[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8209-8210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01531]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1036]


Certain Magnetic Tape Cartridges 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 December 15, 2016, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of 
Sony Corporation of Japan; Sony Storage Media and Devices Corporation 
of Japan; Sony DADC US Inc. of Terre Haute, Indiana; and Sony Latin 
America Inc. of Miami, Florida. Supplements to the complaint were filed 
on January 5, 2017. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations 
of section 337 based

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upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, 
and the sale within the United States after importation of certain 
magnetic tape cartridges and components thereof by reason of 
infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,345,779 (``the '779 
patent''); U.S. Patent No. 6,896,959 (``the '959 patent''); U.S. Patent 
No. 7,016,137 (``the '137 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 7,115,331 
(``the '331 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 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 magnetic 
tape cartridges and components thereof by reason of infringement of one 
or more of claims 1-6 of the '779 patent; claims 1, 2, 4-9, 13, 16, and 
17 of the '959 patent; claims 1-5 of the '137 patent; and claims 1-3, 
7, 9-11, 13, 14, 16, and 17 of the '331 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)(l), 
(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:

Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0075, Japan
Sony Storage Media and Devices Corporation, 3-4-1 Sakuragi, Tagajo, 
Miyagi 985-0842, Japan
Sony DADC US Inc., 1800 North Fruitridge Avenue, Terre Haute, IN 47804
Sony Latin America Inc., 5201 Blue Lagoon Drive, Suite 400, Miami, FL 
33126

    (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:

Fujifilm Holdings Corporation, 7-3 Akasaka 9-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 
107-0052, Japan
Fujifilm Corporation, 7-3 Akasaka 9-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052, 
Japan
Fujifilm Holdings America Corporation, 200 Summit Lake Drive, Valhalla, 
NY 10595
Fujifilm Recording Media U.S.A., Inc., 45 Crosby Drive, Bedford, MA 
01730-1401

    (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. 2017-01531 Filed 1-23-17; 8:45 am]
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