[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 36 (Thursday, February 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11553-11554]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03894]


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 INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1249]


Certain Cellular Signal Boosters, Repeaters, Bi-Directional 
Amplifiers, and Components Thereof (I); 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 January 21, 2021, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Wilson 
Electronics LLC of St. George, Utah. Supplements were filed on February 
1, 8, and 11, 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 cellular signal boosters, repeaters, bi-
directional amplifiers, and components thereof by reason of 
infringement of certain claims of U.S.

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Patent No. 7,221,967 (``the '967 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,409,186 
(``the '186 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,486,929 (``the '929 patent''); 
U.S. Patent No. 7,729,669 (``the '669 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 
7,783,318 (``the '318 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,583,033 (``the '033 
patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,583,034 (``the '034 patent''); U.S. Patent 
No. 8,639,180 (``the '180 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,755,399 (``the 
'399 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,849,187 (``the '187 patent''); U.S. 
Patent No. 8,874,029 (``the '029 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 
8,874,030 (``the '030 patent''). The complaint, as supplemented, 
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 February 19, 2021, Ordered that--
    (1) Pursuant to section 210.10(a)(6) of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10(a)(6), three separate 
investigations be instituted based on the complaint to further 
efficient adjudication, one of which is instituted by this notice of 
investigation, and that this decision shall not preclude the presiding 
Administrative Law Judge from further severing the investigation 
pursuant to section 210.14(h) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure, 19 CFR 210.14(h), if appropriate;
    (2) 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, 4-7, and 9 of the '967 patent; claims 1, 4, and 9-10 of the 
'669 patent; claims 1-3 of the '318 patent; and claims 19-21 of the 
'033 patent; and whether an industry in the United States exists as 
required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337;
    (3) 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 ``cellular signal 
boosters, cellular repeaters, bi-directional cellular signal 
amplifiers, and components such as low-noise amplifiers, power 
amplifiers, filters, duplexers, triplexers, multiplexers, attenuators, 
power detectors, microcontrollers, and processors'';
    (4) 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: Wilson Electronics LLC, 3301 E Desert 
Drive, St. George, UT 84790.
    (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: Cellphone-Mate, Inc. d/b/a SureCall, 48346 Milmont 
Drive, Fremont, CA 94538.
    Shenzhen SureCall Communication Technology Co., Ltd., Yangtian Rd. 
72 Area Baoan District, Shenzhen, China, 518040.
    (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.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: February 22, 2021.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2021-03894 Filed 2-24-21; 8:45 am]
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