[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49575-49576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21362]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1133]


Certain Unmanned Aerial Vehicles 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 August 30, 2018, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Autel Robotics 
USA LLC of Bothell, 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 unmanned aerial vehicles and components thereof 
by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 
7,979,174 (``the '174 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 9,260,184 (``the '184 
patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 10,044,013 (``the '013 patent''). The 
complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists 
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: Katherine Hiner, The Office of Docket 
Services, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 205-
1802.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    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 (2018).
    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on September 26, 2018, 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

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United States, the sale for importation, or the sale within the United 
States after importation of certain products identified in paragraph 
(2) by reason of infringement of one or more of claims 1-8 and 14-17 of 
the '174 patent; claims 1-5 and 11 of the '184 patent; and claims 1, 3-
16, 18, and 21-24 of the '013 patent; and whether an industry in the 
United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337;
    (2) Pursuant to section 210.10(b)(1) of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10(b)(1), the plain language 
description of the accused products or category of accused products, 
which defines the scope of the investigation, is ``drones, rotors, 
rotor assemblies, actuators, propulsion assemblies, batteries, battery 
components, battery assemblies, controllers, processors, processing 
components, modules, chips, and circuits used therein or therewith'';
    (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:

Autel Robotics USA LLC, 22522 29th Dr. SE, Suite 101, Bothell, WA 98021

    (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:

SZ DJI Technology Co. Ltd., 14th Floor, West Wing, Skyworth, 
Semiconductor Design Building, No. 18, Gaoxin South 4th Ave., Nanshan 
District, Shenzhen, China 518063

DJI Europe B.V., Bijdorp-Oost 6, 2992 LA Barendrecht, Netherlands

DJI Technology Inc., 201 S Victory Blvd., Burbank, CA 91502

iFlight Technology Co. Ltd., Units 912-916, 9/F, Building 16W, No. 16 
Science Park West Avenue, Hong Kong Science Park, Pak Shek Kok, Hong 
Kong 999077

DJI Baiwang Technology Co. Ltd., Building 9, 7, 2, 1, Baiwang Creative 
Factory, No. 1051, Songbai Road, Xili, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, 
China 518105

DJI Research LLC, 435 Portage Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

DJI Service LLC, 17301 Edwards Road, Cerritos, CA 90703

DJI Creative Studio LLC, 201 S. Victory Boulevard, Burbank, CA 91502

    (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 participate as 
a party in 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: September 26, 2018.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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