[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7104-7105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01649]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1241]


Certain Electrical Connectors and Cages, Components Thereof, and 
Products Containing the 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 December 18, 2020, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Amphenol Corp. 
of Wallingford, Connecticut. Supplements to the complaint were filed on 
December 22, 2020 and January 6, 2021. The complaint, as supplemented, 
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 electrical connectors and cages, 
components thereof, and products containing the same by reason of 
infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,371,117 (``the '117 
Patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,371,875 (``the '875 Patent''); U.S. Patent 
No. 8,864,521 (``the '521 Patent''); U.S. Patent No. 9,705,255 (``the 
'255 Patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 10,381,767 (``the '767 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 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 January 19, 2021, 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, 9, 11, 24-27, and 29 of the '117 patent; claims 1, 2, 9, 
10, 12, and 13 of the '875 patent; claims 33-35, 38-40, 45, 46, and 48-
50 of the '521 patent; claims 1-3, 5-8, 12-14, and 16-18 of the '255 
patent; claims 1-7, 9-17, 19-23, 24-27, and 28-30 of the '767 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 ``high speed 
electrical connectors, components thereof, electrical connectors 
disposed within metal cages, and products containing the same, 
including electrical connectors mounted to printed circuit boards, such 
as test boards, test fixtures, or mated compliance boards;''
    (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: Amphenol Corp. 358 Hall Ave. Wallingford, 
CT 06492.
    (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:

Luxshare Precision Industry Co., Ltd. No. 17 Kuiqing Rd. Qinghuang 
Industrial Zone, Qingxi Town Dongguan City, Guangdong province, 523650 
China
Dongguan Luxshare Precision Industry Co. Ltd. Floor 1, Building 5, No. 
313, Beihuan Road, Qingxi Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong province, 
523000 China
Luxshare Precision Limited (HK) Unit 2018, 20F, Shatin Galleria 18-24 
Shan Mei Street Fotan, New Territories, Hong Kong
Luxshare-ICT Inc. 890 Hillview Court, #200 Milpitas, CA 95035

    (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 in 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.


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    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: January 21, 2021.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2021-01649 Filed 1-25-21; 8:45 am]
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