[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 17 (Thursday, January 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7412-7413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01892]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1242]


Certain IP Camera Systems Including Video Doorbells and 
Components Thereof; Notice of Institution

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 SkyBell 
Technologies, Inc. of Irvine, California; SB IP Holdings, LLC of 
Irvine, California; and Eyetalk365, LLC of Cornelius, North Carolina. A 
supplement was filed on January 6, 2021. 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 IP camera systems including video 
doorbells and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain 
claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,432,638 (``the '638 patent''); U.S. Patent 
No. 9,485,478 (``the '478 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 10,097,796 (``the 
'796 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 10,097,797 (``the '797 patent''); U.S. 
Patent No. 10,200,660 (``the '660 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 10,523,906 
(``the '906 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 10,674,120 (``the '120 
patent''). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United 
States exists as required by the applicable Federal Statute.
    The complainants request 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 25, 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 
claim 6 of the '638 patent; claims 9-11 and 17 of the '478 patent; 
claims 3 and 7 of the '796 patent; claims 6, 8, and 9 of the '797 
patent; claims 9, 13, 14, 16, and 18 of the '660 patent; claims 9, 13, 
and 18 of the '906 patent; and claim 1 of the '120 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 ``Video Doorbells and 
IP Cameras including components and internal software that comprise a 
camera and motion sensor and interface with a software application used 
on smartphones and/or remote devices'';
    (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 complainants are:

SkyBell Technologies, Inc., 1 Jenner #100, Irvine, CA 92618
SB IP Holdings, LLC, 1 Jenner #100, Irvine, CA 92618
Eyetalk365, LLC, 12213 Potts Plantation Circle, Cornelius, NC 28031

    (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:

Vivint Smart Home, Inc., 4931 North 300 West, Provo, UT 84604
SimpliSafe, Inc., 294 Washington Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
Arlo Technologies Inc., 3030 Orchard Parkway, San Jose, CA 95134


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    (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 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 
complainants 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: January 25, 2021.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2021-01892 Filed 1-27-21; 8:45 am]
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