[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 63 (Friday, April 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19124-19125]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06870]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1308]


Certain Power Semiconductors, and Mobile Devices and Computers 
Containing Same; 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 February 14, 2022, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Arigna 
Technology Limited of Ireland. A supplement was filed on February 23, 
2022, and an amendment was filed on March 17, 2022. The complaint, as 
amended and 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 power 
semiconductors, and mobile devices and computers containing same by 
reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,183,835 
(``the '835 patent''). The complaint further alleges that an industry 
in the United States exists as required by the applicable Federal 
Statute.

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: The complainant requests that the Commission 
institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a 
limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.
    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 (2021).
    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on March 28, 2022, 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 and 2 of the '835 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 ``power semiconductors 
with envelope tracking modules, and products such as mobile devices, 
tablets, and laptop computers containing the same'';
    (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: Arigna Technology Limited, The Hyde 
Building, Suite 23, 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:
    Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 129 Samsung-Ro, Maetan-3dong, 
Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 443-742, Republic of Korea.
    Samsung Electronics America, Inc., 85 Challenger Rd., Ridgefield 
Park, NJ 07660.

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    Apple Inc., One Apple Park Way, Cupertino, CA 95014.
    Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043.
    TCL Electronics Holdings Limited, 7/F, TCL Building, 22 Science 
Park East Avenue, 22E, Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong.
    TTE Technology Inc., 1860 Compton Avenue, Corona, CA 92881.
    TCT Mobile (US) Inc., 25 Edelman, Suite 200, Irvine, CA 92618.
    TCL Communication Limited, 5/F, Building 22E Science Park East 
Avenue, Hong Kong Science Park, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong.
    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.
    Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052.
    OnePlus Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., 18F, Tairan Building, 
Block C, Tairan 8th Road, Chegongmiao, Futian District Shenzhen, 
Guangdong, 518040, China.
    (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: March 28, 2022.
William Bishop,
Supervisory Hearings and Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-06870 Filed 3-31-22; 8:45 am]
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