[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21711-21712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07523]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1357]


Certain Electronic Anti-Theft Shopping Cart Wheels, Components 
Thereof and 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 March 8, 2023, under section 337 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Gatekeeper Systems, 
Inc. of Foothill Ranch, California. The complaint 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 electronic anti-theft shopping cart wheels, 
components thereof, and systems containing the same by reason of the 
infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,463,540 (``the '540 
Patent''), U.S. Patent No. 9,091,551 (``the '551 Patent''), U.S. Patent 
No. 9,637,151 (``the '151 Patent''), U.S. Patent No. 11,230,313 (``the 
'313 Patent''), and U.S. Patent No. 11,358,621 (``the '621 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Hiner, Office of Docket 
Services, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 205-
1802.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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    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 April 5, 2023, 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, 6-9, 11, 12, 14, 19, 22, 35, 41, 44, 45, and 47 of the 
'540 patent; claims 6, 8, 10, 13, 14, 17, 18, 21, and 22 of the '551 
patent; claim 15 of the '151 patent; claims 1, 8, 13, and 23 of the 
'313 patent; and claims 1, 13, 15, 20, and 25 of the '621 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: ``anti-theft tracking 
systems for shopping carts that include (1) a wheel assembly that 
includes a braking mechanism and transceivers for transmitting and 
receiving RF signals; (2) a transmitter placed at a store checkout area 
for transmitting RF signals to the wheel assembly; and (3) a 
transceiver placed at a store exit for transmitting and receiving RF 
signals to and from the wheel assembly'';
    (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: Gatekeeper Systems, Inc., 90 Icon, Foothill 
Ranch, CA 92610
(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: Rocateq International B.V., Ebweg 2, Barendrecht, 
2991LT, The Netherlands; Rocateq USA, LLC, 551 5th Street, Unit D/2, 
San Fernando, CA 91340; Zhuhai Rocateq Technology Company Ltd. D, 3rd 
Floor 1# Factory 8, Chuang Xin Liu Road Xiangzhou District, Zhuhai, 
Guangdong, 519085 China

    (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 be 
participating as a party in this investigation.
    Responses to the complaint and the notice of institution 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 institution of investigation. Extensions of time for submitting 
responses to the complaint and the notice of institution 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: April 5, 2023.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-07523 Filed 4-10-23; 8:45 am]
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