Certain Touch-Controlled Mobile Devices, Computers, and Components Thereof; Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Amending the Complaint and Notice of Investigation To Substitute Respondents Dell Inc. and Dell Products LP for Respondent Dell Technologies Inc., 55584-55585 [2019-22647]

Download as PDF 55584 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 201 / Thursday, October 17, 2019 / Notices 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 ‘‘smart cellular phones, smart thermostats, and smart home control and monitoring systems with their associated wireless security sensors (door and window, smoke and fire, motion and sound, leak and freeze), wireless controllers (door locks, lighting, home appliances), and smart video cameras (indoor and outdoor cameras, doorbell cameras), which may be configured to serve as (or with) smart hubs for communicating with, monitoring, and/or controlling such wireless smart devices, systems, and/or appliances in the home or office, and can control the communication of signals/content between those wireless smart devices, systems, and/or appliances’’; (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: Innovation Sciences LLC, 5800 Legacy Circle, Suite 311, Plano, TX 75024. (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: Resideo Technologies, Inc., 901 East Sixth Street, Austin, TX 78702. HTC Corporation, 23 Xinghua Road, Tayouan, 330, Republic of China, Taiwan. HTC America, Inc., 308 Occidental Avenue S., Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98104. (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. 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:26 Oct 16, 2019 Jkt 250001 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: October 10, 2019. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2019–22606 Filed 10–16–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 337–TA–1162] Certain Touch-Controlled Mobile Devices, Computers, and Components Thereof; Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Amending the Complaint and Notice of Investigation To Substitute Respondents Dell Inc. and Dell Products LP for Respondent Dell Technologies Inc. U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission (‘‘Commission’’) has determined not to review an initial determination (‘‘ID’’) (Order No. 12) that grants an unopposed motion to amend the complaint and notice of investigation to substitute new respondents Dell Inc. and Dell Products LP for original respondent Dell Technologies Inc. in the aboveidentified investigation. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Traud, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202–205–3427. 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. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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, telephone 202–205–1810. The Commission instituted this investigation on June 24, 2019, based on a complaint filed by Neodron Ltd. of Dublin, Ireland (‘‘Neodron’’). 84 FR 29545 (June 24, 2019). The complaint, as amended, alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337 (‘‘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 touch-controlled mobile devices, computers, and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,432,173; 8,791,910; 9,024,790; and 9,372,580. Id. The amended complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by section 337. Id. The notice of investigation named as respondents Amazon.com, Inc. of Seattle, Washington; Dell Technologies Inc. of Round Rock, Texas; HP Inc. of Palo Alto, California; Lenovo Group Ltd. of Beijing, China; Lenovo (United States) Inc. of Morrisville, North Carolina; Microsoft Corporation of Redmond, Washington; Motorola Mobility LLC of Chicago, Illinois; Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. of Suwon, South Korea; and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. of Ridgefield Park, New Jersey. Id. The Office of Unfair Import Investigations was not named as a party to the investigation. Id. On September 23, 2019, Neodron filed an unopposed motion seeking leave to amend the complaint and notice of investigation to substitute new respondents Dell Inc. and Dell Products LP, both of Round Rock, Texas, for original respondent Dell Technologies Inc. On September 25, 2019, the ALJ issued Order No. 12, the subject ID, which grants the motion. The ID finds that Neodron’s motion complies with 19 CFR 210.14(b)(1) and that granting the motion will not prejudice the public interest or the rights of the parties. No petitions for review were filed. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\17OCN1.SGM 17OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 201 / Thursday, October 17, 2019 / Notices 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: October 11, 2019. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2019–22647 Filed 10–16–19; 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—Consortium for Battery Innovation Notice is hereby given that, on September 13, 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’’), Consortium for Battery Innovation (‘‘CBI’’) 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, Abertax Technologies LTD, Paola, MALTA; Ahlstrom-Munksjo¨o, Mathi, ITALY; Gridtential Energy, Santa Clara, CA; and Wirtz Manufacturing Co. Inc., Port Huron, MI, have been added 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 CBI intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. On May 24, 2019, CBI 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 21, 2019 (84 FR 29241). DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—Advanced Media Workflow Association, Inc. Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—National Fire Protection Association Notice is hereby given that, on September 13, 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’’), Advanced Media Workflow Association, Inc. 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, Etere Pte Ltd, Singapore, SINGAPORE; Tamura Corporation, Tokyo, JAPAN; and Phillip Nguyen (individual member), Folsom, CA, have been added as parties to this venture. Also, Signiant, Lexington, MA; TVNZ, Auckland, NEW ZEALAND; and Telestream, LLC, Nevada City, CA, 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 Advanced Media Workflow Association, Inc. intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. On March 28, 2000, Advanced Media Workflow Association, Inc. 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 29, 2000 (65 FR 40127). The last notification was filed with the Department on June 21, 2019. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on July 17, 2019 (84 FR 34200). Suzanne Morris, Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics Unit, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 2019–22614 Filed 10–16–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–11–P Suzanne Morris, Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics Unit, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 2019–22618 Filed 10–16–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–11–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:26 Oct 16, 2019 Jkt 250001 55585 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Notice is hereby given that, on September 6, 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’’), National Fire Protection Association (‘‘NFPA’’) has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing additions or changes to its standards development activities. 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, NFPA has provided an updated and current list of its standards development activities, related technical committee and conformity assessment activities. Information concerning NFPA regulations, technical committees, current standards, standards development and conformity assessment activities are publicly available at nfpa.org. On September 20, 2004, NFPA 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 October 21, 2004 (69 FR 61869). The last notification was filed with the Department on June 20, 2019. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on July 17, 2019 (84 FR 34200). Suzanne Morris, Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics Unit, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 2019–22617 Filed 10–16–19; 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—OpenJS Foundation Notice is hereby given that, on September 19, 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’’), OpenJS Foundation (‘‘OpenJS Foundation’’) has filed written notifications simultaneously with the E:\FR\FM\17OCN1.SGM 17OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 201 (Thursday, October 17, 2019)]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1162]


