Certain Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and Components Thereof; Institution of Investigation, 64156-64157 [2018-26995]

Download as PDF amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 64156 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 239 / Thursday, December 13, 2018 / Notices orders during the period of investigation. Complainants also requests issuance of a general exclusion order or in the alternative a limited exclusion order, and cease and desist orders. 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 on the public interest 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. Any written submissions on other issues should be filed no later than by close of business nine calendar days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Complainant may file a reply to any written submission no later than the date on which complainant’s reply would be due under § 210.8(c)(2) of the Commission’s VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:12 Dec 12, 2018 Jkt 247001 Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 210.8(c)(2)). 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. 3356) in a prominent place on the cover page and/ or the first page. (See Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures, Electronic Filing Procedures 1). Persons with questions regarding filing should contact the Secretary (202–205–2000). Any person desiring to submit a document to the Commission in confidence must request confidential treatment. All such requests should be directed to the Secretary to the Commission and must include a full statement of the reasons why the Commission should grant such treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents for which confidential treatment by the Commission is properly sought will be treated accordingly. All such requests should be directed to the Secretary to the Commission and must include a full statement of the reasons why the Commission should grant such treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents for which confidential treatment by the Commission is properly sought will be treated accordingly. All information, including confidential business information and documents for which confidential treatment is properly sought, submitted to the Commission for purposes of this Investigation may be disclosed to and used: (i) By the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits, reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel,2 solely for cybersecurity purposes. All nonconfidential written submissions will be available for public inspection at the Office of the Secretary and on EDIS.3 This action is taken under the authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), 1 Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures: https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_ filing_procedures.pdf. 2 All contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements. 3 Electronic Document Information System (EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov.3. PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 and of 201.10 and 210.8(c) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)). By order of the Commission. Issued: December 10, 2018. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2018–26994 Filed 12–12–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION Certain Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems 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 October 3, 2018, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Juul Labs, Inc. of San Francisco, California. A letter supplementing the complaint was filed on October 17, 2018. An amended complaint was filed on October 26, 2018. The amended 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 nicotine delivery systems and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 10,070,669 (‘‘the ’669 patent’’); U.S. Patent No. 10,076,139 (‘‘the ’139 patent’’); U.S. Patent No. 10,045,568 (‘‘the ’568 patent’’); U.S. Patent No. 10,058,130 (‘‘the ’130 patent’’); and U.S. Patent No. 10,104,915 (‘‘the ’915 patent’’). The amended complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complainants requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders. ADDRESSES: The amended 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) SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\13DEN1.SGM 13DEN1 amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 239 / Thursday, December 13, 2018 / Notices 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: Pathenia M. Proctor, The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 205–2560. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority: The authority for institution of this investigation is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, and in section 210.10 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2018). Scope of Investigation: Having considered the amended complaint, the U.S. International Trade Commission, on December 6, 2018, 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 products identified in paragraph (2) by reason of infringement of one or more of claims 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 20, and 21 of the ’669 patent; claims 1–4, 9–11, 13, 14, 19–21, 24, 28, and 29 of the ’139 patent; claims 1–3, 5–9, 12, and 17–20 of the ’568 patent; claims 1, 2, 4–6, 8– 10, 16, 19, 21, and 27 of the ’130 patent; and claims 1–4, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18–23, and 27 of the ’915 patent; and whether an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337; (2) Pursuant to section 210.10(b)(1) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10(b)(1), the plain language description of the accused products or category of accused products, which defines the scope of the investigation, is ‘‘nicotine vaporizer devices and the associated pods sold for use with the devices, and components thereof’’; (3) 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 or other interested persons with respect to the public interest in this investigation, as VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:12 Dec 12, 2018 Jkt 247001 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); (4) 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 complainants are: Juul Labs, Inc., 560 20th Street, San Francisco, CA 94107. (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: J Well France S.A.S., 50 rue de Miromesnil, 75008 Paris, France Bo Vaping, 591 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530 MMS Distribution LLC, 195 Lake Louise Marie Road, Rock Hill, NY 12775 The Electric Tobacconist, LLC, 3235 Prairie Avenue, Boulder, CO 80301 Vapor 4 Life Holdings, Inc., 4080 Commercial Avenue, Suite A, Northbrook, IL 60062 Eonsmoke, LLC, 1500 Main Ave, 2nd Floor, Clifton, NJ 07011 ZLab S.A., Ave. Golero, 911 Office 27, Punta del Este—Maldonado— Uruguay 20100 Ziip Lab Co., Limited, E district 4F, 5 building, Wen Ge Industrial Zone, Heshuikou Gongming St., Guangming New District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China 518106 Shenzhen Yibo Technology Co., Ltd., E district 4F, 5 building, Wen Ge Industrial Zone, Heshuikou, Gongming St., Guangming New District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China 518106 XFire, Inc., 820 Summer Park Dr., Suite 700, Stafford, TX 77477 ALD Group Limited, No. 2, 3rd Industrial Road, Shixin Community, Shiyan Street, Bao’an District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China 518108 Flair Vapor LLC, 2500 Hamilton Blvd., Suite B, South Plainfield, NJ 07080 Shenzhen Joecig Technology Co., Ltd., 1F–5F, Building 17, Quarter G ShaJing Rd., Gonghe 3rd Industry District, Baoan District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China 518104 Myle Vape Inc., 8085 Chevy Chase Street, Jamaica, NY 11432 Vapor Hub International, Inc., 1871 Tapo Street, Simi Valley, CA 93063 Limitless Mod Co., 4590 Ish Drive, Suite 100, Simi Valley, CA 93063 Asher Dynamics, Inc., 14345 Pipeline Avenue, Chino, CA 91710 Ply Rock, 14345 Pipeline Avenue, Chino, CA 91710 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 64157 Infinite-N Technology Limited, 4F, iTone Digital Park, Xin Fa San Road, Sha Jing Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China 518200 King Distribution LLC, 281 Route 46 West, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407 Keep Vapor Electronic Tech. Co., Ltd., Block D, XinLong Techno Park, ShaJing Town, Bao An District, Shenzhen, China (c) The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; and (5) 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(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 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: December 10, 2018. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2018–26995 Filed 12–12–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION Notice of Appointment of Individuals To Serve as Members of the Performance Review Board United States International Trade Commission. AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\13DEN1.SGM 13DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 239 (Thursday, December 13, 2018)]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION


