[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 130 (Thursday, July 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 39896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16966]





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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION



[Inv. No. 337-TA-783]




In the Matter of Certain GPS Navigation Products, Components 

Thereof, and Related Software; Notice of Institution 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 June 6, 2011, under section 337 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of 

Honeywell International Inc. of Morristown, New Jersey. 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 GPS navigation products, components 

thereof, and related software by reason of infringement of certain 

claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,209,070 (``the '070 patent''); U.S. Patent 

No. 6,865,452 (``the '452 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 5,461,388 (``the 

'388 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 6,088,653 (``the '653 patent''). 

The 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 and, after the investigation, issue an exclusion order 

and cease and desist orders.



ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for any confidential information 

contained therein, is 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 June 30, 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 GPS 

navigation products, components thereof, and related software that 

infringe one or more of claims 14 and 15 of the `070 patent; claims 1 

and 8 of the `452 patent; claims 1 and 5-7 of the `388 patent; and 

claims 25-27 of the `653 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:

    Honeywell International Inc., 101 Columbia Road, Morristown, NJ 

07960.

    (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:



Furuno Electric Co., Ltd., 9-52 Ashihara-cho, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo 

662-8580, Japan;

Furuno U.S.A., Inc., 4400 NW. Pacific Rim Boulevard, Camas, WA 98607.



    (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 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 

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: June 30, 2011.

James R. Holbein,

Secretary to the Commission.

[FR Doc. 2011-16966 Filed 7-6-11; 8:45 am]

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