[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85661-85662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28669]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1236]


Certain Polycrystalline Diamond Compacts and Articles Containing 
Same; 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 November 23, 2020, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of US Synthetic 
Corporation of Orem, Utah. A supplement was filed on December 11, 2020. 
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 
polycrystalline diamond compacts and articles containing same by reason 
of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 9,932,274 (``the 
'274 Patent''); 10,508,502 (``the '502 Patent''); 9,315,881 (``the '881 
Patent''); 10,507,565 (``the '565 Patent''); and 8,616,306 (``the '306 
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 limited exclusion 
order and cease and desist orders.

ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for any confidential information 
contained therein, may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket 
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help accessing EDIS, please email 
[email protected]. 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

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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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Hiner, Office of Docket 
Services, 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 (2020).
    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on December 21, 2020, 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 34, 38, and 39 of the '274 patent; claims 1, 2, 4, 8-11, 15-17, 
and 19-21 of the '502 patent; claims 1, 2, 4-8, and 15-17 of the '881 
patent; claims 1-11, 13-15, 18-20, and 22-24 of the '565 patent; and 
claims 15, 20, and 21 of the '306 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 ``polycrystalline 
diamond compacts (PDC), PDC cutters, drill bits including PDC cutters, 
and PDC bearings and bearing elements'';
    (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: US Synthetic Corporation, 1260 South 1600 
West, Orem, UT 84058.
    (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:

SF Diamond Co., Ltd., No. 109, No. 10 Ave., Economic Development Zone, 
Zhengzhou, Henan, 450016, China
SF Diamond USA, Inc., 25519 Oakhurst Drive, Spring, TX 77386
Element Six Abrasives Holdings Ltd., 20 Carlton House Terrace, London, 
SW1Y 5AN, United Kingdom
Element Six Global Innovation Centre, Fermi Ave., Harwell Oxford, 
Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QR, United Kingdom
Element Six GmbH, St[auml]deweg 18, 36151 Burghaun, Germany
Element Six Limited, 1 Debid Rd., Nuffield, Springs 1559, South Africa
Element Six Production (Pty) Limited, Shannon Airport, Shannon, County 
Clare, V14 E803, Ireland
Element Six Hard Materials (Wuxi) Co. Limited, No. 105-1, Xinjin Rd., 
Meicun, Wuxi New District, 214112, China
Element Six Trading (Shanghai) Co. Limited, Unit 3201, Century Link 
Tower 1, No. 1198 Century Ave., Pudong New District, Shanghai, 200122, 
China
Element Six Technologies US Corporation, 3901 Burton Drive, Santa 
Clara, CA 95054
Element Six US Corporation, 24900 Pitkin Road, Suite 250, Spring, TX 
77386
ServSix US, 554 East 1400 South, Orem, UT 84097
Synergy Materials Technology Limited, Room 301, 3/F Kai Wong Commercial 
Building, 222 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong, SAR of China
Iljin Diamond Co., Ltd. Iljin Building, 45, Mapo-daero, Mapo-gu, Seoul, 
KOREA, 04167, Republic of Korea
Iljin Holdings Co., Ltd., Iljin Building, 45, Mapo-daero, Mapo-gu, 
Seoul, KOREA, 04167, Republic of Korea
Iljin USA Inc., 15995 N Barkers Landing Rd., #310, Houston TX 77079
Iljin Europe GmbH, K[ouml]lner Str. 3, 65760 Eschborn, Germany
Iljin Japan Co., Ltd., Hamamatsucho General B/L 7F, 2-2-15, Hamamatsu-
cho, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0013, Japan
Iljin China Co., Ltd., 3F-C, BaoNa B/D (LP Tower), NC.25, Xianfeng St., 
Minhang District, Shanghai, 201103, China
Henan Jingrui New Material Technology Co., Ltd., West Side of Xingang 
Road, Zhengzhou City Airport, Henan, 451171, China
Zhengzhou New Asia Superhard Materials Composite Co., Ltd., No. 22, 
Chunlan Road, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, China
International Diamond Services, Inc., 283 Lockhaven Drive, Suite 300, 
Houston, TX 77073
CR Gems Superabrasives Co., Ltd., No. 3802 Shengang Road, Songjiang 
District, Shanghai 201611, China
FIDC Beijing Fortune International Diamond, Room 1010, Building 3, West 
International Center, No. 99 Beisanhuan West Road, Haidian District, 
Beijing, 100086, China
Fujian Wanlong Superhard Material Technology Co., Ltd., No. 13 Zhitai 
Road, Quangzhou Economic and Technology Development Zone, Fujian, 
362000, China
Zhuhai Juxin Technology, No. 157, West Pinggong Road, Nanping 
Technology Park, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, 519060, China
Shenzhen Haimingrun Superhard Materials Co., Ltd., 102, Building A7, 
Zhihui Innovation Park, Meiying (Phoenix), No. 3, Fengxing Xingye Third 
Road, Fuyong, Shenzhen City, Guangdong, 518128, China

    (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 participate as 
a party to this investigation.
    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), as amended in 85 FR 15798 
(March 19, 2020), such responses will be considered by the Commission 
if received not later than 20 days after the date of service by the 
complainant 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: December 21, 2020.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020-28669 Filed 12-28-20; 8:45 am]
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