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Download as PDF khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 109 / Wednesday, June 5, 2024 / Notices 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673b(a)), in response to a petition filed on May 30, 2024, by Electrolux Consumer Products, Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina. For further information concerning the conduct of this investigation 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 B (19 CFR part 207). Participation in the investigation and public service list.—Persons (other than petitioners) wishing to participate in the investigation as parties must file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, as provided in §§ 201.11 and 207.10 of the Commission’s rules, not later than seven days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register. 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Please note the Secretary’s Office will accept only electronic filings during this time. Filings must be made through the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, https://edis. usitc.gov). No in-person paper-based filings or paper copies of any electronic filings will be accepted until further notice. Written submissions.—As provided in §§ 201.8 and 207.15 of the Commission’s rules, any person may submit to the Commission on or before 5:15 p.m. on June 26, 2024, a written brief containing information and arguments pertinent to the subject matter of the investigation. Parties shall file written testimony and supplementary material in connection with their presentation at the conference no later than noon on Thursday, June 20, 2024. All written submissions must conform with the provisions of § 201.8 of the Commission’s rules; any submissions that contain BPI must also conform with the requirements of §§ 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s rules. 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[FR Doc. 2024–12268 Filed 6–4–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 337–TA–1403] Certain Sensors With Pixels and Products Containing Same; Notice of 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 April 30, 2024, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of SiOnyx, LLC of Beverly, Massachusetts. A supplement to the complaint was filed on May 7, 2024. 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 sensors with pixels and products containing same by reason of the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,064,764 (‘‘the ’764 patent’’), U.S. Patent No. 9,905,599 (‘‘the ’599 patent’’), U.S. Patent No. 10,224,359 (‘‘the ’359 patent’’), U.S. Patent No. 11,069,737 (‘‘the ’737 patent), and U.S. Patent No. 11,721,714 (‘‘the ’714 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\05JNN1.SGM 05JNN1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 48192 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 109 / Wednesday, June 5, 2024 / Notices 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: Heidi Yoo, The 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 (2023). Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. International Trade Commission, on May 30, 2024, 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 1–20 of the ’764 patent, 1–8 and 10–18 of the ’599 patent, 1–14, 18, 19, 22–25, 27, 30, 34, 38–76, and 80–83 of the ’359 patent, claims 1–4, 6–9, 11–22, 24, 26– 35, 37–40, and 42–54 of the ’737 patent, and claims 1–18 of the ’714 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 ‘‘smartphones and tablet computers containing sensors with pixels’’; (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: SiOnyx, LLC, 100 Cummings Center, Suite 243F, Beverly, MA 01915 VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:50 Jun 04, 2024 Jkt 262001 (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: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 129, Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, 16677 Republic of Korea Samsung Electronics America, Inc., 85 Challenger Road, Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660 Samsung Semiconductor, Inc., 3655 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95134 (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 be 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 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 By order of the Commission. Issued: May 31, 2024. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. 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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 5, 2024)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1403]


Certain Sensors With Pixels and Products Containing Same; Notice 
of 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 April 30, 2024, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of SiOnyx, LLC of 
Beverly, Massachusetts. A supplement to the complaint was filed on May 
7, 2024. 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 sensors with pixels and products containing same by reason of 
the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,064,764 (``the 
'764 patent''), U.S. Patent No. 9,905,599 (``the '599 patent''), U.S. 
Patent No. 10,224,359 (``the '359 patent''), U.S. Patent No. 11,069,737 
(``the '737 patent), and U.S. Patent No. 11,721,714 (``the '714 
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

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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: Heidi Yoo, The 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 (2023).
    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on May 30, 2024, 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 1-20 of the '764 patent, 1-8 and 10-18 of the '599 patent, 1-14, 
18, 19, 22-25, 27, 30, 34, 38-76, and 80-83 of the '359 patent, claims 
1-4, 6-9, 11-22, 24, 26-35, 37-40, and 42-54 of the '737 patent, and 
claims 1-18 of the '714 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 ``smartphones and 
tablet computers containing sensors with pixels'';
    (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:

SiOnyx, LLC, 100 Cummings Center, Suite 243F, Beverly, MA 01915

    (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:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 129, Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 
Gyeonggi-do, 16677 Republic of Korea
Samsung Electronics America, Inc., 85 Challenger Road, Ridgefield Park, 
NJ 07660
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc., 3655 North First Street, San Jose, CA 
95134

    (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 be 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 
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 By order of the Commission.

    Issued: May 31, 2024.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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