[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12526-12527]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-04801]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-910]


Certain Television Sets, Television Receivers, Television Tuners, 
and Components Thereof; 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 January 28, 2014, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of 
Cresta Technology Corporation, of Santa Clara, California. 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 television sets, 
television receivers, television tuners, and components thereof by 
reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,075,585 
(``the `585 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,265,792 (``the `792 patent''); 
and U.S. Patent No. 7,251,466 (``the `466 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 limited exclusion 
orders 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 no. (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 no. 
(202) 205-2560.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on February 26, 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 television 
sets, television receivers, television tuners, and components thereof 
by reason of infringement of one or more of claims 1-3, 5, 10, 12-14, 
and 16-19 of the `585 patent; claims 1-17 and 25-27 of the `792 patent; 
and claims 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 11-13, 16, 20-22, 24-26, 29, 31, 32, 35-37, 
and 39 of the `466 patent; and whether an industry in the United States 
exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337;
    (2) Pursuant to Commission Rule 210.50(b)(1), 19 CFR 210.50(b)(1), 
the presiding administrative law judge shall take evidence or other 
information and hear arguments from the parties and other interested 
persons with respect to the public interest in this investigation, as 
appropriate, and provide the Commission with findings of fact and a 
recommended determination on this issue, which shall be limited to the 
statutory public interest factors set forth in 19 U.S.C. 1337(d)(1), 
(f)(1), (g)(1);
    (3) 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:

Cresta Technology Corporation, 3900 Freedom Circle, Suite 201, Santa 
Clara, CA 95054.
    (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:


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Silicon Laboratories, Inc., 400 West Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, TX 
78701.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 129, Samsung-ro, Yeongton-gu, Suwon-si, 
Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Samsung Electronics America, Inc., 85 Challenger Road, Ridgefield Park, 
NJ 07660.
LG Electronics, Inc., LG Twin Towers, 20 Yeouido-dong, Yeoungdeungpo-
gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea 150-7-21.
LG Electronics U.S.A., 1000 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632.
MaxLinear, Inc., 2051 Palomar Airport Road, Suite 100, Carlsbad, CA 
92011.
Sharp Corporation, 22-22 Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8522, Japan.
Sharp Electronics Corporation, 1 Sharp Plaza, Mahwah, NJ 07495-1163.
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
    (4) 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 
respondents, 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 respondents.

    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).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: February 27, 2014.
William R. Bishop,
Supervisory Hearings and Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-04801 Filed 3-4-14; 8:45 am]
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