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corrected proposed Consent Order was
filed with the Commission on February
27, 2017. On October 12, 2017, the
Commission determined to affirm Order
No. 25 based on the corrected proposed
Consent Order.
As a result, the following two patents
(with 13 asserted claims) and two
trademarks remain at issue in this
investigation: Claims 1, 3–5, and 7 of
the ’230 patent; claims 1–4 and 6 of the
’607 patent; the ’948 TM; and the ’942
TM. See ID at 5.
The evidentiary hearing on the
question of violation of section 337 was
held from April 18 through April 21,
2017. The final ID finding a violation of
section 337 was issued on August 10,
2017. On August 10, 2017, the ALJ
issued his final ID finding a violation of
section 337. The ID found that the
accused products do not infringe the
asserted claims of the ’230 and ’607
patents which were not found to be
invalid. The ID also found that the
technical prong of the domestic industry
requirement was not satisfied for the
’230 or ’607 patents, and therefore the
domestic industry requirement was not
satisfied for those patents. The ID
further found that the Swagway accused
products infringe the ’948 TM and ’942
TM, for which the domestic industry
requirement was satisfied. ID at 192–93;
82; 147.
The ALJ issued his recommended
determination on remedy, the public
interest and bonding on August 22,
2017. The ALJ recommended that if the
Commission finds a violation of section
337 in the present investigation, the
Commission should: (1) Issue a GEO
covering accused products found to
infringe the asserted patents; (2) issue a
LEO covering accused products found to
infringe the asserted patents if the
Commission does not issue a GEO; (3)
issue an LEO covering accused products
found to infringe the asserted
trademarks; (4) issue CDOs; and (5) not
require a bond during the Presidential
review period. RD at 1–18.
On August 23, 2017, the Commission
issued a Notice of Request for
Statements on the Public Interest. No
written submissions from the public
were filed with the Commission.
Complainants timely filed a public
interest submission on September 21,
2017. 19 CFR 210.50(a)(4).
All parties to this investigation that
participated in the evidentiary hearing
(with the exception of respondent
Powerboard LLC) filed timely petitions
for review of various portions of the
final ID. The parties likewise filed
timely responses to the petitions.
The Commission determined to
review various portions of the final ID
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and issued a Notice to that effect. 82 FR
48724–26 (Oct. 19, 2017) (‘‘Notice of
Review’’). In the Notice of Review, the
Commission also set a schedule for the
filing of written submissions on the
issues under review, including certain
questions posed by the Commission,
and on remedy, the public interest, and
bonding. The parties have briefed, with
initial and reply submissions, the issues
under review and the issues of remedy,
the public interest, and bonding.
Having examined the record in this
investigation, including the parties’
submissions filed in response to the
Notice of Review, the Commission has
determined as follows:
(1) To affirm the ID’s determination
that the claim term ‘‘maximum
operating velocity’’ should be construed
to mean ‘‘a variable maximum velocity
where adequate acceleration potential is
available to enable balance and control
of the vehicle,’’ ID at 44;
(2) To affirm the ID’s determination
that ‘‘nothing in the plain language of
the disputed limitation [‘the motorized
drive arrangement causing, when
powered, automatically balanced
operation of the system’] in claim 1 of
the ’230 patent requires the operation by
a rider. The claim only requires the
‘motorized drive arrangement causing,
when powered, automatically balanced
operation of the system,’ ’’ see ID at 82;
(3) To affirm the ID’s infringement,
validity, and domestic industry
(technical prong) determinations
pertaining to the ’230 patent, with the
exception of the ID’s findings and
analysis pertaining to the discussion of
the non-infringement determination
regarding the ’230 patent that are based
on Complainants’ incorrect construction
of the term ‘‘maximum operating
velocity,’’ see ID at 51–77. The
Commission takes no position on these
findings and analysis. See Beloit
Corporation v. Valmet Oy, 742 F.2d
1421, 1423 (Fed. Cir.1984);
(4) To modify, as detailed in the
accompanying Commission Opinion,
the ID’s discussion and conclusion with
respect to the ‘‘actual confusion’’ factor
regarding the SEGWAY mark on pages
171–172 of the ID, to find that the
‘‘actual confusion’’ factor does not
weigh in favor of a finding of a
likelihood of confusion.
