Certain Cartridges for Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and Components Thereof; Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination To Amend the Complaint and Notice of Investigation To Correct the Name of a Corporate Respondent, 28071-28072 [2019-12758]

Download as PDF khammond on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 116 / Monday, June 17, 2019 / Notices U.S.C. 1673b). The investigations were requested in petitions filed on September 20, 2018, by American Keg Company, LLC, Pottstown, Pennsylvania. For further information concerning the conduct of this phase of the investigations, hearing procedures, and rules of general application, consult the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207). 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[FR Doc. 2019–12663 Filed 6–14–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 337–TA–1141] Certain Cartridges for Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and Components Thereof; Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination To Amend the Complaint and Notice of Investigation To Correct the Name of a Corporate Respondent U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) has determined not to review an initial determination (‘‘ID’’) (Order No. 29) to amend the complaint and notice of investigation to correct the name of a corporate respondent. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl P. Bretscher, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205–2382. 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, SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\17JNN1.SGM 17JNN1 khammond on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES 28072 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 116 / Monday, June 17, 2019 / Notices 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 Information System (‘‘EDIS’’) (https://edis.usitc.gov). Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal, telephone (202) 205–1810. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 27, 2018, the Commission instituted the present investigation based on a complaint filed by Juul Labs, Inc. (‘‘Juul’’) of San Francisco, California. 83 FR 66756 (Dec. 27, 2018). The complaint alleges a violation of 19 U.S.C. 1337, as amended (‘‘Section 337’’), in the importation, sale for importation, and sale in the United States after importation of certain cartridges used in electronic nicotine delivery systems and components thereof that allegedly infringe one or more of the asserted claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 10,058,129; 10,104,915; 10,111,470; 10,117,465; and 10,117,466. Id. The notice of investigation named twenty-three (23) respondents, including Ziip Lab Co., Ltd. (‘‘Ziip’’) of Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China. The Office of Unfair Import Investigations was also named as a party. Id. A number of respondents have already been terminated from this investigation pursuant to consent orders or settlement. See Order No. 26 (not rev’d, Comm’n Notice (May 31, 2019)); Order No. 25 (not rev’d, Comm’n Notice (May 15, 2019)); Order Nos. 19–21 (not rev’d, Comm’n Notice (May 7, 2019)); Order Nos. 15, 16 (not rev’d, Comm’n Notice (Mar. 26, 2019)); Order Nos. 13, 14 (not rev’d, Comm’n Notice (Mar. 26, 2019)). On May 9, 2019, Juul and Ziip filed a joint motion to amend the complaint and notice of investigation to correct the name of Ziip Lab Co., Ltd., which is an alias, to SS Group Holdings, which is the respondent’s correct legal name. None of the parties opposed the joint motion. On May 15, 2019, the presiding administrative law judge issued the subject ID (Order No. 29) granting the joint motion to amend the complaint and notice of investigation to reflect the correct legal name of SS Group Holdings. No party filed a petition to review the subject ID. The Commission has determined not to review the subject ID. The authority for the Commission’s determination is contained in Section VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:34 Jun 14, 2019 Jkt 247001 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: June 12, 2019. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2019–12758 Filed 6–14–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—The Open Group, L.L.C. Notice is hereby given that, on May 24, 2019, 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 Open Group, L.L.C. (‘‘TOG’’) 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, Aljouf University, Sakaka, SAUDI ARABIA; Altus Well Experts Inc., Katy, TX; Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, The Woodlands, TX; AreaI Inc., Kennesaw, GA; Ascendant Engineering Solutions, Austin, TX; Asia eHealth Information Network, Kowloon, HONG KONG-PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Beyond Limits, Inc., Glendale, CA; CGG Services (S) Inc., Houston, TX; CODESYS Holding GmbH, Kempton, GERMANY; Cognite AS, Lyssaker, NORWAY; DAWAN, Nantes, FRANCE; Debswana Diamond Company (Pty) Ltd., Gaborone, BOTSWANA; FiberQA LLC, Old Lyme, CT; Google LLC, Mountain View, CA; Halliburton Corporation, Houston, TX; Hess Corporation, Houston, TX; Hitachi Vantara, Santa Clara, CA; IHS Global Inc., Houston, TX; ING Group NV, Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS; InovaPrime, Servic ¸os em Tecnologias de Informac¸a˜o, Lda., Lisbon, PORTUGAL; InProgress sp. z.o.o., Krakow, POLAND; Integrated Solutions for Systems, Auburn, AL; KADME AS, Stavanger, NORWAY; Katalyst Data Management LLC, Houston, TX; LCR Embedded Systems, Jeffersonville, PA; LeanIX GmbH, Bonn, GERMANY; Marathon Oil Corporation, Houston, TX; Pandioni Energy AS, Oslo, NORWAY; Real Time Automation Inc., PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Pewaukee, WI; Richfit Information Technology Co. Ltd., Beijing, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Samson Aktieneegesellschaft, Frankfurt, GERMANY; Schlumberger Oilfield UK Plc, Gatwick, UNITED KINGDOM; SRC, Inc., N Syracuse, NY; Star Lab Corp., Huntsville, AL; Target Energy Solutions, Ltd., Woking, UNITED KINGDOM; TechnipFMC plc, Houston, TX; TOGETHER Business & Consulting S.r.l., Pilar, ARGENTINA; Troika International Ltd., Turnbridge, UNITED KINGDOM; WellLogData, Houston, TX; and Ximiq AG, Solothurn, SWITZERLAND, have been added as parties to this venture. Also, Action Research Foundation, Bangalore, INDIA; Avancier Limited, New Malden, UNITED KINGDOM; BP Gurus, Mexico City, MEXICO; Enterprise Wise LLC, Hoschton, GA; Eon Consulting (Pty) Ltd., Midrand, SOUTH AFRICA; HiSolutions, Berlin, GERMANY; PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Gauteng, SOUTH AFRICA; Procept Associates Ltd., Toronto, CANADA; QubeStation, Inc., Chantilly, VA; Tieturi OY, Helsinki, FINLAND; WellAware, San Antonio, TX; and Westbury Software, Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS, have withdrawn as parties to this venture. 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 TOG intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. On April 21, 1997, TOG 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 June 13, 1997 (62 FR 32371). The last notification was filed with the Department on March 4, 2019. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on April 4, 2019 (84 FR 13318). Suzanne Morris, Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics Unit, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 2019–12648 Filed 6–14–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–11–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—R Consortium, Inc. Notice is hereby given that, on May 16, 2019, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and E:\FR\FM\17JNN1.SGM 17JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 116 (Monday, June 17, 2019)]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1141]


