[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1441-1442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00314]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337-TA-980]
Certain Rack Mountable Power Distribution Units; 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 December 8, 2015, under section
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of
Server Technology, Inc. of Reno, Nevada. 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 rack mountable power distribution units by
reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,162,521
(``the `521 patent''), U.S. Patent No. 7,400,493 (``the `493 patent''),
U.S. Patent No. 7,414,329 (``the `329 patent''), U.S. Patent No.
7,447,002 (``the `002 patent''), U.S. Patent No. 7,567,430 (``the `430
patent''), U.S. Patent No. 7,706,134 (``the `134 patent''), U.S. Patent
No. 8,541,906 (``the `906 patent''), U.S. Patent No. 8,541,907 (``the
`907 patent''), U.S. Patent No. 8,601,291 (``the `291 patent''), and
U.S. Patent No. 8,694,272 (``the `272 patent''), and 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 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: The Secretary, Docket 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 complaint, the U.S.
International Trade Commission, on January 6, 2016, 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 rack
mountable power distribution units by reason of infringement of one or
more of claims 1, 2, 5-8, 16, 17, 19-23, 31, and 32-33 of the `521
patent; claims 1, 2-3, 5-6, 9-11, and 18-21 of the `493 patent; claims
1, 2-5, 10, 11-14, 19, and 20-21 of the `329 patent; claims 1, 2-4, 7-
10, 12-14, 16, and 17 of the `002 patent; claims 1, 3-4, 6, 7, 10, 11,
12, 14, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 30, and 31 of the `430 patent;
claims 1, 2-6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14-16, 19-21, and 22 of the `134
patent; claims 1, 2-4, and 6-9 of the `906 patent; claims 1, 2, 4-8, 9,
10, 12-16, 17, 18-22, 23, and 24-27 of the `907 patent; claims 1, 2-6,
7, 8-9, 13, and 18 of the `291 patent; claims 1, 2-6, 10-11, and 19 of
the `272 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
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this notice of investigation shall be served:
(a) The complainants are:
Server Technology, Inc., 1040 Sandhill Road, Reno, NV 89521.
(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:
Raritan Americas, Inc., 400 Cottontail Lane, Somerset, NJ 08873.
Legrand North America, 60 Woodlawn Street, West Hartford, CT 06110.
Legrand SA, 128 Avenue du Mar[eacute]chal de Lattre, de Tassigny, 87045
Limoges cedex, France.
(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.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: January 6, 2016.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2016-00314 Filed 1-11-16; 8:45 am]
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