Having reviewed the submissions on
remedy, the public interest and bonding
filed in response to the Commission’s
Notice of Review, and the evidentiary
record, the Commission has determined
that the appropriate form of relief in this
investigation is: (1) An LEO prohibiting
the importation into the United States of
(a) SWAGWAY-branded personal
transporters, components thereof, and
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packaging and manuals thereof
manufactured outside the United States
that infringe one or more of the ’948 TM
and ’942 TM and that are manufactured
abroad by or on behalf of, or imported
by or on behalf of, Respondent
Swagway; and (b) personal transporters,
components thereof, and packaging and
manuals therefor manufactured outside
the United States that infringe one or
more of the ’948 TM and ’942 TM,
which cover the ‘‘SEGWAY’’ marks, and
that are manufactured by or on behalf
of, or imported by or on behalf of,
Respondent Segaway; and (2) a CDO
directed against Respondent Swagway.
The Commission has further
determined that the public interest
factors enumerated in subsections (d)(l),
(f)(1), and (g)(1) (19 U.S.C. l337(d)(l),
(f)(1), (g)(1)) do not preclude issuance of
the above-referenced remedial orders.
Finally, the Commission has determined
to set the bond amount at zero (0)
percent of the entered value of
Respondent Swagway’s accused
products and at 100 percent of the
entered value of defaulted Respondent
Segaway’s accused products during the
Presidential review period (19 U.S.C.
1337(j)). The investigation is terminated.
The Commission’s orders, opinion,
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: December 11, 2017.
Katherine M. Hiner,
Supervisory Attorney.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Workforce Information Advisory
Council (WIAC)
Employment and Training
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice of virtual meeting.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to Section 308 of the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
Act of 2014 (WIOA), which amends
SUMMARY:
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section 15 of the Wagner-Peyser Act of
1933, notice is hereby given that the
WIAC will meet January 11, 2018, at
2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
The meeting will take place virtually at
https://
meet617368056.adobeconnect.com/
wiac/ or call 1–800–201–5203 and use
conference code 333372. The WIAC was
established in accordance with
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), as amended and
will act in accordance with the
applicable provisions of FACA and its
implementing regulation. The meeting
will be open to the public.
DATES: The meeting will take place on
Thursday, January 11, 2018, at 2:00 p.m.
EST and conclude no later than 5:00
p.m. EST. Public statements and
requests for special accommodations or
to address the Advisory Council must be
received by January 4, 2018.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
virtually at https://
meet617368056.adobeconnect.com/
wiac/ or call 1–800–201–5203 and use
conference code 333372. If problems
arise accessing the meeting, please
contact Michelle Serrano by telephone
at 336–577–5334 or email at mserrano@
theinsgroup.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven Rietzke, Chief, Division of
National Programs, Tools, and
Technical Assistance, Employment and
Training Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room C–4510, 200
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20210; Telephone: 202–693–3912. Mr.
Rietzke is the Designated Federal Officer
for the WIAC.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The WIAC is an
important component of the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act. The
WIAC is a Federal Advisory Committee
of workforce and labor market
information experts representing a
broad range of national, State, and local
data and information users and
producers. The purpose of the WIAC is
to provide recommendations to the
Secretary of Labor, working jointly
through the Assistant Secretary for
Employment and Training and the
Commissioner of Labor Statistics, to
address: (1) The evaluation and
improvement of the nationwide
workforce and labor market information
(WLMI) system and statewide systems
that comprise the nationwide system;
and (2) how the Department and the
States will cooperate in the management
of those systems. These systems include
programs to produce employmentrelated statistics and State and local
workforce and labor market information.
