[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31519-31520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10478]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-1363]


Certain Lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) Systems and 
Components Thereof; Notice of Institution

AGENCY: 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 April 11, 2023, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Ouster, Inc. of 
San Francisco, California. A supplement was filed on April 19, 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 
LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) systems and components thereof by 
reason of the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 
11,175,405 (``the '405 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 11,178,381 (``the 
'381 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 11,190,750 (``the '750 patent''); U.S. 
Patent No. 11,287,515 (``the '515 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 
11,422,236 (``the '236 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 a cease and desist order.

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, 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 (2023).
    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on May 10, 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 21 and 23-34 of the '405 patent; claims 1-3, 5-8, and 10-17 of 
the '381 patent; claims 44-48, and 50 of the '750 patent; claims 1-2, 
4-6, 8-9, 12-14, 17, 19-23, and 25 of the '515 patent; and claims 1-2 
and 7-27 of the '236 patent, and whether an industry in the United 
States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337;

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    (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 ``digital LiDAR 
(`Light Detection and Ranging') devices, components thereof, and 
systems containing the same, that utilize LiDAR technology which 
remotely senses the external environment'';
    (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:

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

    (b) The respondents are the following entities alleged to be in 
violation of section 337, and the parties upon which the complaint is 
to be served:

Hesai Group, 9th Floor, Building L2-B, 1588 Zhuguang Road, Qingpu 
District, Shanghai 201702, China
Hesai Technology Co., Ltd., 9th Floor, Building L2-B, 1588 Zhuguang 
Road, Qingpu District, Shanghai 201702, China
Hesai Inc., 3500 W Bayshore Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94303

    (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: May 11, 2023.
Katherine Hiner,
Supervisory Attorney.
[FR Doc. 2023-10478 Filed 5-16-23; 8:45 am]
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