[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52791-52792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21575]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-965]


Certain Table Saws Incorporating Active Injury Mitigation 
Technology and Components Thereof; 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 July 16, 2015, under section 337 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of 
SawStop, LLC of Tualatin, Oregon and SD3, LLC of Tualatin, Oregon. An 
amended

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complaint was filed on July 30, 2015. The amended 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 table saws incorporating active injury 
mitigation technology and components thereof by reason of infringement 
of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,225,712 (``the '712 patent''); 
U.S. Patent No. 7,600,455 (``the '455 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 
7,610,836 (``the '836 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,895,927 (``the '927 
patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,011,279 (``the '279 patent''); and U.S. 
Patent No. 8,191,450 (``the '450 patent''). The amended 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 cease and desist orders.

ADDRESSES: The amended 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: The Office of the Secretary, Docketing 
Services Division, 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 (2015).

SCOPE OF INVESTIGATION: Having considered the amended complaint, the 
U.S. International Trade Commission, on August 26, 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 table saws 
incorporating active injury mitigation technology and components 
thereof by reason of infringement of one or more of claims 8, 9, 11, 
15, 18, and 20 of the '712 patent; claims 1, 5, 7, 10, 13-16, and 18-20 
of the '455 patent; claims 1, 5, and 16 of the '836 patent; claims 7, 
8, and 10-12 of the '927 patent; claims 1, 5, 6, 10-14, 16, and 17 of 
the '279 patent; and claims 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, and 11 of the '450 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:

SawStop, LLC, 9564 SW. Tualatin Road, Tualatin, OR 97062.
SD3, LLC, 9564 SW. Tualatin Road, Tualatin, OR 97062.

    (b) The respondents are the following entities alleged to be in 
violation of section 337, and are the parties upon which the amended 
complaint is to be served:

Robert Bosch Tool Corporation, 1800 Central Road, Mount Prospect, IL 
60056.
Robert Bosch GmbH, Robert-Bosch-Platz 1, 70839 Gerlingen-
Schillerh[ouml]he, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany.

    (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 amended 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 amended complaint 
and the notice of investigation. Extensions of time for submitting 
responses to the amended 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 amended complaint and in this notice may be deemed to 
constitute a waiver of the right to appear and contest the allegations 
of the amended 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 amended 
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: August 26, 2015.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2015-21575 Filed 8-31-15; 8:45 am]
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