[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 169 (Thursday, September 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53788-53789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18911]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-1326]


Certain Robotic Pool Cleaners and Components Thereof; 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.

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International Trade Commission on July 29, 2022, under section 337 of 
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Zodiac Pool Systems 
LLC of Carlsbad, California and Zodiac Pool Care Europe of France. A 
supplement to the complaint was filed on August 11, 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 
robotic pool cleaners and components thereof by reason of the 
infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,393,029 (``the '029 
patent'') and U.S. Patent No. 8,393,031 (``the '031 patent''). The 
complaint, as supplemented, 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-
8264.

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 August 29, 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, 2, and 7 of the '029 patent and claims 1-4 of the '031 
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 ``robotic pool 
cleaners and components thereof (chargers, retrieving hooks, filter 
baskets, floating blocks, and roller brushes)'';
    (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 complainants are:

Zodiac Pool Systems LLC, 2882 Whiptail Loop East, #100, Carlsbad, CA 
92010
Zodiac Pool Care Europe, ZA La Balme, 31450 Belberaud, France

    (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:

Wybotics Co. Ltd. d/b/a Winny Pool Cleaner, f/k/a Tianjin Wangyuan, 
Environmental Protection and Technology Co., Ltd., No. 30 4th Street 
Zong Nan, West Zone Teda, Tianjin, China 300462
Tianjin Pool & Spa Corporation 2701-2711 Garfield Avenue, Commerce, CA 
90040
Shenzhen Aiper Intelligent Co., Ltd., Units 3201, 3203A, and 3205, 
Block C, Phase 2 Galaxy World, Minle Community Minzhi Street, Longhua 
District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China 518129
Aiper Intelligent, LLC, 300 Colonia Center Parkway, STE 100N, Roswell, 
GA 30076
Aiper, Inc., 1429 E 15th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90021

    (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 will not participate 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 and desist order or both directed against the respondent.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: August 29, 2022.
Katherine Hiner,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2022-18911 Filed 8-31-22; 8:45 am]
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