[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16030-16031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05264]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1355]


Certain Compact Wallets 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. International Trade Commission on February 6, 2023, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of The Ridge 
Wallet LLC of Santa Monica, California. The complaint was supplemented 
on February 21, 2023. 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 compact wallets and components thereof by 
reason of the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 
10,791,808 (``the '808 patent''). The complaint further alleges that an 
industry in the United States exists as required by the applicable 
Federal Statute. The complaint also alleges violations of section 337 
based upon the importation into the United States, or in the sale of 
certain compact wallets and components thereof by reason of trade dress 
infringement, the threat or effect of which is to destroy or 
substantially injure an industry in the United States. The complainant 
requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the 
investigation, issue a general exclusion order, or in the alternative a 
limited exclusion, 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: Pathenia M. Proctor, The Office of 
Unfair Import Investigations, (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 (2022).
    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on March 9, 2023, ordered that--
    (1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended,
    (a) an investigation be instituted to determine whether there is a 
violation of subsection (a)(1)(A) of section 337 in the importation 
into the United States, or the sale of certain products identified in 
paragraph (2) by reason of trade dress infringement, the threat or 
effect of which is to destroy or substantially injure an industry in 
the United States;
    (b) 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, 
9, and 12-17 of the '808 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

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investigation, is ``two multi-piece panels held together with rivets, 
where the two panels are connected and urged toward one another with an 
elastic band.'';
    (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:

The Ridge Wallet LLC, 2448 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90405

    (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:

Mosaic Brands, Inc., 1427 Vine Ln, Alamo, CA 94507-1153
Rosemar Enterprise LLC, d/b/a RossM Wallet, 333 E Amado Rd #253, Palm 
Springs, CA 92263-0253
INSGG, dongxiaolian No. 553, Wensan Road, West Lake District, Room 
2019, Zhejiang SME Building, hangzhou city, Zhejiang Province, 330009, 
China
Shenzhen Swztech Co., Ltd d/b/a SWZA, 27E Building D, ZhongXin Garden, 
Buji Town, Shenzhen, GuangDong, 518112, China
ARW, Room 312-320, 3rd Building XingHui, Technology Park, HuaLing West 
Road, DaLang, LongHua, Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518109, China

    (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.
    The Commission waives Rule 210.10(a)(1) as exceptional 
circumstances precluded adherence to the 30-day deadline, and the 
Commission's determination has been made as soon as possible after that 
deadline. See 19 CFR 210.10(a)(2).
    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 9, 2023.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-05264 Filed 3-14-23; 8:45 am]
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