[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6158-6159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03294]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1087]


Certain Batteries and Electrochemical Devices Containing 
Composite Separators, Components Thereof, and Products Containing Same; 
Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination 
Granting a Joint Motion To Terminate the Investigation Based Upon 
Settlement; Termination of the Investigation

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. 42) of the presiding administrative law judge 
(``ALJ'') granting a joint motion to terminate the investigation based 
upon settlement. The investigation is terminated.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Houda Morad, Office of the General 
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 708-4716. 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 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. 
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 November 28, 2017, based on a complaint, as supplemented, filed by 
LG Chem, Ltd. of South Korea; LG Chem Michigan Inc. of Holland, 
Michigan; LG Chem Power Inc. of Troy, Michigan; and Toray Industries, 
Inc. of Japan. See 82 FR 56265 (Nov. 28, 2017). The complaint alleges 
violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 
U.S.C. 1337), based upon the importation into the United States, the 
sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after

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importation of certain batteries and electrochemical devices containing 
composite separators, components thereof, and products containing same, 
by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 
7,662,517; U.S. Patent No. 7,638,241; and U.S. Patent No. 7,709,152. 
See id. The notice of investigation names Amperex Technology Limited of 
Hong Kong; DJI Technology Co., Ltd. of Shenzhen, China; DJI Technology, 
Inc. of Burbank, California; Guangdong OPPO Mobile, Telecommunications 
Corp., Ltd. of Guangdong, China; and OPPO Digital, Inc. of Menlo Park, 
California, as respondents in this investigation. See id. The Office of 
Unfair Import Investigations is not a party to this investigation. See 
id.
    On January 30, 2019, the parties filed a joint motion to terminate 
the investigation based on settlement. On February 4, 2019, the ALJ 
issued the subject ID (Order No. 42) granting the joint motion. The ID 
finds that ``[c]onsistent with Commission rule 210.21(b), the parties 
have filed confidential and public versions of the settlement 
agreement'' and that ``the parties state that `[t]here are no other 
agreements, written or oral, express or implied, between the parties 
concerning the subject matter of the Investigation.' '' See ID at 1-2 
(citing 19 CFR 210.2l(b)(1)). The ID also considers the public interest 
under Commission Rule 210.50(b)(2), 19 CFR 210.50(b)(2), and finds ``no 
evidence . . . indicating that terminating this investigation on the 
basis of settlement would adversely affect the public health and 
welfare, competitive conditions in the United States economy, the 
production of like or directly competitive articles in the United 
States, or United States consumers.'' See ID at 2.
    No petition for review of the subject ID was filed. The Commission 
has determined not to review the ID. The investigation is terminated.
    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: February 21, 2019.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2019-03294 Filed 2-25-19; 8:45 am]
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