[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 245 (Monday, December 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73318-73319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27941]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1288]


Certain Playards and Strollers; 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 November 24, 2021, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Graco 
Children's Products Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia and Wonderland 
Nurserygoods Co., Ltd. of Taiwan. A supplement to the complaint was 
filed on December 13, 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 playards and strollers by reason of 
infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,706,855 (``the '855 
patent''); U.S. Patent No. 9,414,694 (``the '694 patent''); U.S. Patent 
No. RE43,919 (``the '919 patent'') and U.S. Patent No. 6,979,017 (``the 
'017 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: Jessica Mullan, 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 December 20, 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 1-20 of the '855 patent; claims 1, 2, 4-20 of the '694 patent; 
claims 8, 10-12, 14-20, 27, and 28 of the '919 patent; and claims 1-6 
of the '017 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 ``foldable child 
containment systems, generally known as playards, including those with 
a bassinet and/or an infant support unit in different configurations; 
and foldable strollers'';
    (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 complainant is: Graco Children's Products Inc., 6655 
Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Atlanta, GA 30328.
    Wonderland Nurserygoods Co., Ltd., Rui Kwang Road, No. 433, 10th 
Floor, Neihu, Taipei, Taiwan 114691.
    (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: Baby Trend, Inc., 13048 Valley Blvd., Fontana, CA 
92335.
    Dongguan Golden Prosper Baby Products Co., Ltd., Unit 1, No. 10 
Lengshuikeng Road, Huang Feng Ling Industrial Park, Luo Ma Village, 
Qing Xi Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong, China, 523660.
    Sichuan Hobbies Baby Products Co., Ltd., Sandaoqiao Industrial 
Park, Longchang City, Neijiang, Sichuan, China, 642150.
    Anhui Chile Baby Products Co., Ltd., No. 1, 9th Road, Feidong 
Xincheng Develop Zone, Anhui Province, China, 231600.
    (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 is not participating 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 
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

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and desist order or both directed against the respondent.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: December 20, 2021.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2021-27941 Filed 12-23-21; 8:45 am]
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