[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19709-19710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07096]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1209 (Modification)]


Certain Movable Barrier Operator Systems and Components Thereof; 
Commission Determination To Amend the Notice of Investigation and 
Institute a Modification Proceeding; Issuance of a Modified Limited 
Exclusion Order and a Modified Cease and Desist Order; Termination of 
the Modification Proceeding

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade 
Commission has determined to amend the notice of investigation to 
clarify that the scope of the investigation includes garage door 
openers, gate operators, and commercial operators. The Commission has 
also determined to institute a modification proceeding and modify the 
limited exclusion order (``LEO'') and the cease and desist order 
(``CDO'') (collectively, ``the remedial orders'') issued in this 
investigation to explicitly recite garage door openers, gate operators, 
and commercial operators in the definition of covered products or 
articles. The modification proceeding is terminated.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Houda Morad, Office of the General 
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 708-4716. Copies of non-
confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation may 
be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help accessing EDIS, please email 
[email protected]. General information concerning the Commission may 
also be obtained by accessing its internet server at https://www.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information on 
this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal 
on (202) 205-1810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 10, 2020, the Commission 
instituted this investigation under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337 (``section 337''), based on a 
complaint filed by Overhead Door Corporation of Lewisville, Texas and 
GMI Holdings Inc. of Mount Hope, Ohio (collectively, ``Complainants''). 
See 85 FR 48264-65 (Aug. 10, 2020). The complaint, as supplemented, 
alleges a violation 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 movable barrier operator systems 
and components thereof by reason of infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 
8,970,345 (``the '345 patent''); 7,173,516 (``the '516 patent''); 
7,180,260 (``the '260 patent''); 9,483,935 (``the '935 patent''); 
7,956,718 (``the '718 patent''); and 8,410,895 (``the '895 patent''). 
See id. The notice of investigation states that the scope of the 
investigation is defined as ``garage door systems and components 
thereof, remote controls, wireless transmitters, and software for 
operating the garage door systems.'' See id. The notice of 
investigation names The Chamberlain Group, Inc. (``Respondent'') of Oak 
Brook, Illinois as the respondent in this investigation. See id. The 
Office of Unfair Import Investigations is not a party to the 
investigation. See id.
    On February 10, 2021, the Commission terminated the investigation 
as to the '516 patent based on the withdrawal of the allegations in the 
complaint as to that patent. See Order No. 10 (Jan. 19, 2021), 
unreviewed by Comm'n Notice (Feb. 10, 2021).
    On September 14, 2021, the presiding Administrative Law Judge 
issued a final initial determination finding a violation of section 337 
with respect to the '345, '935, '260, '718, and '895 patents.
    On February 9, 2022, the Commission issued a final determination 
finding a violation of section 337, based on Respondent's infringement 
of the asserted claims of the '935 patent, the '718 patent, and the 
'895 patent, but not the '345 and '260 patents. See 87 FR 8605-06 (Feb. 
15, 2022). The Commission further determined, upon consideration of the 
public interest, to: (1) Issue an LEO against Respondent's infringing 
products and a CDO against the Respondent; and (2) set a bond during 
the period of Presidential review in the amount of one hundred (100) 
percent of the entered value of the infringing articles. See id.
    On February 28, 2022, Complainants filed an expedited motion to 
clarify, or in the alternative, a petition for a modification 
proceeding requesting the Commission to confirm that the remedial 
orders cover garage door openers, gate operators, and commercial 
operators. On March 10, 2022, Respondent filed a response in opposition 
to Complainants' motion and/or petition. On March 17, 2022, 
Complainants filed a notice of supplemental facts in support of their 
motion and/or petition. On March 18, 2022, Respondent filed a response 
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Complainants' notice of supplemental facts.
    Having reviewed the record of the underlying violation 
investigation, as well as the parties' submissions in connection with 
the motion and/or petition, the Commission has determined to grant both 
forms of requested relief, i.e., clarification and modification. 
Specifically, the Commission has determined to clarify that the notice 
of investigation and the remedial orders as originally issued cover 
garage door openers, gate operators, and commercial operators. In 
addition, to provide further clarity, the Commission has determined to 
amend the notice of investigation to define the accused products and 
the scope of the investigation as ``garage door systems and components 
thereof, including garage door openers, gate operators, commercial 
operators, remote controls, wireless transmitters, and software for 
operating the garage door systems.'' Furthermore, the Commission has 
determined to institute a modification proceeding and modifies the 
remedial orders to explicitly recite ``garage door openers, gate 
operators, and commercial operators'' in the definition of covered 
products or articles. The modification proceeding is terminated. A 
Commission opinion is issued herewith.
    The Commission's vote on this determination took place on March 30, 
2022.
    The authority for the Commission's determination is contained in 
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and 
in part 210 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 
part 210).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: March 30, 2022.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2022-07096 Filed 4-4-22; 8:45 am]
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