Certain Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems 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 October 3, 2018, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Juul Labs, Inc. 
of San Francisco, California. A letter supplementing the complaint was 
filed on October 17, 2018. An amended complaint was filed on October 
26, 2018. The amended 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 nicotine delivery systems and components thereof by reason 
of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 10,070,669 (``the 
'669 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 10,076,139 (``the '139 patent''); U.S. 
Patent No. 10,045,568 (``the '568 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 10,058,130 
(``the '130 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 10,104,915 (``the '915 
patent''). The amended complaint further alleges that an industry in 
the United States exists as required by the applicable Federal Statute.
    The complainants requests that the Commission institute an 
investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion 
order and cease and desist orders.

ADDRESSES: The amended 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)

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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: Pathenia M. Proctor, The Office of 
Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 
telephone (202) 205-2560.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Authority: The authority for institution of this investigation is 
contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 
U.S.C. 1337, and in section 210.10 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2018).
    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the amended complaint, 
the U.S. International Trade Commission, on December 6, 2018, 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 products 
identified in paragraph (2) by reason of infringement of one or more of 
claims 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 20, and 21 of the '669 
patent; claims 1-4, 9-11, 13, 14, 19-21, 24, 28, and 29 of the '139 
patent; claims 1-3, 5-9, 12, and 17-20 of the '568 patent; claims 1, 2, 
4-6, 8-10, 16, 19, 21, and 27 of the '130 patent; and claims 1-4, 6, 9, 
11, 12, 18-23, and 27 of the '915 patent; and whether an industry in 
the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 
337;
    (2) Pursuant to section 210.10(b)(1) of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10(b)(1), the plain language 
description of the accused products or category of accused products, 
which defines the scope of the investigation, is ``nicotine vaporizer 
devices and the associated pods sold for use with the devices, and 
components thereof'';
    (3) 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 or 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);
    (4) 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 complainants are: Juul Labs, Inc., 560 20th Street, San 
Francisco, CA 94107.
    (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:

J Well France S.A.S., 50 rue de Miromesnil, 75008 Paris, France
Bo Vaping, 591 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530
MMS Distribution LLC, 195 Lake Louise Marie Road, Rock Hill, NY 12775
The Electric Tobacconist, LLC, 3235 Prairie Avenue, Boulder, CO 80301
Vapor 4 Life Holdings, Inc., 4080 Commercial Avenue, Suite A, 
Northbrook, IL 60062
Eonsmoke, LLC, 1500 Main Ave, 2nd Floor, Clifton, NJ 07011
ZLab S.A., Ave. Golero, 911 Office 27, Punta del Este--Maldonado--
Uruguay 20100
Ziip Lab Co., Limited, E district 4F, 5 building, Wen Ge Industrial 
Zone, Heshuikou Gongming St., Guangming New District, Shenzhen City, 
Guangdong Province, China 518106
Shenzhen Yibo Technology Co., Ltd., E district 4F, 5 building, Wen Ge 
Industrial Zone, Heshuikou, Gongming St., Guangming New District, 
Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China 518106
XFire, Inc., 820 Summer Park Dr., Suite 700, Stafford, TX 77477
ALD Group Limited, No. 2, 3rd Industrial Road, Shixin Community, Shiyan 
Street, Bao'an District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China 
518108
Flair Vapor LLC, 2500 Hamilton Blvd., Suite B, South Plainfield, NJ 
07080
Shenzhen Joecig Technology Co., Ltd., 1F-5F, Building 17, Quarter G 
ShaJing Rd., Gonghe 3rd Industry District, Baoan District, Shenzhen 
City, Guangdong Province, China 518104
Myle Vape Inc., 8085 Chevy Chase Street, Jamaica, NY 11432
Vapor Hub International, Inc., 1871 Tapo Street, Simi Valley, CA 93063
Limitless Mod Co., 4590 Ish Drive, Suite 100, Simi Valley, CA 93063
Asher Dynamics, Inc., 14345 Pipeline Avenue, Chino, CA 91710
Ply Rock, 14345 Pipeline Avenue, Chino, CA 91710
Infinite-N Technology Limited, 4F, iTone Digital Park, Xin Fa San Road, 
Sha Jing Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China 518200
King Distribution LLC, 281 Route 46 West, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
Keep Vapor Electronic Tech. Co., Ltd., Block D, XinLong Techno Park, 
ShaJing Town, Bao An District, Shenzhen, China

    (c) The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International 
Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; and
    (5) 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(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 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: December 10, 2018.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2018-26995 Filed 12-12-18; 8:45 am]
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