[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 184 (Friday, September 21, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 47938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20537]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1098]


Certain Subsea Telecommunication Systems and Components Thereof; 
Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination 
Amending the Complaint and Notice of Investigation To Add Nokia of 
America Corporation as a Respondent

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade 
Commission has determined not to review an initial determination 
(``ID'') (Order No. 30) of the presiding administrative law judge 
(``ALJ'') amending the complaint and notice of investigation to add 
Nokia of America Corporation as a respondent in the investigation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amanda Pitcher Fisherow, Esq., Office 
of the General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2737. Copies of 
non-confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation 
are or will be 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, Washington, DC 20436, 
telephone (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. 
Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information on this matter 
can be obtained by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on (202) 
205-1810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission instituted this investigation 
on January 26, 2018, based on a complaint, as supplemented, filed on 
behalf of Neptune Subsea Acquisitions Ltd. of the United Kingdom; 
Neptune Subsea IP Ltd. of the United Kingdom; and Xtera, Inc. of Allen, 
Texas (collectively, ``complainants''). 83 FR 3770 (Jan. 26, 2018). The 
complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of Section 337 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337 (``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 
subsea telecommunication systems and components thereof by reason of 
infringement of one or more claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,380,068; U.S. 
Patent No. 7,860,403; U.S. Patent No. 8,971,171; U.S. Patent No. 
8,351,798; and U.S. Patent No. 8,406,637. The complaint further alleges 
that an industry in the United States exists as required by section 
337. The notice of investigation, as originally filed, named Nokia 
Corporation of Espoo, Finland; Nokia Solutions and Networks B.V. of 
Hoofddorp, The Netherlands; Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy of Espoo, 
Finland; Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks SAS of Boulogne-Billancourt, 
France; Nokia Solutions and Networks US LLC of Phoenix, Arizona; NEC 
Corporation of Tokyo, Japan; NEC Networks & System Integration 
Corporation of Tokyo, Japan; and NEC Corporation of America of Irving, 
Texas as respondents. The Office of Unfair Import Investigations was 
named as a party in this investigation.
    On March 19, 2018, the ALJ issued an ID (Order No. 9) to correct 
the name of respondent Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks SAS to Alcatel 
Submarine Networks and terminate then respondents Nokia Solutions and 
Networks B.V., Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy, and Nokia Solutions and 
Networks US LLC from the investigation. The Commission determined not 
to review this ID. Notice (April 17, 2018).
    On July 10, 2018, the ALJ issued an ID (Order No. 21) to reflect 
the corporate name change of complainant Neptune Subsea Acquisitions 
Ltd. to Xtera Topco Ltd. The Commission determined not to review this 
ID. Notice (July 27, 2018).
    On August 27, 2018, the ALJ issued the subject ID amending the 
complaint and notice of investigation to add Nokia of America 
Corporation as a respondent in the investigation. No petitions for 
review were filed.
    The Commission has determined not to review the ID. Nokia of 
America Corporation, of 600 Mountain Avenue, New Providence, New Jersey 
07974-2008, is now a respondent in the investigation.
    The authority for the Commission's determination is contained in 
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and 
in Part 210 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 
part 210).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: September 17, 2018.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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