[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50170-50171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19165]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1280]


Certain Laptops, Desktops, Servers, Mobile Phones, Tablets, and 
Components Thereof; Notice of 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 August 2, 2021, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Sonrai Memory 
Ltd. of Ireland. An amended complaint was filed on August 6, 2021. The 
complaint, as amended, 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 laptops, 
desktops, servers, mobile phones, tablets, and components thereof by 
reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,159,766 
(``the '766 Patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,325,733 (``the '733 Patent''); 
and U.S. Patent No. 8,193,792 (``the '792 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, as amended, 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 August 31, 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, 3-6, 8, 10, 13-14, 16-21, 25-27, 45, 47-50, 54-58, and 60 of 
the '766 patent; claims 1-3, 6-7, 9, 11-15, 17-18, 20-23, and 25 of the 
'733 patent; and claims 1-18 of the '792 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 ``laptop computers, 
desktop computers, servers, mobile phones, tablets, 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

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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: Sonrai Memory Ltd., Suite 23, The Hyde 
Building, Carrickmines, Dublin 18, 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:

Amazon.Com, Inc., 410 Terry Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109
Dell Technologies Inc., One Dell Way, Round Rock, TX 78682
EMC Corporation, One Dell Way, Round Rock, TX 78682
Lenovo Group Ltd., 6 Chuang ye Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100085, 
China
Lenovo (United States) Inc., 1009 Think Place, Building One, 
Morrisville, NC 27560
Motorola Mobility LLC, 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 1800, 
Chicago, IL 60654
LG Electronics Inc., LG Twin Tower 128 Yeoui-daero, Yeongdeungpo-gu, 
Seoul, 07336, South Korea
LG Electronics USA, Inc., 1000 Sylvan Ave., Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 129 Samsung-Ro, Maetan-3dong, Yeongtong-
gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 443-742, South Korea
Samsung Electronics America, Inc., 85 Challenger Rd., Ridgefield Park, 
NJ 07660

    (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 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: August 31, 2021.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2021-19165 Filed 9-3-21; 8:45 am]
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