[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20633-20634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08923]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1052]


Certain Thermoplastic-Encapsulated Electric Motors, Components 
Thereof, and Products and Vehicles 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 March 21, 2017, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Intellectual 
Ventures II LLC of Bellevue, Washington. 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 thermoplastic-encapsulated electric 
motors, components thereof, and products and vehicles containing same 
by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 
7,154,200 (``the '200 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,067,944 (``the '944 
patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,067,952 (``the '952 patent''); U.S. Patent 
No. 7,683,509 (``the '509 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 7,928,348 
(``the '348 patent''). The complaint further alleges that an industry 
in the United States exists or is in the process of being established 
as required by the applicable Federal Statute.
    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, 19 
U.S.C. 1337 and in section 210.10 of the Commission's Rules of Practice 
and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2017).
    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on April 26, 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 
thermoplastic-encapsulated electric motors, components thereof, and 
products and vehicles containing same by reason of infringement of one 
or more of claims 1-2 and 4-7 of the '200 patent; claims 24-27 of the 
'348 patent; claims 1-2 and 14-15 of the '509 patent; claims 3, 9, 11 
of the '944 patent; claims 10 and 12 of the '952 patent, and whether an 
industry in the United States exists or is in the process of being 
established 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)(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: Intellectual Ventures II LLC, 3150 139th 
Avenue SE., Building 4, Bellevue, WA 98005.
    (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:

Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd., 2-1, Asahimachi, Kariya 448-0032, Aichi, Japan
Aisin Holdings of America, Inc., 1665 E 4th Street Road, Seymour, IN 
47274
Aisin Technical Center of America, Inc., 15300 Centennial Drive, 
Northville, MI 48168

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Aisin World Corporation of America, 15300 Centennial Drive, Northville, 
MI 48168
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Petuelring 130, D-80788, Munich, Germany
BMW of North America, LLC, 300 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Woodcliff Lake, NJ 
07677
BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC, 1400 Hwy. 101 S., Greer, SC 29651-6731
Denso Corporation, 1-1, Showacho, Kariya 448-0029, Aichi, Japan
Denso International America, Inc., 24777 Denso Drive, Southfield, MI 
48033
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., 1-1, 2-chome, Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 
107-8556, Japan
Honda North America, Inc., 700 Van Ness Avenue, Torrance, CA 90501
American Honda Motor Co., Inc., 1919 Torrance Blvd., Torrance, CA 90501
Honda of America Mfg., Inc., 24000 Honda Pkwy., Marysville, OH 43040
Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC, 1800 Honda Drive, Lincoln, AL 
35096
Honda R&D Americas, Inc., 1900 Harpers Way, Torrance, CA 90501
Mitsuba Corporation, 1-2681, Hirosawacho, Kiryu 376-0013, Gunma, Japan
American Mitsuba Corporation, 2945 Three Leaves Drive, Mount Pleasant, 
MI 48858
Nidec Corporation, 338, Tonoshirocho, Kuze, Minami-Ku, Kyoto, Japan
Nidec Automotive Motor Americas, LLC, 1800 Opdyke Court, Auburn Hills, 
MI 48326
Toyota Motor Corporation, 1 Toyota-cho, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture 
471-8571, Japan
Toyota Motor North America, Inc., 601 Lexington Ave., 49th Floor, New 
York, NY 10022
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., 19001 S. Western Avenue, Torrance, CA 
90501
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing, North America, Inc., 25 
Atlantic Avenue, Erlanger, KY 41018
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc., 4000 Tulip Tree Drive, 
Princeton, IN 47670
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc., 1001 Cherry Blossom Way, 
Georgetown, KY 40324

    (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: April 28, 2017.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.

[FR Doc. 2017-08923 Filed 5-2-17; 8:45 am]
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