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The Department of Labor anticipates
the WIAC will accomplish its objectives
by: (1) Studying workforce and labor
market information issues; (2) seeking
and sharing information on innovative
approaches, new technologies, and data
to inform employment, skills training,
and workforce and economic
development decision making and
policy; and (3) advising the Secretary on
how the workforce and labor market
information system can best support
workforce development, planning, and
program development. Additional
information is available at
www.doleta.gov/wioa/wiac/.
Purpose: The WIAC is currently in the
process of identifying and reviewing
issues and aspects of the WLMI system
and statewide systems that comprise the
nationwide system and how the
Department and the States will
cooperate in the management of those
systems. As part of this process, the
Advisory Council meets to gather
information and to engage in
deliberative and planning activities to
facilitate the development and provision
of its recommendations to the Secretary
in a timely manner.
Agenda: Members will report on and
finalize subcommittee and fullcommittee recommendations for the
Secretary. The committee may hear
general information from subject matter
experts in BLS and ETA.
The Advisory Council will open the
floor for public comment periodically.
The first opportunity for public
comment is expected to be at 3:00 p.m.
EST; however, that time may change at
the WIAC chair’s discretion. Once the
member discussion, public comment
period, and discussion of next steps and
new business has concluded, the
meeting will adjourn. The WIAC does
not anticipate the meeting lasting past
5:00 p.m. EST.
The full agenda for the meeting, and
changes or updates to the agenda, will
be posted on the WIAC’s web page,
www.doleta.gov/wioa/wiac/.
Attending the meeting: Members of
the public who require reasonable
accommodations to attend the meeting
may submit requests for
accommodations by mailing them to the
person and address indicated in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section
by the date indicated in the DATES
section or transmitting them as email
attachments in PDF format to the email
address indicated in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section with the
subject line ‘‘January 11 2018 WIAC
Meeting Accommodations’’ by the date
indicated in the DATES section. Please
include a specific description of the
accommodations requested and phone
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number or email address where you
may be contacted if additional
information is needed to meet your
request.
Public statements: Organizations or
members of the public wishing to
submit written statements may do so by
mailing them to the person and address
indicated in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section by the
date indicated in the DATES section or
transmitting them as email attachments
in PDF format to the email address
indicated in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section with the
subject line ‘‘January 11 2018 WIAC
Meeting Public Statements’’ by the date
indicated in the DATES section.
Submitters may include their name and
contact information in a cover letter for
mailed statements or in the body of the
email for statements transmitted
electronically. Relevant statements
received before the date indicated in the
DATES section will be included in the
record of the meeting. No deletions,
modifications, or redactions will be
made to statements received, as they are
public records. Please do not include
personally identifiable information (PII)
in your public statement.
Requests to Address the Advisory
Council: Members of the public or
representatives of organizations wishing
to address the Advisory Council should
forward their requests to the contact
indicated in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section, or contact
the same by phone, by the date
indicated in the DATES section. Oral
presentations will be limited to 10
minutes, time permitting, and shall
proceed at the discretion of the Council
chair. Individuals with disabilities, or
others, who need special
accommodations, should indicate their
needs along with their request.
Rosemary Lahasky,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment
and Training Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Workforce Information Advisory
Council (WIAC)
Employment and Training
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice of virtual meeting.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to Section 308 of the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
Act of 2014 (WIOA), which amends
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Workforce Information Advisory Council (WIAC)
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice of virtual meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 308 of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA), which amends
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section 15 of the Wagner-Peyser Act of 1933, notice is hereby given
that the WIAC will meet January 11, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard
Time (EST). The meeting will take place virtually at https://meet617368056.adobeconnect.com/wiac/ or call 1-800-201-5203 and use
conference code 333372. The WIAC was established in accordance with
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended and
will act in accordance with the applicable provisions of FACA and its
implementing regulation. The meeting will be open to the public.
