[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1725-1726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-301]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-824]


Certain Blu-Ray Disc Players, Components Thereof and Products 
Containing Same; Notice of 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 December 5, 2011, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of 
Walker Digital, LLC, of Stamford, Connecticut. Letters supplementing 
the complaint were filed on December 21, 2011, and December 22, 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 Blu-
ray disc players, components thereof and products containing same by 
reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No 6,263,505 
(``the `505 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 January 5, 2012, 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 Blu-ray disc 
players, components thereof and products containing same that infringe 
one or more of claims 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 15 of the `505 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:
    Walker Digital, LLC, 2 High Ridge Park, Stamford, CT 06905.
    (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:
    D&M Holdings, Inc., D&M Building 2-1, Nisshin-cho, Kawasaki-ku, 
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 210-8569, Japan.
    D&M Holdings US, Inc., 100 Corporate Drive, Mahwah, NJ 07430.
    Denon Electronics (USA) LLC, 100 Corporate Drive, Mahwah, NJ 07430.
    Funai Electric Co., Ltd., 7-7-1 Nakagaito, Daito City, Osaka 574-
0013, Japan.
    Funai Corporation, Inc., 201 Route 17 North, Suite 903, Rutherford, 
NJ 07070.
    Haier Group Corporation, 1 Haier Road, Hi-Tech Zone, Qindao 266101, 
China.
    Haier America Trading, LLC, 1356 Broadway, New York, NY 10018.
    Harman International Industries, Inc., 400 Atlantic Street, 15th 
Floor, Stamford, CT 06901.
    Inkel Corporation, 3-8, Cheongcheon-Dong, Bupyeong-Gu, Incheon, 
4.3-853, South Korea.
    LG Electronics, Inc., LG Twin Towers, 20 Yeouido-dong, 
Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 150-721, South Korea.
    LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., 1000 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, 
NJ 07632.
    Marantz America LLC, 100 Corporate Drive, Mahwah, NJ 07430.
    Onkyo Sound & Vision Corporation, 2-1 Nisshin-cho, Neyagawa-shi, 
Osaka 572-8540, Japan.
    Onkyo USA Corporation, 18 Park Way, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458.
    Orion America, Inc., 1150 S. Main Street, Princeton, IN 47670.
    Orion Electric Co., Ltd., 41-1 Iehisa-cho, Echizen-shi, Fukui 915-
8555, Japan.
    Panasonic Corporation, 1006 Oaza Kodoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-
8501, Japan.
    Panasonic Corporation of North America, One Panasonic Way, 
Seacaucus, NJ 07094.
    P&F USA, Inc., 3015 Windward Plaza, Suite 100, Alpharetta, GA 
30005.
    Philips Electronics North America Corp., 3000 Minuteman Road, 
Andover, Massachusetts 01810.
    Pioneer Corporation, 1-1 Shin-ogura, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki-shi, 
Kanagawa 212-0031, Japan.
    Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc., 1925 East Dominguez Street, Long 
Beach, CA 90810.
    Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 1320-10, Seocho 2-dong, Seocho-gu, 
Seoul 137-857, South Korea.
    Samsung Electronics America, Inc., 105 Challenger Road, Ridgefield 
Park, NJ 07660.
    Sharp Corporation, 22-22 Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8522, 
Japan.
    Sharp Electronics Corporation, 1 Sharp Plaza, Mahwah, NJ 07495.
    Sherwood America, Inc., 14730 Beach Boulevard, 102, La 
Mirada, CA 90638.
    Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0075, Japan.
    Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc., 1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 
108-0075, Japan.
    Sony Corporation of America, 1550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 
10022.
    Sony Electronics, Inc., 6530 Via Esprillo, San Diego, CA 92127.
    Sony Computer Entertainment, America LLC, 919 East Hillsdale 
Boulevard, Foster City, CA 94404.

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    Toshiba Corporation, 1-1, Shibaura 1-Chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-
8001, Japan.
    Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., 9740 Irvine Boulevard, 
Irvine, CA 92618.
    VIZIO, Inc., 39 Tesla, Irvine, CA 92618.
    (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.

    Issued: January 5, 2012.
    By order of the Commission.
James R. Holbein,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2012-301 Filed 1-10-12; 8:45 am]
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