[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 53 (Thursday, March 19, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14406-14407]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06245]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-950]


Certain Electronic Products, Including Products With Near Field 
Communication (``NFC'') System-Level Functionality and/or Battery 
Power-Up Functionality, Components Thereof, and Products Containing 
Same; 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 February 10, 2015, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of 
NXP B.V. of The Netherlands and NXP Semiconductors USA, Inc. of San 
Jose, California. A letter supplementing the complaint was filed on 
February 27, 2015. 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 electronic products, including products with 
near field communication (``NFC'') system-level functionality and/or 
battery power-up functionality, components thereof, and products 
containing same by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. 
Patent No. 7,412,230 (``the '230 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,280,304 
(``the '304 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,065,389 (``the '389 patent''); 
U.S. Patent No. 8,204,959 (``the '959 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 
8,412,185 (``the '185 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 6,590,365 (``the 
'365 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 limited exclusion 
order and a cease and desist order.

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 (2014).

    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on March 12, 2015, 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 electronic 
products, including products with near field communication (``NFC'') 
system-level functionality and/or battery power-up functionality, 
components thereof, and products containing same by reason of 
infringement of one or more of claims 6 and 7 of the '230 patent; 
claims 1 and 11 of the '304 patent; claims 1 and 5 of the '389 patent; 
claims 1 and 13 of the '959 patent; claims 1 and 8 of the '185 patent; 
and claims 1 and 7 of the '365 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 complainants are:

NXP B.V., High Tech Campus 60, 5656 AG, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
NXP Semiconductors USA, Inc., 411 East Plumeria Drive, San Jose, CA 
95134.

    (b) The respondent is the following entity alleged to be in 
violation of section 337, and is the party upon which the complaint is 
to be served:

Dell, Inc., One Dell Way, Round Rock, TX 78682.

    (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 respondent 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 the 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: March 13, 2015.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2015-06245 Filed 3-18-15; 8:45 am]
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