Certain Touch-Controlled Mobile Devices, Computers, and 
Components Thereof; Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial 
Determination Amending the Complaint and Notice of Investigation To 
Substitute Respondents Dell Inc. and Dell Products LP for Respondent 
Dell Technologies Inc.

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade 
Commission (``Commission'') has determined not to review an initial 
determination (``ID'') (Order No. 12) that grants an unopposed motion 
to amend the complaint and notice of investigation to substitute new 
respondents Dell Inc. and Dell Products LP for original respondent Dell 
Technologies Inc. in the above-identified investigation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Traud, Office of the General 
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202-205-3427. 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, telephone 202-205-1810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission instituted this investigation 
on June 24, 2019, based on a complaint filed by Neodron Ltd. of Dublin, 
Ireland (``Neodron''). 84 FR 29545 (June 24, 2019). The complaint, as 
amended, alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, 
as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337 (``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 touch-
controlled mobile devices, computers, and components thereof by reason 
of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,432,173; 
8,791,910; 9,024,790; and 9,372,580. Id. The amended complaint further 
alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by 
section 337. Id. The notice of investigation named as respondents 
Amazon.com, Inc. of Seattle, Washington; Dell Technologies Inc. of 
Round Rock, Texas; HP Inc. of Palo Alto, California; Lenovo Group Ltd. 
of Beijing, China; Lenovo (United States) Inc. of Morrisville, North 
Carolina; Microsoft Corporation of Redmond, Washington; Motorola 
Mobility LLC of Chicago, Illinois; Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. of 
Suwon, South Korea; and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. of Ridgefield 
Park, New Jersey. Id. The Office of Unfair Import Investigations was 
not named as a party to the investigation. Id.
    On September 23, 2019, Neodron filed an unopposed motion seeking 
leave to amend the complaint and notice of investigation to substitute 
new respondents Dell Inc. and Dell Products LP, both of Round Rock, 
Texas, for original respondent Dell Technologies Inc.
    On September 25, 2019, the ALJ issued Order No. 12, the subject ID, 
which grants the motion. The ID finds that Neodron's motion complies 
with 19 CFR 210.14(b)(1) and that granting the motion will not 
prejudice the public interest or the rights of the parties. No 
petitions for review were filed.

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    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: October 11, 2019.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2019-22647 Filed 10-16-19; 8:45 am]
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