DATES: The meeting will take place on Thursday, January 11, 2018, at
2:00 p.m. EST and conclude no later than 5:00 p.m. EST. Public
statements and requests for special accommodations or to address the
Advisory Council must be received by January 4, 2018.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually at https://meet617368056.adobeconnect.com/wiac/ or call 1-800-201-5203 and use
conference code 333372. If problems arise accessing the meeting, please
contact Michelle Serrano by telephone at 336-577-5334 or email at
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Rietzke, Chief, Division of
National Programs, Tools, and Technical Assistance, Employment and
Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room C-4510, 200
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20210; Telephone: 202-693-3912.
Mr. Rietzke is the Designated Federal Officer for the WIAC.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The WIAC is an important component of the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act. The WIAC is a Federal Advisory
Committee of workforce and labor market information experts
representing a broad range of national, State, and local data and
information users and producers. The purpose of the WIAC is to provide
recommendations to the Secretary of Labor, working jointly through the
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training and the Commissioner of
Labor Statistics, to address: (1) The evaluation and improvement of the
nationwide workforce and labor market information (WLMI) system and
statewide systems that comprise the nationwide system; and (2) how the
Department and the States will cooperate in the management of those
systems. These systems include programs to produce employment- related
statistics and State and local workforce and labor market information.
The Department of Labor anticipates the WIAC will accomplish its
objectives by: (1) Studying workforce and labor market information
issues; (2) seeking and sharing information on innovative approaches,
new technologies, and data to inform employment, skills training, and
workforce and economic development decision making and policy; and (3)
advising the Secretary on how the workforce and labor market
information system can best support workforce development, planning,
and program development. Additional information is available at
www.doleta.gov/wioa/wiac/.
Purpose: The WIAC is currently in the process of identifying and
reviewing issues and aspects of the WLMI system and statewide systems
that comprise the nationwide system and how the Department and the
States will cooperate in the management of those systems. As part of
this process, the Advisory Council meets to gather information and to
engage in deliberative and planning activities to facilitate the
development and provision of its recommendations to the Secretary in a
timely manner.
Agenda: Members will report on and finalize subcommittee and full-
committee recommendations for the Secretary. The committee may hear
general information from subject matter experts in BLS and ETA.
The Advisory Council will open the floor for public comment
periodically. The first opportunity for public comment is expected to
be at 3:00 p.m. EST; however, that time may change at the WIAC chair's
discretion. Once the member discussion, public comment period, and
discussion of next steps and new business has concluded, the meeting
will adjourn. The WIAC does not anticipate the meeting lasting past
5:00 p.m. EST.
The full agenda for the meeting, and changes or updates to the
agenda, will be posted on the WIAC's web page, www.doleta.gov/wioa/wiac/.
Attending the meeting: Members of the public who require reasonable
accommodations to attend the meeting may submit requests for
accommodations by mailing them to the person and address indicated in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section by the date indicated in
the DATES section or transmitting them as email attachments in PDF
format to the email address indicated in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section with the subject line ``January 11 2018 WIAC Meeting
Accommodations'' by the date indicated in the DATES section. Please
include a specific description of the accommodations requested and
phone number or email address where you may be contacted if additional
information is needed to meet your request.
Public statements: Organizations or members of the public wishing
to submit written statements may do so by mailing them to the person
and address indicated in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section by
the date indicated in the DATES section or transmitting them as email
attachments in PDF format to the email address indicated in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section with the subject line ``January 11
2018 WIAC Meeting Public Statements'' by the date indicated in the
DATES section. Submitters may include their name and contact
information in a cover letter for mailed statements or in the body of
the email for statements transmitted electronically. Relevant
statements received before the date indicated in the DATES section will
be included in the record of the meeting. No deletions, modifications,
or redactions will be made to statements received, as they are public
records. Please do not include personally identifiable information
(PII) in your public statement.
Requests to Address the Advisory Council: Members of the public or
representatives of organizations wishing to address the Advisory
Council should forward their requests to the contact indicated in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section, or contact the same by phone,
by the date indicated in the DATES section. Oral presentations will be
limited to 10 minutes, time permitting, and shall proceed at the
discretion of the Council chair. Individuals with disabilities, or
others, who need special accommodations, should indicate their needs
along with their request.
Rosemary Lahasky,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training Administration.
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