International Trade Commission March 14, 2016 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on February 9, 2016, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Nautilus Hyosung Inc. of Seoul, Korea and Nautilus Hyosung America Inc. of Irving, Texas. Supplements to the complaint were filed on February 26 and March 1, 2016. The complaint 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 automated teller machines, ATM modules, components thereof, and products containing the same by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,891,551 (``the '551 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,950,655 (``the '655 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,152,165 (``the '165 patent'') and U.S. Patent No. 8,523,235 (``the '235 patent''). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainants request that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.

Notice is hereby given that the presiding administrative law judge has issued a recommended determination on remedy and bonding in the above-captioned investigation. The Commission is soliciting comments on public interest issues raised by the recommended relief, specifically a limited exclusion order against certain lithium metal oxide cathode materials, lithium-ion batteries for power tool products containing same, and power tool products with lithium-ion batteries containing same, imported by respondents Umicore N.V. of Brussels, Belgium and Umicore USA Inc. of Raleigh, North Carolina. This notice is soliciting public interest comments from the public only. Parties are to file public interest submissions pursuant to 19 CFR 210.50(a)(4).