Certain Composite Baseball and Softball Bats and Components Thereof Institution of Investigation, 60468-60469 [2021-23824]

Download as PDF jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1 60468 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 209 / Tuesday, November 2, 2021 / Notices 8,416,862 (‘‘the ‘862 patent’’). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complainant requests 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: 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 (2020). Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. International Trade Commission, on October 26, 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 infringement of one or more of claims 1, 2, 4–9, and 11–14 of the ’554 patent; claims 1, 2, 4–6, 8, 9, 11, and 12 of the ’889 patent; claims 1, 8–11, 13, 14, 19, 20, and 27 of the ’629 patent; and claims 1–4 and 9–12 of the ’862 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:42 Nov 01, 2021 Jkt 256001 plain language description of the accused products or category of accused products, which defines the scope of the investigation, is ‘‘mobile devices (specifically, mobile telephones and tablet computers), personal computers, and televisions having wireless communication capabilities, and components thereof’’; (3) Pursuant to Commission Rule 210.50(b)(l), 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. l337(d)(l), (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 complainant is: Bell Northern Research, LLC, 401 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611 (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: Lenovo Group Ltd., No. 6 Chuang Ye Road, Shangdi Information Industry Base, Haidan District 100085, China Lenovo (United States), Inc., 1009 Think Pl., Morrisville, NC 27560 Motorola Mobility LLC, 222 W. Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 1800, Chicago, IL 60654 TCL Electronics Holdings Limited, 7/F, TCL Building, 22 Science Park East Avenue, 22E, Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong TCT Mobile (US) Inc., 25 Edelman, Suite 200, Irvine, California 92618 TTE Technology, Inc., 1860 Compton Avenue, Corona, CA 92881 BLU Products, Inc., 10814 NW 33rd St., Building 100, Doral, Florida 33172 BBK Electronics Corp., 23 Bubugao Avenue, Wusha Village, Chang’an District, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523860, China OnePlus Technology Co., Ltd., 18F, Block C, Shenye Tairan Bldg., Tairan Eighth Road, Chegongmiao, Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518048, China HMD Global Oy, Bertel Jungin aukio 9, Espoo 02600, Finland HMD America, Inc., 1200 Brickell Ave., Suite 510, Miami, Florida 33131 Sonim Technologies, Inc., 6500 River Place Blvd., Building 7, Suite 250, Austin, Texas 78730 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (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), 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 complainant 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: October 27, 2021. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2021–23823 Filed 11–1–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 337–TA–1283] Certain Composite Baseball and Softball Bats 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 September 27, 2021, under section 337 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\02NON1.SGM 02NON1 jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 209 / Tuesday, November 2, 2021 / Notices of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Easton Diamond Sports, LLC of Thousand Oaks, California. Supplements to the complaint were filed on October 13 and October 18, 2021. The 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 composite baseball and softball bats and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,997,826 (‘‘the ’826 Patent’’). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complainant requests 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 Docket Services, 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 October 26, 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:42 Nov 01, 2021 Jkt 256001 identified in paragraph (2) by reason of infringement of one or more of claims 1–5, 9–12, 14–15, and 18–19 of the ’826 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 ‘‘composite baseball and softball bats having a barrel formed by more than one cylindrical layer of material’’; (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: Easton Diamond Sports, LLC, 3500 Willow Lane, Thousand Oaks, CA 91361 (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: Juno Athletics LLC, 1000 Williams Boulevard, Unit 2703, Aventura, FL 33160 Monsta Athletics LLC, 1090 5th Street, Suite 115, Calimesa, CA 92320 Proton Sports Inc., 7904 East Chaparral Road, Suite A110, Scottsdale, AZ 85250 (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 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 complainant 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 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 60469 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 27, 2021. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2021–23824 Filed 11–1–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 337–TA–1145 (Remand)] Certain Botulinum Toxin Products, Processes for Manufacturing or Relating to Same and Certain Products Containing Same; Notice of Commission Decision To Vacate Its Final Determination on Remand U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has vacated its final determination following dismissal of the appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (‘‘Federal Circuit’’) challenging various aspects of that determination. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Houda Morad, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 708–4716. Copies of non-confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation may be viewed on the Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help accessing EDIS, please email EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server at https://www.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) 205–1810. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 6, 2019, the Commission instituted this investigation under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\02NON1.SGM 02NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 209 (Tuesday, November 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60468-60469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23824]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1283]


Certain Composite Baseball and Softball Bats 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 September 27, 2021, under 
section 337

[[Page 60469]]

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Easton Diamond 
Sports, LLC of Thousand Oaks, California. Supplements to the complaint 
were filed on October 13 and October 18, 2021. The 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 composite 
baseball and softball bats and components thereof by reason of 
infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,997,826 (``the '826 
Patent''). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United 
States exists as required by the applicable Federal Statute.
    The complainant requests 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 
[email protected]. 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 Docket 
Services, 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 October 26, 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 infringement of one or more of 
claims 1-5, 9-12, 14-15, and 18-19 of the '826 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 ``composite baseball 
and softball bats having a barrel formed by more than one cylindrical 
layer of material'';
    (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:

Easton Diamond Sports, LLC, 3500 Willow Lane, Thousand Oaks, CA 91361

    (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:

Juno Athletics LLC, 1000 Williams Boulevard, Unit 2703, Aventura, FL 
33160
Monsta Athletics LLC, 1090 5th Street, Suite 115, Calimesa, CA 92320
Proton Sports Inc., 7904 East Chaparral Road, Suite A110, Scottsdale, 
AZ 85250

    (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 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 
complainant 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: October 27, 2021.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2021-23824 Filed 11-1-21; 8:45 am]
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