[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 85 (Thursday, May 2, 2013)]
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[FR Doc No: 2013-10354]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-792]


Certain Static Random Access Memories and Products Containing 
Same; Commission Determination To Review in Part a Final Initial 
Determination Finding No Violation of Section 337

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade 
Commission has determined to review in part the remand initial 
determination (``RID'') issued by the presiding administrative law 
judge (``ALJ'') on February 25, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Panyin A. Hughes, Office of the 
General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-3042. Copies of non-
confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation are 
or will be 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., Washington, DC 20436, 
telephone (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. 
Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information on this matter 
can be obtained by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on (202) 
205-1810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission instituted this investigation 
on July 28, 2011, based on a complaint filed by Cypress Semiconductor 
Corporation of San Jose, California (``Cypress''). 76 FR 45295 (July 
28, 2011). The complaint alleged violations of section 337 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337) in the importation into the United 
States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States 
after importation of certain static random access memories and products 
containing the same by reason of infringement of various claims of 
United States Patent Nos. 6,534,805; 6,651,134; 6,262,937 and 
7,142,477. The notice of investigation named the following entities as 
respondents: GSI Technology, Inc. of Sunnyvale, California (``GSI''); 
Alcatel-Lucent of Paris, France (``Alcatel-Lucent''); Alcatel-Lucent 
USA, Inc. of Murray Hill, New Jersey (``Alcatel-Lucent USA''); 
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson of Stockholm, Sweden (``Ericsson LM''); 
Ericsson, Inc. of Plano, Texas (``Ericsson''); Motorola Solutions, Inc. 
of Schaumburg, Illinois (``Motorola''); Motorola Mobility, Inc. of 
Libertyville, Illinois (``MMI''); Arrow Electronics, Inc. of Melville, 
New York (``Arrow''); Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. of Melville, New 
York (``Nu Horizons''); Cisco Systems, Inc. of San Jose, California 
(``Cisco''); Hewlett Packard Company/Tipping Point of Palo Alto, 
California (``HP''); Avnet, Inc. of Phoenix, Arizona (``Avnet''); Nokia 
Siemens Networks US, LLC of Irving, Texas (``Nokia US''); Nokia Siemens 
Networks B.V. of Zoetermeer, Netherlands (``Nokia''); and Tellabs of 
Naperville, Illinois (``Tellabs''). The Office of Unfair Import 
Investigations is not a party to this investigation.
    The following respondents were terminated from the investigation 
based on settlement agreements, consent orders, or withdrawal of 
allegations from the complaint: Alcatel-Lucent, Alcatel-Lucent USA, 
Ericsson, Arrow, Nu Horizons, Nokia US, and Nokia. The following 
respondents were terminated from the investigation based upon grant of 
summary determination of no violation of section 337: MMI, HP, 
Motorola, Tellabs, and Ericsson LM. The following respondents remain in 
the investigation: GSI, Cisco, and Avnet (collectively, 
``Respondents'').
    On October 25, 2012, the ALJ issued his final ID (``ID''), finding 
no violation of section 337 by the remaining respondents. Specifically, 
the ALJ found that the Commission has subject matter jurisdiction, in 
rem jurisdiction over the accused products, and in personam 
jurisdiction over the Respondents. ID at 8. The ALJ also found that the 
importation requirement of section 337 (19 U.S.C. 1337(a)(1)(B)) has 
been satisfied. Id. The ALJ, however, found that the accused products 
do not infringe the asserted patent claims. See ID at 16, 24, 39, and 
55. The ALJ also found that Cypress failed to establish the existence 
of a domestic industry that practices the asserted patents under 19 
U.S.C. 1337(a)(2) for failure to establish the technical prong of the 
domestic industry requirement. See ID at 20, 31, 45, and 58. The ALJ 
did not consider the validity or enforceability of the asserted patents 
despite Respondents' assertion in both their pre-hearing and post-
hearing briefs that the asserted patents are invalid and unenforceable. 
See ID at 20, 31, 45-46, and 59.
    On November 7, 2012, Cypress filed a petition for review of the ID. 
That same day, Respondents filed a contingent petition for review. On 
November 15, 2012, the parties filed responses to the petition and 
contingent petition for review.
    On December 21, 2012, the Commission determined to review the ID in 
its entirety (without requesting further briefing) and remanded the 
investigation to the ALJ to make findings on invalidity and 
unenforceability, issues he did not rule on. On February 25, 2012, the 
ALJ issued his RID, finding that the asserted patents are enforceable 
and not invalid.
    On March 11, 2013, Respondents filed a petition for review of the 
RID, challenging the ALJ's findings that the asserted patents are 
enforceable and not invalid. On March 19, 2013, Cypress filed a 
response to the petition for review.
    Having examined the record of this investigation, including the 
ALJ's final ID and RID, the petitions for review, and the responses 
thereto, the Commission has determined to review the RID in part, i.e., 
with respect to validity. The final ID remains under Commission review.
    The Commission declines Respondents' request to take judicial 
review of the on-going reexamination proceedings at the United States 
Patent and Trademark Office regarding the '805 patent and admit filings 
in that case into evidence in this investigation.
    The authority for the Commission's determination is contained in 
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and 
in sections 210.42-46 and 210.50 of the Commission's Rules of Practice 
and Procedure (19 CFR 210.42-46 and 210.50).

    Issued: April 26, 2013.

    By order of the Commission.
Lisa R. Barton,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
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