[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38361-38362]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15236]


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 INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-885]


Certain Portable Electronic Communications Devices, Including 
Mobile Phones and Components Thereof; Institution of Investigation 
Pursuant to United States Code

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 May 23, 2013, under section 337 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of 
Nokia Corporation of Finland and Nokia Inc., of Sunnyvale, California. 
A supplement to the Complaint was filed on June 12, 2013. 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 portable electronic

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communications devices, including mobile phones and components thereof, 
by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 
6,035,189 (``the '189 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 6,373,345 (``the '345 
patent''); U.S. Patent 6,711,211 (``the '211 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 
7,187,945 (``the '945 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,140,650 (``the '650 
patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 8,363,824 (``the '824 patent''). The 
complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists 
or is in the process of being established as required by subsection 
(a)(2) of section 337.
    The complainants request that the Commission institute an 
investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited 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: Docket Services, U.S. International 
Trade Commission, telephone (202) 205-1802.

    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 (2013).

    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on June 20, 2013, 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 portable 
electronic communications devices, including mobile phones and 
components thereof, by reason of infringement of one or more of claims 
8, 10, and 11 of the '189 patent; claims 1-12 of the '345 patent; 
claims 26-27, 29-31, 50-53, and 56-57 of the '211 patent; claims 1-7, 
12-14, 19, 27, and 31 of the '945 patent; claims 1-8, 10-15, and 17-18 
of the '650 patent; and claims 1-4, 7, 11-12, and 17-19 of the '824 
patent, and whether an industry in the United States exists or is in 
the process of being established 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 complainants are:

Nokia Corporation, Keilalahdentie 2-4, FIN-00045 Nokia Group, Espoo, 
Finland;
Nokia Inc., 200 South Mathilda Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086.

    (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:

HTC Corporation, 23 Xinghua Road, Taoyuan City, Taoyuan County 330, 
Taiwan;
HTC America, Inc., 13920 SE Eastgate Way, Suite 400, Bellevue, WA 
98005.

    (3) For the investigation so instituted, the Chief Administrative 
Law Judge, U.S. International Trade Commission, shall designate the 
presiding Administrative Law Judge.
    The Office of Unfair Import Investigations will not participate as 
a party in this investigation.
    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(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: June 21, 2013.

    By order of the Commission.
William R. Bishop,
Supervisory Hearings and Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-15236 Filed 6-25-13; 8:45 am]
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