[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59737-59738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24730]


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 INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[ Inv. No. 337-TA-807]


 In the Matter of Certain Digital Photo Frames and Image Display 
Devices and Components Thereof; 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 August 24, 2011, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of 
Technology Properties Limited, LLC of Cupertino, California. A letter 
supplementing the complaint was filed on September 14, 2011. 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 
digital photo frames and image display devices and components thereof 
by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 
6,976,623 (``the '623 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,162,549 (``the '549 
patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,295,443 (``the '443 patent''); and U.S. 
Patent No. 7,522,424 (``the '424 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 September 21, 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 digital 
photo frames and image display devices and components thereof that 
infringe one or more of claims 1, 2, 9, 10, 17, and 18 of the '623 
patent; claims 1, 7, 11, 17, 19, and 21 of the '549 patent; claims 1, 
3, 4, 7, 9, 11, 12, and 14 of the '443 patent; and claims 25, 26, 28, 
and 29 of the '424 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:

Technology Properties Limited, LLC, 20883 Stevens Creek Boulevard, 
Suite 100, Cupertino, CA 95014.
    (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:

Action Electronics Co., Ltd., No. 198, Zhongyuan Road, Zhongli City, 
Taoyuan, County 320, Taiwan.

Aiptek International Inc., No. 19, Industry E. Road IV. Science Park, 
Hsinchu 300, Taiwan.

Aluratek, Inc., 14831 Myford Road, Tustin, CA 92780.

Audiovox Corporation, 180 Marcus Boulevard, Happauge, NY 11788.

CEIVA Logic, Inc., 214 E. Magnolia Boulevard, Burbank, CA 91502.

Circus World Displays Ltd., 4080 Montrose Road, Niagara Falls, L2H 1J9, 
Canada.

Coby Electronics Corporation, 1991 Marcus Avenue, Suite 301, Lake 
Success, NY 11042.

Curtis International, Ltd., 315 Attwell Drive, Etobicoke, Ontario, M9W 
5C1, Canada.

Digital Spectrum Solutions, Inc., 17821 Mitchell N, Irvine, CA 92614.

Eastman Kodak Company, 343 State Street, Rochester, NY 14650.

Mustek Systems, Inc., 25, R&D Road II, Science-Based Industrial Park, 
Hsin Chu, Taiwan.

Nextar Inc., 1661 Fairplex Drive, La Verne, CA 91750.

Pandigital, 6375 Clark Avenue, Suite 100, Dublin, CA 94568.

Royal Consumer Information Products, Inc., 379 Campus Drive, Somerset, 
NJ 08875.

Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0075, Japan.

Sony Corporation of America, 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022.


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Transcend Information, Inc., No. 70, XingZhong Road, NeiHu District, 
Taipei, Taiwan.

ViewSonic Corporation, 381 Brea Canyon Road, Walnut, CA 91789.

Win Accord Ltd., 12F, No. 225, Sec. 5, Nan Jing E. Road, Song Shan 
District, Taipei, Taiwan 105.

WinAccord U.S.A., Inc., 2526 Qume Drive, Suite 24, San Jose, CA 95131.

    (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 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: September 21, 2011.
James R. Holbein,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2011-24730 Filed 9-26-11; 8:45 am]
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