Certain Cartridges for Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and 
Components Thereof; Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial 
Determination To Amend the Complaint and Notice of Investigation To 
Correct the Name of a Corporate Respondent

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade 
Commission (the ``Commission'') has determined not to review an initial 
determination (``ID'') (Order No. 29) to amend the complaint and notice 
of investigation to correct the name of a corporate respondent.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl P. Bretscher, Office of the 
General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2382. 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,

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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 Information System (``EDIS'') 
(https://edis.usitc.gov). Hearing-impaired persons are advised that 
information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the 
Commission's TDD terminal, telephone (202) 205-1810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 27, 2018, the Commission 
instituted the present investigation based on a complaint filed by Juul 
Labs, Inc. (``Juul'') of San Francisco, California. 83 FR 66756 (Dec. 
27, 2018). The complaint alleges a violation of 19 U.S.C. 1337, as 
amended (``Section 337''), in the importation, sale for importation, 
and sale in the United States after importation of certain cartridges 
used in electronic nicotine delivery systems and components thereof 
that allegedly infringe one or more of the asserted claims of U.S. 
Patent Nos. 10,058,129; 10,104,915; 10,111,470; 10,117,465; and 
10,117,466. Id. The notice of investigation named twenty-three (23) 
respondents, including Ziip Lab Co., Ltd. (``Ziip'') of Shenzhen City, 
Guangdong Province, China. The Office of Unfair Import Investigations 
was also named as a party. Id.
    A number of respondents have already been terminated from this 
investigation pursuant to consent orders or settlement. See Order No. 
26 (not rev'd, Comm'n Notice (May 31, 2019)); Order No. 25 (not rev'd, 
Comm'n Notice (May 15, 2019)); Order Nos. 19-21 (not rev'd, Comm'n 
Notice (May 7, 2019)); Order Nos. 15, 16 (not rev'd, Comm'n Notice 
(Mar. 26, 2019)); Order Nos. 13, 14 (not rev'd, Comm'n Notice (Mar. 26, 
2019)).
    On May 9, 2019, Juul and Ziip filed a joint motion to amend the 
complaint and notice of investigation to correct the name of Ziip Lab 
Co., Ltd., which is an alias, to SS Group Holdings, which is the 
respondent's correct legal name. None of the parties opposed the joint 
motion.
    On May 15, 2019, the presiding administrative law judge issued the 
subject ID (Order No. 29) granting the joint motion to amend the 
complaint and notice of investigation to reflect the correct legal name 
of SS Group Holdings.
    No party filed a petition to review the subject ID. The Commission 
has determined not to review the subject ID.
    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: June 12, 2019.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.

[FR Doc. 2019-12758 Filed 6-14-19; 8:45 am]
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