[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50646-50647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17640]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1317]


Notice of a Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial 
Determination Terminating the Investigation Based on a Settlement; 
Termination of the Investigation; Certain Barcode Scanners, Scan 
Engines, Mobile Computers With Barcode Scanning Functionalities, 
Products Containing the Same, and Components Thereof

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade 
Commission (``Commission'') has determined not to review an initial 
determination (``ID'') (Order No. 3) of the presiding administrative 
law judge (``ALJ''), terminating the investigation based on a 
settlement agreement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald A. Traud, Esq., Office of the 
General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-3427. 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: The Commission instituted this investigation 
on June 3, 2022, based on a complaint filed on behalf of Honeywell 
International Inc. of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Hand Held 
Products, Inc. of Charlotte, North Carolina (collectively, 
``Honeywell''). 87 FR 33833 (June 3, 2022). The complaint alleged a 
violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 
U.S.C. 1337, based upon the importation into the United States, the 
sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after 
importation of certain barcode scanners, scan engines, mobile computers 
with barcode scanning functionalities, products containing the same, 
and components thereof by reason of the infringement of certain claims 
of U.S. Patent Nos. 9,465,970, 10,956,695, and 11,238,252.

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Id. The complaint further alleged that an industry in the United States 
exists as required by section 337. Id. The Commission's notice of 
investigation named as respondents Zebra Technologies Corporation of 
Lincolnshire, Illinois, and Symbol Technologies, Inc. of Holtsville, 
New York (collectively, ``Zebra''). Id. The Office of Unfair Import 
Investigations was not named as a party in this investigation. Id.
    On July 11, 2022, pursuant to Commission Rule 210.21(b) (19 CFR 
210.21(b)), Honeywell and Zebra filed a joint motion to terminate this 
investigation in its entirety based on a settlement agreement. On July 
12, 2022, the ALJ issued Order No. 3, the subject ID, which granted the 
motion. The ID found that the motion complied with the Commission's 
Rules and that terminating the investigation would not be contrary to 
the public interest. No petitions for review of the ID were filed.
    The Commission has determined not to review the subject ID.
    This investigation is hereby terminated in its entirety.
    The Commission vote for this determination took place on August 11, 
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: August 11, 2022.
Katherine Hiner,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2022-17640 Filed 8-16-22; 8:45 am]
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