[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65931-65932]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18021]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1412]


Certain NAND Memory Devices and Electronic Devices Containing 
Same; Notice of 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 July 8, 2024, under section 337 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of MimirIP LLC of 
Dallas, Texas. A supplement to the Complaint was filed on July 26, 
2024. 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 NAND memory devices and electronic devices containing same by 
reason of the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 
8,637,919 (``the '919 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 9,245,962 (``the '962 
patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 10,896,918 (``the '918 patent''). The 
complaint, as supplemented, 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: 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 (2024).
    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on August 7, 2024, 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, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, and 13 of the '919 patent; claims 1-7, 11-
16, 20, and 22 of the '962 patent; and claims 1-3, 7, 8, 10, and 13-15 
of the '918 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 ``NAND memory; and 
smart devices, augmented and virtual reality products, gaming devices, 
computers, laptops, desktops, workstations, tablets, servers, SSDs, USB 
and flash drives, portable storage devices, and memory cards containing 
the same'';
    (3) Pursuant to Commission Rule 210.50(b)(l), 19 CFR 210.50(b)(1), 
the presiding administrative law judge shall take evidence or other 
information and hear arguments from the parties or other interested 
persons with respect to the public interest in this investigation, as 
appropriate, and provide the Commission with findings of fact and a 
recommended determination on this

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issue, which shall be limited to the statutory public interest factors 
set forth in 19 U.S.C. l337(d)(l), (f)(1), (g)(1);
    (4) 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: MimirIP LLC, 9330 LBJ Freeway, Suite 900, 
Dallas, TX
    (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:

Micron Technology Inc., 6360 South Federal Way, Post Office Box 6, 
Boise ID 83716
Acer Inc., 8F., No. 88, Sec. 1, Xintai 5th Rd., Xizhi Dist., New Taipei 
City 221, Taiwan
Acer America Corp., 1730 North First Street, Suite 400, San Jose, CA 
95112
HP, Inc., 1501 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304
Kingston Technology Company, Inc., 17600 Newhope Street, Fountain 
Valley, CA 92708
Lenovo Group Limited, 23rd Floor, Lincoln House, Taikoo Place, 979 
King's Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong, S.A.R. of China
Lenovo (United States) Inc., 8001 Development Drive, Morrisville, NC 
27560

    (c) The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International 
Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; and
    (5) 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: August 8, 2024.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-18021 Filed 8-12-24; 8:45 am]
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