[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51182-51183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19740]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1281]


Certain Video Security Equipment and Systems, Related Software, 
Components Thereof, and Products Containing 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 August 9, 2021, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Motorola 
Solutions, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois; Avigilon Corporation of Canada; 
Avigilon Fortress Corporation of Canada; Avigilon Patent Holding 1 
Corporation of Canada; and Avigilon Technologies Corporation of Canada. 
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 video 
security equipment and systems, related software, components thereof, 
and products containing same by reason of infringement of certain 
claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,868,912 (``the '912 patent''); U.S. Patent 
No. 10,726,312 (``the '312 patent''); and U.S.

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Patent No. 8,508,607 (``the '607 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 the 
Secretary, Docket Services Division, 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 September 8, 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 1-4, and 6-36 of the '912 patent; claims 1-16 of the '312 
patent; and claims 1-4, 6-7, 10-13, 15-16, 19-21, 25-26, and 29 of the 
'607 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 ``IP security cameras 
and systems, as well as the software and components of those cameras 
and systems'';
    (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:

Motorola Solutions, Inc., 500 W. Monroe St., Chicago, IL 60661
Avigilon Corporation, 555 Robson St. 3rd Floor, Vancouver, British 
Columbia, V6B 1A6, Canada
Avigilon Fortress Corporation, 555 Robson St. 3rd Floor, Vancouver, 
British Columbia, V6B 1A6, Canada
Avigilon Patent Holding 1 Corporation, 555 Robson St. 3rd Floor, 
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 1A6, Canada
Avigilon Technologies Corporation, 555 Robson St. 3rd Floor, Vancouver, 
British Columbia, V6B 1A6, Canada

    (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:

Verkada Inc., 405 E 4th Avenue, San Mateo, California 94401

    (c) The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International 
Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; and
    (4) 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: September 8, 2021.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2021-19740 Filed 9-13-21; 8:45 am]
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