issuance of a General
Exclusion Order; Issuance of Three
Cease and Desist Orders; Termination
of the Investigation
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. International Trade
Commission has determined to affirm
under modified reasoning the ALJ’s
finding with respect to the existence of
a domestic industry. The Commission
has also determined to issue a general
exclusion order directed against
infringing hand dryers and housings for
hand dryers, and has issued three cease
and desist orders against defaulted
respondents US Air Hand Dryer, Penson
& Co., and TC Bunny Co., Ltd. The
investigation is hereby terminated.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Needham, Office of the General
Counsel, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)
708–5468. 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 August 1, 2016, based on a complaint
filed by Complainant Excel Dryer, Inc.
of East Longmeadow, Massachusetts
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337-TA-1051]
Certain LTE Wireless Communication Devices and Components
Thereof; Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial
Determination Granting a Joint Motion To Terminate the Investigation
Based Upon Settlement; Termination of the Investigation
AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade
Commission has determined not to review an initial determination
(``ID'') (Order No. 13) of the presiding administrative law judge
(``ALJ'') granting a joint motion to terminate the investigation based
upon settlement. The investigation is terminated.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Houda Morad, Office of the General
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 708-4716. 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 Investigation No.
337-TA-1051 on May 1, 2017, based on a complaint filed by Complainants
LG Electronics, Inc. of Seoul, Republic of Korea; LG Electronics
Alabama, Inc. of Huntsville, Alabama; and LG Electronics MobileComm
U.S.A., Inc. of Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey (collectively,
``Complainants''). See 82 FR 20377-78 (May 1, 2017). The complaint
alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(19 U.S.C. 1337), based upon the importation into the United States,
the sale for importation into the United States, and the sale within
the United States after importation, of certain LTE wireless
communication devices and components thereof by reason of infringement
of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,916,714; U.S. Patent No.
8,107,456; U.S. Patent No. 9,191,173; U.S. Patent No. 9,225,572; and
U.S. Patent No. 8,891,560. See id. The notice of investigation
identified BLU Products, Inc. of Doral, Florida and CT Miami, LLC of
Doral, Florida (collectively, ``Respondents'') as respondents in this
investigation. See id. The Office of Unfair Import Investigations is
also a party to this investigation. See id.
On October 4, 2017, Complainants and Respondents (collectively,
``the Private Parties'') filed a joint motion to terminate the
investigation based upon settlement (``Joint Motion''). On October 10,
2017, the Commission Investigative Attorney filed a response in support
of the Joint Motion.
On October 12, 2017, the ALJ issued the subject ID (Order No. 13)
granting the Joint Motion. The ID finds that the Private Parties
complied with Commission Rule 210.21(b), 19 CFR 210.21(b). See ID at 2.
In particular, the ID notes that the Private Parties ``provided
confidential and public versions of the [Settlement and License]
Agreement'' and ``state[d] [that] `[t]here are no other agreements,
written or oral, express or implied between [Complainants] and
[Respondents] concerning the subject matter of this investigation.' ''
See id. (citing Joint Motion at 2). The ID also considers the public
interest under Commission Rule 210.50(b)(2), 19 CFR 210.50(b)(2) and
finds ``no evidence indicating that terminating this investigation
based on the [Settlement and License] Agreement would be contrary to
the public interest.'' See id.
No party has filed a petition for review of the subject ID.
The Commission has determined not to review the subject 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 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR
part 210).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: October 30, 2017
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2017-23916 Filed 11-2-17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7020-02-P
