[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 122 (Friday, June 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41344-41345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14948]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337-TA-1010]
Certain Semiconductor Devices, Semiconductor Device Packages, 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 May 23, 2016, under section 337
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of
Tessera Technologies, Inc. of San Jose, California; Tessera, Inc. of
San Jose, California; and Invensas Corporation of San Jose, 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
semiconductor devices, semiconductor device packages, and products
containing same by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S.
Patent No. 6,856,007 (``the '007 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 6,849,946
(``the '946 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 6,133,136 (``the '136
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 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 Office of 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 June 20, 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
semiconductor devices, semiconductor device packages, and products
containing same by reason of infringement of one or more of claims 13,
16, and 18 of the '007 patent; claims 16-20 and 22 of the '946 patent;
and claims 1-3, 5, 6, 11-16, 24-27, 29, 30 and 33-35 of the '136
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:
Tessera Technologies, Inc., 3025 Orchard Parkway, San Jose, CA 95134
Tessera, Inc., 3025 Orchard Parkway, San Jose, CA 95134
Invensas Corporation, 3025 Orchard Parkway, San Jose, CA 95134
(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:
Broadcom Limited, 1 Yishun Avenue 7, Singapore 768923
Broadcom Corporation, 5300 California Ave., Irvine, CA 92617
Avago Technologies Limited, 1 Yishun Avenue 7, Singapore 768923
Avago Technologies U.S. Inc., 1320 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, CA
95131
Arista Networks, Inc., 5453 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA
95054
ARRIS International plc, 3871 Lakefield Drive, Suwanee, GA 30024
ARRIS Group, Inc., 3871 Lakefield Drive, Suwanee, GA 30024
ARRIS Technology, Inc., 101 Tournament Drive, Horsham, PA 19044
ARRIS Enterprises LLC, 3871 Lakefield Drive, Suwanee, GA 30024
ARRIS Solutions, Inc., 3871 Lakefield Drive, Suwanee, GA 30024
Pace Ltd., Victoria Road, Saltaire, West Yorkshire BD18 3LF, England
Pace Americas, LLC, 3701 FAU Boulevard, Suite 200, Boca Raton, FL 33431
Pace USA, LLC, 3701 FAU Boulevard, Suite 200, Boca Raton, FL 33431
ASUSTeK Computer Inc., No. 15, Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan
ASUS Computer International, 800 Corporate Way, Fremont, CA 94539
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, 1500 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA
19102
Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC, 1701 John F Kennedy
Blvd., Philadelphia, PA, 19103
Comcast Business Communications, LLC, 1701 John F Kennedy Blvd.,
Philadelphia, PA, 19103
HTC Corporation, 23 Xinghau Road, Taoyuan, 330, Taiwan
HTC America, Inc., 13920 SE Eastgate Way, Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98005
NETGEAR, Inc., 350 East Plumeria Drive, San Jose, CA 95134
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Technicolor S.A., 1-5, rue Jeanne d'Arc, 92130 Issy-Les-Moulineaux,
France
Technicolor USA, Inc., 101 West 103rd Street, Indianapolis, IN 46290
Technicolor Connected Home USA LLC, 101 West 103rd Street,
Indianapolis, IN 46290
(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 be a party to
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: June 20, 2016.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2016-14948 Filed 6-23-16; 8:45 am]
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