[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29545-29546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13379]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1162]


Certain Touch-Controlled Mobile Devices, Computers, 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 May 22, 2019, under section 337 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Neodron Ltd. of 
Dublin, Ireland. The complaint was amended on May 23, 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 touch-
controlled mobile devices, computers, and components thereof by reason 
of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,432,173 (``the 
'173 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,791,910 (``the '910 patent''); U.S. 
Patent No. 9,024,790 (``the '790 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 
9,372,580 (``the '580 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: 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 (2019).
    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the amended complaint, 
the U.S. International Trade Commission, on June 18, 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 1-19 of the '173 patent; claims 1-37 of the '910 patent; claims 
1, 4-8, 10-14, and 16-24 of the '790 patent; and claims 1-12 of the 
'580 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 ``touch-controlled 
mobile devices, including smartphone and tablet devices, computers, 
including notebook and laptop computers, and associated components 
thereof'';
    (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: Neodron Ltd., Unit 4-5, Burton Hall Road, 
Sandyford, Dublin 18, D18A094 Ireland.
    (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:


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Amazon.com, Inc., 410 Terry Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109.
Dell Technologies Inc., One Dell Way, Round Rock, TX 78682.
HP Inc., 1501 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304.
Lenovo Group Ltd., 6 Chuang ye Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100085 
China.
Levono (United States) Inc., 1009 Think Place, Building One, 
Morrisville, NC 27560.
Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052.
Motorola Mobility LLC, 222 W. Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 1800, 
Chicago, IL 60654.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 129 Samsung-Ro, Maetab-3dong, Yeongtong-
gu, Suwon, 443-742 South Korea.
Samsung Electronics America, Inc., 85 Challenger Rd., Ridgefield Park, 
NJ 07660.

    (4) 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 be named as a 
party to this investigation.
    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.

    Issued: June 19, 2019.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2019-13379 Filed 6-21-19; 8:45 am]
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