[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 140 (Friday, July 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43895-43896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15631]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-1322]


Certain Rotating 3-D LiDAR Devices, Components Thereof, and 
Sensing Systems Containing the 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 June 16, 2022, under section 337 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Velodyne Lidar USA, 
Inc., of San Jose, California. A supplement to the complaint was filed 
on July 1, 2022. 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 rotating 3-D LiDAR devices, components thereof, 
and sensing systems containing the same by reason of the infringement 
of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,969,558 (``the '558 patent'') 
and U.S. Patent No. 9,983,297 (``the '297 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.

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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 (2021).
    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on July 18, 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 1-4, 6, and 8-25 of the '558 patent and claims 1, 2, 7, 10, 12-
13, and 16 of the '297 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 ``rotating 3-D LiDAR 
devices, components thereof (circuit boards with laser emitters and/or 
photosensitive detectors, a rotatable frame or structure for mounting 
such circuit boards, motor for providing rotation for the laser 
emitters and photosensitive detectors, circuitry for controlling 
operation of the LiDAR, and an orientation detector for the LiDAR), and 
sensing systems with 3-D scanning capabilities containing the same 
(autonomous vehicles, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), 
robotics, industrial automation solutions, and intelligent 
infrastructure solutions, with 3-D scanning capabilities)'';
    (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:

Velodyne Lidar USA, Inc., 5521 Hellyer Avenue, San Jose, CA 95138

    (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:

Ouster, Inc., 350 Treat Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94110

Benchmark Electronics, Inc., 56 S Rockford Dr., Tempe, AZ 85281

    (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: July 18, 2022.
Katherine Hiner,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2022-15631 Filed 7-21-22; 8:45 am]
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