[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 192 (Thursday, October 3, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52896-52897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21555]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1178]


Certain Collapsible and Portable Furniture; 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 August 16, 2019, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of GCI Outdoor, 
Inc. of Higganum, Connecticut. An amended complaint was filed on August 
29, 2019. The amended 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 
collapsible and portable furniture by reason of infringement of certain 
claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,282,824 (``the '824 patent'') and U.S.

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Patent No. 9,060,611 (``the '611 patent''). The amended complaint 
further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as 
required by the applicable Federal Statute. The amended 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:  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 complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on September 27, 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 1-3, 6, 8-12, 15, 16, and 18-20 of the '824 patent and claims 1-
3, 8, 10, 11, 13-15, and 19 of the '611 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 ``collapsible and 
portable rocking chairs'';
    (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:
GCI Outdoor, Inc., 66 Killingworth Road, Higganum, CT 06441

    (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:

Denovo Brands, LLC, 905 SE 21st Street, Bentonville, AR 72712
Zhenli (Zhangzhou) Industrial Co., Ltd., Jiulong Industrial Park, 
Hua'an Economic Development Zone, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China 363801
Fujian Zenithen Consumer Products Co., Ltd., No. 1 Gaonan Road, 
Cangshan District, Fuzhou, Fujian, China 350026
Zenithen Hong Kong Ltd., Unit 1606, Citicorp Center, 18 Whitfield Road, 
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Zenithen USA LLC, 299 W. Foothill Blvd., Suite 240, Upland, CA 91786
Westfield Outdoor, Inc., d/b/a Westfield Outdoors, 8675 Purdue Road, 
Indianapolis, IN 46268
MacSports Inc., 82083 Puddingstone Drive, La Verne, CA 91750
Meike (Qingdao) Leisure Products Co., Ltd, 46-67 Tong Yu Road, Shi Bei 
District, Qing Dao, China 266000

    (3) For the investigation so instituted, the Chief Administrative 
Law Judge, U.S. International Trade Commission, shall designate the 
presiding Administrative Law Judge; and
    (4) 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: September 30, 2019.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2019-21555 Filed 10-2-19; 8:45 am]
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