[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 51 (Friday, March 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9558-9560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04784]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-1148]


Certain Integrated Circuits and Products Containing the Same 
Institution of Investigation

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice; Institution of Investigation Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 
1337.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the 
U.S. International Trade Commission on

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December 19, 2018, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended, on behalf of Tela Innovations, Inc. of Los Gatos, California. 
The complaint was amended on February 7, 2019. Supplements to the 
amended complaint were filed on February 13 and 26, 2019. The 
complaint, as amended, 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 integrated 
circuits and products containing the same by reason of infringement of 
certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,943,966 (``the '966 patent''); U.S. 
Patent No. 7,948,012 (``the '012 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 10,141,334 
(``the '334 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 10,141,335 (``the '335 
patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 10,186,523 (``the '523 patent''). The 
amended 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 amended 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: Pathenia M. Proctor, The Office of 
Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 
telephone (202) 205-2560.

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 amended complaint, 
the U.S. International Trade Commission, on March 8, 2019, 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 products 
identified in paragraph (2) by reason of infringement of one or more of 
claims 2, 32, and 33 of the '966 patent; claims 2, 27, and 28 of the 
'012 patent; claims 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 11, 15, 20, and 24 of the '334 
patent; claims 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 11, 15, 20, and 24 of the '335 patent; 
and claims 1-12, 14-20, 22-24, and 26 of the '523 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 ``Intel's 14nm or 
smaller Tri-Gate integrated circuits and products that contain such 
Intel integrated circuits, specifically, microprocessors, modems, field 
programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), printed circuit boards, chipsets, 
laptops, desktops, computer tablets, all-in-one PCs, notebooks, 
servers, board-level computers, and board-level computer kits'';
    (3) 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);
    (4) 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: Tela Innovations, Inc., 475 Alberto Way, 
Suite 120, Los Gatos, CA 95032.
    (b) The respondents are the following entities alleged to be in 
violation of section 337, and are the parties upon which the amended 
complaint is to be served:

Acer, Inc., 1F, 88, Sec. 1, Xintai 5th Road, Xizhi, New Taipei City 
221, Taiwan
Acer America Corporation, 333 West San Carlos Street, Suite 1500, San 
Jose, CA 95110
AsusTek Computer Inc., No. 15, Li-Te Road, Beitou District, Taipai 112, 
Taiwan
Asus Computer International, 800 Corporate Way, Fremont, CA 94539
Intel Corporation, 2200 Mission College Boulevard, Santa Clara, CA 
95052
Lenovo Group Ltd., No. 6 Chuang Ye Road, Shangdi Information Industry 
Base, Beijing 100085, China
Lenovo (United States) Inc., 1009 Think Place, Morrisville, NC 27560
Micro-Star International Co., Ltd., No. 69, Lide Street, Zhonghe 
District, New Taipei City 235, Taiwan
MSI Computer Corp., 901 Canada Court, City of Industry, CA 91748

    (c) The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International 
Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; and
    (5) 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 amended 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 amended complaint 
and the notice of investigation. Extensions of time for submitting 
responses to the amended 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 amended complaint and in this notice may be deemed to 
constitute a waiver of the right to appear and contest the allegations 
of the amended 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 amended 
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.


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    Issued: March 11, 2019.
Katherine Hiner,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2019-04784 Filed 3-14-19; 8:45 am]
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