[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34277-34278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13789]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1268]


Certain Capacitive Touch Sensing Systems, Capacitive Touch 
Sensing Controllers, Microcontrollers With Capacitive Touch Sensing 
Functionality, and Components Thereof; 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 May 24, 2021, under section 337 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Neodron Ltd. of 
Ireland. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 based upon the 
importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and/or 
the sale within the United States after importation of certain 
capacitive touch sensing systems, capacitive touch sensing controllers, 
and microcontrollers with capacitive touch sensing functionality, and 
components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. 
Patent No. 8,432,173 (``the '173 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,749,251 
(``the '251 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 9,372,580 (``the '580 patent''); 
and U.S. Patent No. 9,024,790 (``the '790 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: Pathenia M. Proctor, The Office of 
Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 
telephone (202) 205-2560.

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 June 23, 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 1-19 of the '173 patent; claims 1-20 of the '251 patent; claims 
1, 2, 4-6, 8-10, and 12 of the '580 patent; and claims 1, 4-8, 10-14, 
and 16-24 of the '790 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 ``capacitive touch 
sensing systems, capacitive touch sensing controllers, microcontrollers 
with capacitive touch sensing functionality and components thereof'';
    (3) Pursuant to Commission Rule 210.50(b)(l), 19 CFR 210.50(b)(1), 
the presiding administrative law judge shall take evidence or other 
information and hear arguments from the parties or other interested 
persons with respect to the public interest in this investigation, as 
appropriate, and provide the Commission with findings of fact and a 
recommended determination on this issue, which shall be limited to the 
statutory public interest factors set forth in 19 U.S.C. l337(d)(l), 
(f)(1), (g)(1);
    (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: Neodron Ltd., Unit 4-5, Burton Hall Road, 
Sandyford, Dublin 18, D18A094, Ireland.
    (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:

STMicroelectronics N.V., 39 Chemin du Champ-des-Filles, Plan-Les-
Ouates, Geneva, CH 1228, Switzerland
STMicroelectronics, Inc., 39 Chemin du Champ-des-Filles, Plan-Les-
Ouates, Geneva, CH 1228, Switzerland
STMicroelectronics (North America), Holding, Inc., 39 Chemin du Champ-
des-Filles, Plan-Les-Ouates, Geneva, CH 1228, Switzerland
Cypress Semiconductor Corp., 198 Champion Court, San Jose, California 
95134
Renesas Electronics Corp., Toyosu Foresia, 3-2-24 Toyosu, Koto-ku, 
Tokyo 135-0061, Japan
Renesas Electronics America Inc., 1001 Murphy Ranch Road, Milpitas, CA 
95035
Renesas Technology America, Inc., 1001 Murphy Ranch Road, Milpitas, CA 
95035

    (c) The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International 
Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; and
    (5) For the investigation so instituted, the Chief Administrative 
Law Judge, U.S. International Trade Commission, shall designate the 
presiding Administrative Law Judge.
    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

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considered by the Commission if received not later than 20 days after 
the date of service 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: June 23, 2021.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2021-13789 Filed 6-28-21; 8:45 am]
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