[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8207-8208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01530]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1037]


Certain Graphics Processors, DDR Memory Controllers, and Products 
Containing the 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 December 16, 2016, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of 
ZiiLabs Inc., Ltd. of Bermuda. 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 graphics processors, DDR memory controllers, and 
products containing the same by reason of infringement of U.S. Patent 
No. 6,677,952 ('952 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 6,950,350 ('350 
patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,518,616 ('616 patent''); and U.S. Patent 
No. 8,643,659 ('659 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 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 https://www.usitc.gov. The 
public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's 
electronic docket (EDIS) at https://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 (2016).
    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on January 17, 2017, 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 graphics 
processors, DDR memory controllers, and products containing the same by 
reason of infringement of one or more of claims 1-8 of the '952 patent; 
claims 1-16 of the '350 patent; claims 1-8 of the '616 patent; and 
claims 1-20 of the '659 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 or 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 is:

ZiiLabs Inc., Ltd., Clarendon House, 2 Church Street, Hamilton, HM11, 
Bermuda

    (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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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., One AMD Place, P.O. Box 3453, Sunnyvale, 
CA 94088-3453
Lenovo Group Ltd., Shangdi Information Industry Base, No. 6 Chuang Ye 
Road, Haidan District, 10085 Beijing, China
Lenovo Holding Co., Inc., 1009 Think Place, Morrisville, NC 27650
Lenovo (United States) Inc., 1009 Think Place, Morrisville, NC 27650
LG Electronics, Inc., LG Twin Towers, 20, Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-
gu, Seoul 150-721, Republic of Korea
LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., 1000 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 
07632
LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc., 10101 Old Grove Road, San 
Diego, CA 92131
MediaTek, Inc., No. 1, Dusing Rd. 1, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu City 
30078, Taiwan
MediaTek USA Inc., 2860 Junction Ave., San Jose, CA 95134
Motorola Mobility LLC, 600 N. U.S. Highway 45, Libertyville, IL 60048
Qualcomm Inc., 5775 Morehouse Drive, San Diego, CA 92121
Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0075, Japan
Sony Corporation of America, 25 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022-
33211
Sony Electronics, Inc., 16535 Via Esprillo Building 1, San Diego, CA 
97127
Sony Mobile Communications (USA) Inc., 2207 Bridgepoint Parkway, San 
Mateo, CA 94404
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., 1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-
0075, Japan
Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, 2207 Bridgepoint Parkway, San 
Mateo, CA 94404

    (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 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 18, 2017.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2017-01530 Filed 1-23-17; 8:45 am]
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