[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73677-73678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30568]


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 INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-816]


Certain Wiper Blades; 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 October 26, 2011, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of 
Robert Bosch LLC of Farmington Hills, Michigan. 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 wiper blades by reason of infringement of 
certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,523,218 (``the '218 patent''); U.S. 
Patent No. 6,553,607 (``the '607 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 6,611,988 
(``the '988 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 6,675,434 (``the '434 patent''); 
U.S. Patent No. 6,836,926 (``the '926 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 
6,944,905 (``the '905 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 6,973,698 (``the '698 
patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,293,321 (``the '321 patent''); and U.S. 
Patent No. 7,523,520 (``the '520 patent''). The complaint further 
alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by 
subsections (a)(2) and (3) of section 337.
    The complainant requests that the Commission institute an 
investigation and, after the investigation, issue an exclusion order 
and cease and desist order.

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:[sol][sol]www.usitc.gov. The public record for this investigation 
may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at 
http:[sol][sol]edis.usitc.gov.

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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 November 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 wiper blades 
that infringe one or more of claims 1-3, 5-7, and 10 of the '218 
patent; claims 1-12 and 14 of the '607 patent; claims 1-6, 8-12, and 15 
of the '988 patent; claims 1, 5, 7, and 13 of the '434 patent; claims 
1-3 of the '926 patent; claims 1, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 13, and 15-18 of the 
'905 patent; claim 1 of the '698 patent; claims 1-5, 9, and 10 of the 
'321 patent; and claims 1-5, 9, 10, 18, and 19 of the '520 patent; and 
whether an industry in the United States exists as required by 
subsections (a)(2) and (3) 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:

Robert Bosch LLC, 38000 Hills Tech Drive, Farmington Hills, MI 48331.

    (b) The respondent is the following entity alleged to be in 
violation of section 337, and is the party upon which the complaint is 
to be served:

ADM21 Co., Ltd., 742-6 Wonsi-dong, Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do, 
Korea, 425-090;
ADM21 Co. (North America) Ltd., 333 Sylvan Avenue, Suite 106, Englewood 
Cliffs, NJ 07632;
Alberee Products, Inc., d/b/a Saver Automotive Products, Inc., 510 E. 
Preston Street, Baltimore, MD 21202;
API Korea Co., Ltd., 45B-4L, 435-3, Nonhyeon-Dong, NamDong-Gu 
Incheon, Korea, 405-848;
Cequent Consumer Products, Inc., 29000-2 Aurora Rd., Solon, OH 44139;
Corea Autoparts Producing Corporation, d/b/a CAP America, 800, Oidap-
Dong, Sangju-City, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea, 742-320;
Danyang UPC Auto Parts Co., Ltd., Dachengqiao Industrial Park, Jiepai 
Town, Danyang City, Jiangsu, China, 212323;
Fu-Gang Co., Ltd., No. 65, Ligong 2nd Rd., Wujie Township, Yilan County 
268, Taiwan;
PIAA Corporation USA, 3004 NE. 181st Avenue, Portland, OR 97230;
Pylon Manufacturing Corp., 1341 W. Newport Center Drive, Deerfield 
Beach, FL 33442;
RainEater, LLC, 2800 W. 21st St., Erie, PA 16506;
Scan Top Enterprise Co., Ltd., RM. 4E-17, No. 5, Sec. 5, Hsin Yi Road, 
Taipei 110, Taiwan R.O.C.;
Winplus North America Inc., 820 South Wanamaker Ave., Ontario, CA 
91761.

    (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: November 21, 2011.
James R. Holbein,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2011-30568 Filed 11-28-11; 8:45 am]
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