[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 243 (Monday, December 22, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59868-59869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-23584]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337-TA-1468]
Certain Smart Wearable Devices, Systems, 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 November 18, 2025, under section
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Ouraring Inc.
of San Francisco, California. An amended complaint was filed on
December 9, 2025. The amended 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 smart wearable devices, systems, and components thereof by
reason of the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No.
11,868,178 (``the '178 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 12,353,244 (``the
'244 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 12,346,159 (``the '159 patent''); and
U.S. Patent No. 12,222,759 (``the '759 patent''). The amended complaint
further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as
required by the applicable Federal Statute. The
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complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation
and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease
and desist orders.
ADDRESSES: The amended 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: Susan Orndoff, The Office of Docket
Services, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 205-
1802.
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 (2025).
Scope of Investigation: Having considered the amended complaint the
U.S. International Trade Commission, on December 17, 2025, 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 12-14 of the '178 patent, claims 1-6 and 10-16 of the
'244 patent, claims 1-8 and 12-16 of the '159 patent, and claims 17-19
of the '759 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 ``smart ring wearable
devices, systems, and components thereof, including curved battery,
printed circuit board, photoplethysmography sensors, skin temperature
sensors, and accelerometers'';
(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: Ouraring Inc., 222 Kearny Street, San
Francisco, CA 94108.
(b) The respondents are the following entities alleged to be in
violation of section 337, and are the parties upon which the amended
complaint is to be served:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 129 Samsung-ro, Maetan 3-dong,
Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea 443-742
Samsung Electronics America, Inc., 700 Sylvan Ave., Englewood Cliffs,
NJ 07632
Reebok International Limited, 3rd Floor 1 Ashley Road, Altrincham,
Cheshire, United Kingdom, WA14 2DT
RILUK IPCO Limited, 3rd Floor 1 Ashley Road, Altrincham, Cheshire,
United Kingdom, WA14 2DT
The Original Fit Factory Ltd., Canniesburn Gate, 10 Canniesburn Drive,
Bearsden, Glasgow, Scotland, G61 1BF
Truconnect Ltd, Cadder House, 160 Clober Road, Milngavie, Glasgow,
Scotland, G62 7LW
Reebok International Ltd., LLC, 25 Drydock Ave., Suite 110E, Boston, MA
02210
Zepp Health Corporation, Edisonweg 44--B08, 4207 HG, Gorinchem, The
Netherlands
Anhui Huami Information Technology Co., Ltd., 7/F, Building B2, Huami
Global Innovation Center, No. 900, Wangjiang West Road, Hightech Zone,
Hefei City, Anhui, 230088, China
Zepp Inc. (d/b/a Zepp Health), 1551 McCarthy Blvd., Suite 107,
Milpitas, CA 95035
Zepp North America Inc., 14539 Marquardt Ave., Santa Fe Springs, CA
90670
Nexxbase Marketing Pvt. Ltd. (d/b/a Noise and LunaZone), Unit No. 30/
31, Tower B1, Spaze IT Tech Park, Sohna Road, Gurgaon, Haryana, 122001,
India
(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 amended 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), such responses will
be considered by the Commission if received not later than 20 days
after the date of service by the Commission of the amended complaint
and the notice of investigation. Extensions of time for submitting
responses to the amended 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 amended complaint and in this notice may be deemed to
constitute a waiver of the right to appear and contest the allegations
of the amended 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 amended
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: December 18, 2025.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2025-23584 Filed 12-19-25; 8:45 am]
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