[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 97 (Thursday, May 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29006-29007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12293]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Inv. No. 337-TA-773


 In the Matter of Certain Motion-Sensitive Sound Effects Devices 
and Image Display Devices and Components and Products Containing Same; 
Notice of Investigation

Institution of investigation pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337

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 1, 2011, under section 337 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of 
Ogma, LLC of Longview, Texas. An amended complaint was filed on April 
26, 2011, and a supplement was filed on May 5, 2011. The amended 
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 motion-sensitive sound 
effects devices and image display devices and components and products 
containing same by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. 
Patent No. 6,150,947 (``the `947 patent'') and U.S. Patent No. 
5,825,427 (``the `427 patent''). The amended complaint further alleges 
that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection 
(a)(2) of section 337.
    The complainant requests that the Commission institute an 
investigation

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and, after the investigation, issue an exclusion order and cease and 
desist orders.

ADDRESSES: The amended complaint and supplement, except for any 
confidential information contained therein, are 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., Room 112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202-205-2000. 
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 
http://www.usitc.gov. The public record for this investigation may be 
viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Office of Unfair Import 
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 
205-2560.

    Authority:  The authority for institution of this investigation 
is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 
and in section 210.10 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2011).

    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on May 12, 2011, 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 motion-
sensitive sound effects devices and image display devices and 
components and products containing same that infringe one or more of 
claims 1, 6, 7, and 9, of the `947 patent and claims 1-3 of the `427 
patent, and whether an industry in the United States exists as required 
by subsection (a)(2) of section 337;
    (2) 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: Ogma, LLC, 3301 W. Marshall Ave., Longview, 
TX 75604.
    (b) The respondents are the following entities alleged to be in 
violation of section 337, and are the parties upon which the amended 
complaint is to be served:
Activision Blizzard, Inc., 3100 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 
90405.
Canon, Inc., 30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501, Japan.
Canon USA, Inc., One Canon Plaza, Lake Success, NY 11042.
Jakks Pacific, Inc., 22619 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA 90265.
Kyocera Communications, Inc. 9520 Towne Centre Drive, San Diego, CA 
92121.
LEGO A/S dba LEGO Group, Aastvej 1, Dk-7190 Billund, Denmark.
LEGO Systems, Inc., 555 Taylor Road, Enfield, CT 06082.
Lenovo (United States), Inc., 1009 Think Place, Morrisville, NC 27560.
Lenovo Group Ltd., No. 6 Chuang Ye Road, Shangdi Information Industry 
Base, Haidian District, Beijing 100085, China.
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park, 151 Lorong, Chuan, (S) 
556741 at Serangoon Garden, Singapore.
Mad Catz, Inc., 7480 Mission Valley Road, Suite 101, San Diego, CA 
92108.
Nintendo Co., Ltd., 11-1 Kamitoba-hokotate-cho, Minami-ku. Kyoto 601-
8501, Japan.
Nintendo of America, Inc., 4600 150th Avenue NE., Redmond, WA 98052.
Nyko Technologies, Inc., 1990 Westwood Blvd., 3rd Floor, Los Angeles, 
CA 90025.
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications (USA), Inc., 3333 Piedmont Road, 
Suite 600, Atlanta, GA 30305.
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, Nya Vattentornet SE-221, 88 
Lund, Sweden.
Vivitek Corporation, 4425 Cushing Parkway, San Jose, CA 94538.
VTech Electronics North America, LLC, 1155 W. Dundee, Suite 130, 
Arlington Heights, IL 60004.
VTech Holdings, Ltd., 23/F, Tai Ping Industrial Centre, Block 1, 57 
Ting Kok Rd., Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong.
ViewSonic Corp., Ltd., 381 Brea Canyon Road, Walnut, CA 91789.
WowWee Group Ltd., Energy Plaza, 3F, 92 Granville Road, Tsim Sha Tsui 
East, Hong Kong.
WowWee USA, Inc., 5963 La Place Court, Suite 207, Carlsbad, CA 92008.

    (c) The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International 
Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; 
and
    (3) For the investigation so instituted, the Honorable Paul J. 
Luckern, Chief Administrative Law Judge, U.S. International Trade 
Commission, shall designate the presiding Administrative Law Judge.
    Responses to the amended 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(d)-(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 amended 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 amended complaint and in this notice may be deemed to 
constitute a waiver of the right to appear and contest the allegations 
of the amended 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 amended 
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: May 13, 2011.
James R. Holbein,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2011-12293 Filed 5-18-11; 8:45 am]
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