[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 10, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14393-14394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07103]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1154]


Certain Child Carriers 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 6, 2019, under section 337 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of LILLEbaby LLC of 
Golden, Colorado. LILLEbaby filed supplements to the complaint on March 
25 and April 2, 2019. 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 child carriers and components thereof by reason of infringement 
of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,172,116 (``the '116 patent'') 
and U.S. Patent No. 8,424,732 (``the '732 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 general exclusion 
order or, in the alternative, limited exclusion orders. The complainant 
also requests that the Commission issue 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: Pathenia M. Proctor, 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).


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    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, 2, 5-7, 9, 11, 14-16, 18-20, and 23-25 of the '116 patent and 
claims 1-14 of the '732 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 ``child carriers 
wearable on the transporting individual'';
    (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 are:

LILLEbaby LLC, 700 12th Street, Golden, Colorado 80401.

    (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:

BabyBjorn AB, Kulltorpsv[auml]gen 49, Lanna SE-333 74 Bredaryd, Sweden.
BabyBjorn Inc., 1270 Broadway, Room 508, New York, New York 10001.
BabySwede LLC, 1157 Rockside Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44134.
Baby Tula LLC a/k/a New Baby Tula LLC, 2640 Financial Ct., San Diego, 
California 92117.
Boba Inc. d/b/a Beco Baby Carrier, 2033 11th Street, # 1, Boulder, 
Colorado 80302.
ByKay BV, Kruisbergsewwg 44a, Wijchen, Gelderland, 6601 DD, The 
Netherlands.
Artsana USA, Inc. f/k/a Chicco USA Inc., 1826 William Penn Way, 
Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601.
Cybex GmbH, Riedingerstr 18, Bayreuth 95448, Germany.
Columbus Trading Partners USA, Inc., 560 Harrison Avenue, Boston, 
Massachusetts 02118.
The Ergo Baby Carrier Inc., 617 W. 7th Street, Suite 1000, Los Angeles, 
California 90017.
Blue Box OpCo LLC d/b/a Infantino, 10025 Mesa Rim Road, San Diego, 
California 92121.
Isara, Deneris Trade SRL, Str. Tautului Nr 21g Apt. 1, Floresti, Cluj 
407280, Romania.
Jonobaby Babytragen, Gutenbergstra[szlig]e 17, 14467 Potsdam, Germany.
Kokadi GmbH & Co. KG, Domagkstr. 7, 85551 Kirchheim B., Munich, 
Germany.
Lenny Lamb Sp. z o.o. Sp.K, Domaniewska 37/2.43, 02-672, Warsaw, 
Poland.
Minimonkey BV, Larikslaan 9, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, 1087 SC, The 
Netherlands.
Mountain Buggy USA a/k/a Phil & Teds USA Inc., 221 Jefferson Street, 
Fort Collins, Colorado 80524.
Soul US Inc., #82/2 New Timberyard Layout, Mysore Road Bangalore, 
Bangalore KA 560026, India.
Stokke AS, Parkgata 6, Aalesund M[oslash]re og Romsda N-6001, Norway.
Stokke LLC, 5 High Ridge Park, Suite 105, Stamford, Connecticut 06905.
Tingtao Sunveno Co., Ltd., No. 11 Huqing Road, Sifang District, 
Qingdao, Shandong 266044, China.
Wuxi Kangarouse Trading Co. Ltd. Enterprises d/b/a Kangarouse, 8-1321, 
East Xihu Rd., Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214000, China.
Jing Jiang Dimarco Packaging & Gifts Co. Ltd., No.21st, Xinyi Road, 
Chengbei Section, Jingjiang Jiangsu 214500, China.
Jiangsu Matrix Textile Co., Ltd., No.21st, Xinyi Road, Chengbei 
Section, Jingjiang Jiangsu 214500, China.
Quanzhou Mingrui Bags Co. Ltd., Room 301, No.3 Building, East JinPu 
Road, Hi-Tech Park JiangNan, FuQiao, Quanzhou Fujian 362000, China.
L'Echarpe Porte Bonheur, Inc. d/b/a Chimparoo, 7-25 Rue de Lauzon, 
Boucherville, QC J4B 1E7, Canada.
Britax Child Safety, Inc., 4140 Pleasant Road, Fort Mill, South 
Carolina 29708.

    (c) The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International 
Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; and
    (4) 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 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: April 5, 2019.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2019-07103 Filed 4-9-19; 8:45 am]
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