[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2692-2693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00566]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-904]


Certain Acousto-Magnetic Electronic Article Surveillance Systems, 
Components Thereof, and Products Containing Same; 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 December 11, 2013, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of 
Tyco Fire & Security GmbH of Switzerland; Sensormatic Electronics, LLC 
of Boca Raton, Florida; and Tyco Integrated Security, LLC of Boca 
Raton, Florida. A letter supplementing the complaint was filed on 
December 23, 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 acousto-magnetic electronic article surveillance systems, 
components thereof, and products containing same by reason of 
infringement of U.S. Patent No. 5,729,200 (``the `200 patent'') and 
U.S. Patent No. 6,181,245 (``the `245 patent''). The complaint further 
alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by 
subsection (a)(2) of section 337.
    The complainants request that the Commission institute an 
investigation and, after the investigation, issue a general exclusion 
order and cease and desist orders.

ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for any confidential information 
contained therein, is available for inspection

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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 (2013).

    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on January 9, 2014, 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 acousto-
magnetic electronic article surveillance systems, components thereof, 
and products containing same by reason of infringement of one or more 
of claims 1-4, 6, 7, and 20-25 of the `200 patent and claims 1-5 of the 
`245 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 complainants are:

Tyco Fire & Security GmbH, Victor von Bruns Strasse 21, Neuhausen am 
Rheinfall 8212, Switzerland;
Sensormatic Electronics, LLC, 6600 Congress Avenue, Boca Raton, FL 
33487;

Tyco Integrated Security, LLC, 1501 Yamato Road, Boca Raton, Florida 
33487.
    (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:

Ningbo Signatronic Technologies, Ltd., 505 MingZhou Road (West), BeiLun 
District, Ningbo, China 315800;
All-Tag Security Americas, Inc., 1155 Broken Sound Parkway, NW., Unit 
E, Arvida Park of Commerce, Boca Raton, FL 33487;
All-Tag Security Hong Kong Co., Ltd., Unit 1211, 12/F, Tsuen Wan 
Industrial Centre, 220-248 Texaco Road, Tsuen Wan N.T., Hong Kong;
All-Tag Europe SPRL, Chauss[eacute]e d'Alsemberg, 999 Boite 14, 1180 
Brussels, Belgium;
All-Tag Security UK, Ltd., Unit 3 Bamford Business Park, Hibbert 
Street, Stockport SK4 1PL Cheshire, United Kingdom;
Best Security Industries, 755 NW 17th Avenue Suite 101, Delray Beach, 
FL 33445;
Signatronic Corporation, 1155 Broken Sound Parkway NW Unit E, Boca 
Raton, FL 33487.

    (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(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: January 9, 2014.
Lisa R. Barton,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2014-00566 Filed 1-14-14; 8:45 am]
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