Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-PXI Systems Alliance, Inc., 9371-9372 [2021-02927]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 28 / Friday, February 12, 2021 / Notices complaint, as supplemented, 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 wireless communications equipment and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,041,074 (‘‘the ’074 patent’’); U.S. Patent No. 9,521,616 (‘‘the ’616 patent’’); U.S. Patent No. 9,736,772 (‘‘the ’772 patent’’); and U.S. Patent No. 10,797,405 (‘‘the ’405 patent’’). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists or in the process of being established as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complainants request that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders. ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for any confidential information contained therein, may be viewed on the Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help accessing EDIS, please email EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. Hearing impaired individuals are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Hiner, Office of the Secretary, Docket Services Division, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 205–1802. 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 (2020). Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. International Trade Commission, on February 8, 2021, 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:27 Feb 11, 2021 Jkt 253001 infringement of one or more of claims 1–6 and 11–17 of the ’074 patent; claims 1–5, 8–16, 19–24, 26, 29–37, 40, and 42 of the ’616 patent; claims 1–15 of the ’772 patent; and claims 1–20 of the ’405 patent; and whether an industry in the United States exists or is in the process of being established 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 ‘‘wireless communications devices or software for use with 4G and 5G applications and components thereof, specifically base stations, base band units, antenna units, antenna systems, radio units, radio systems, mobile transport systems, site systems, digital units, CPU units, modem units, central units, power amplifiers, or related software; radio access network software; network management software; cloud radio access networks; virtual radio access networks; or radio access processing platforms’’; (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 complainants are: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 129 Samsung ro (Maetan-dong), Yeongtong-gu Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 16677 Korea Samsung Electronics America, Inc., 85 Challenger Road, Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660 (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: Ericsson AB, Torshamnsgatan 23, Kista, 16480 Stockholm, Sweden Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Torshamnsgatan 21, Kista, SE–164 83 Stockholm, Sweden Ericsson Inc., 6300 Legacy Drive, Plano, TX 75024 (4) For the investigation so instituted, the Chief Administrative Law Judge, U.S. International Trade Commission, shall designate the presiding Administrative Law Judge. The Office of Unfair Import Investigations will not participate as a party to this investigation. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 9371 19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), as amended in 85 FR 15798 (March 19, 2020), such responses will be considered by the Commission if received not later than 20 days after the date of service by the complainants 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: February 8, 2021. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2021–02876 Filed 2–11–21; 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—PXI Systems Alliance, Inc. Notice is hereby given that, on January 18, 2021, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), PXI Systems Alliance, Inc. (‘‘PXI Systems’’) 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, Virginia Panel (individual), Waynesboro, VA, has been added as a party to this venture. In addition, Coherent Solutions Limited has changed its name to Quantifi Photonics, Auckland, New Zealand. E:\FR\FM\12FEN1.SGM 12FEN1 9372 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 28 / Friday, February 12, 2021 / Notices 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 PXI Systems intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. On November 22, 2000, PXI Systems 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 March 8, 2001 (66 FR 13971). The last notification was filed with the Department on November 2, 2020. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on November 23, 2020 (85 FR 74763). Suzanne Morris, Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 2021–02927 Filed 2–11–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P Suzanne Morris, Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics, Antitrust Division. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division [FR Doc. 2021–02938 Filed 2–11–21; 8:45 am] Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—Pistoia Alliance, Inc. Notice is hereby given that, on January 11, 2021, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. Section 4301 et seq. (the ‘‘Act’’), Pistoia Alliance, Inc. 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, Titian Software, London, UNITED KINGDOM; Alexander Lavrentios (individual), Wellesley, MA; Galapagos N.V., Vlaanderen, BELGIUM; Richard Lingard (individual), London, UNITED KINGDOM; Adil Khan (individual), Lutherville, MD; McKinsey & Company, Berlin, GERMANY; QIAGEN, Redwood City, CA; Sartorius, Gottingen, GERMANY; Mcule, Budapest, HUNGARY; MolPort, Riga, LATVIA; Apheris AI GmbH, Berlin, GERMANY; ZS Associates, Inc., San Mateo, CA; UMEDEOR Ltd., New York, NY; and US Pharmacopeia, Rockville, MD have been added as parties to this venture. Also, UniteLabs AG, Basel-Stadt, SWITZERLAND; Valtari Bio Inc., VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:27 Feb 11, 2021 Austin, TX; KWS SAAT SE, Lower Saxony, GERMANY; Repositive, Cambridgeshire, UNITED KINGDOM; and Fulcrum Direct Ltd., Wales,UNITED KINGDOM 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 Pistoia Alliance, Inc. intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. On May 28, 2009, Pistoia Alliance, 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 July 15, 2009 (74 FR 34364). The last notification was filed with the Department on October 19, 2020. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on November 19, 2020 (85 FR 73749). Jkt 253001 BILLING CODE 4410–11–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 January 15, 2021, 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, Owens Corning, Apeldoorn, THE NETHERLANDS; Eastman Auto & Power LTD; Solan, Himachal Preadesh, INDIA; Birla Carbon, Marietta, GA; and Hollingsworth & Vose Company, East Walpole, MA have been added as parties to this venture. Also, Microtex Energy Private Limited, Bengaluru, INDIA; Tydrolyte LLC, Troy, MI and EnerG2 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Technologies, Seattle, WA 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 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). The last notification was filed with the Department on June 16, 2020. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on July 16, 2020 (85 FR 43261). Suzanne Morris, Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 2021–02928 Filed 2–11–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—Consortium for Execution of Rendezvous and Servicing Operations Notice is hereby given that, on February 1, 2021, 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 Execution of Rendezvous and Servicing Operations (‘‘CONFERS’’) 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, ClearSpace SA, Lausanne, SWITZERLAND; COMSPOC Corporation, Exton, PA; Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL; L3Harris Technologies, Inc., Melbourne, FL; Motiv Space Systems, Pasadena, CA; and Zero-G Horizons Technologies, LLC, Daytona Beach, FL have been added as parties to this venture. Effective Space, London, UNITED KINGDOM has withdrawn as a party 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 E:\FR\FM\12FEN1.SGM 12FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 28 (Friday, February 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9371-9372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02927]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--PXI Systems Alliance, Inc.

    Notice is hereby given that, on January 18, 2021, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), PXI Systems Alliance, Inc. 
(``PXI Systems'') 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, Virginia Panel (individual), Waynesboro, VA, has been 
added as a party to this venture.
    In addition, Coherent Solutions Limited has changed its name to 
Quantifi Photonics, Auckland, New Zealand.

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    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 PXI Systems intends to file 
additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.
    On November 22, 2000, PXI Systems 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 March 8, 2001 (66 FR 13971).
    The last notification was filed with the Department on November 2, 
2020. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
Section 6(b) of the Act on November 23, 2020 (85 FR 74763).

Suzanne Morris,
Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-02927 Filed 2-11-21; 8:45 am]
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