[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 10, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14395-14396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07101]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1152]


Certain Vehicle Security and Remote Convenience Systems 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 March 5, 2019, under section 337 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of DEI Holdings, Inc. 
and Directed, LLC of Vista, California, and Directed Electronics Canada 
Inc. of Canada. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 based 
upon the importation into the United States, the

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sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after 
importation of certain vehicle security and remote convenience systems 
and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of 
U.S. Patent No. 7,191,053 (the ``'053 patent''), U.S. Patent No. 
7,483,783 (the ``'783 patent''), U.S. Patent No. 7,646,285 (the ``'285 
patent''), U.S. Patent No. 7,898,386 (the ``'386 patent''), and U.S. 
Patent No. 8,378,800 (the ``'800 patent''). The complaint further 
alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by the 
applicable Federal Statute.
    The complainants request 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, Office of the 
Secretary, Docket Services Division, 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 April 4, 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 1-9, 11-14, 16-19, 21-24, 26, 29-32, 34, 35, 38-40, 81-89, 91-
94, 96, 99, and 100 of the '053 patent; 1-3, 6, 7, 18, 25, 52, 53, 56, 
and 57 of the '783 patent; claims 1-9 and 12-16 of the '386 patent; 
claims 1-3, 17, 39, 40 and 52 of the `285 patent, and claims 1-6, 8, 
and 11-15 of the '800 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 ``user smartphones 
running software applications or handheld key fobs with software for 
sending commands to vehicles; vehicle-installed modules that receive 
commands from the smartphones or key fobs and communicate with vehicle 
electronics to execute the commands; and vehicle accessories that are 
turned on/off or otherwise controlled by the smartphones, key fobs, 
and/or in-vehicle modules'';
    (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 complainants are:

DEI Holdings, Inc., Directed, LLC, 1 Viper Way, Vista, California 
92081.
Directed Electronics Canada Inc., 2750 Alphonse-Gariepy St., Lachine, 
Quebec, H8T 3M2, Canada.

    (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:

Automotive Data Solutions, Inc., 8400 Bougainville, Montreal, QC H4P 
2G1, Canada.
Firstech, LLC, 21903 68th Avenue South, Kent, Washington 98032.
AAMP of Florida, Inc., 15500 Lightwave Drive, Suite 202, Clearwater, 
Florida 33760.

    (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 institution 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 institution 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 5, 2019.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2019-07101 Filed 4-9-19; 8:45 am]
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