[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 7, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 539-540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00033]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337-TA-1474]
Certain Screen Protectors, Screen Protector Systems, and
Components Thereof; 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 December 3, 2025, under section
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Superior
Communications Inc. of Irwindale, 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 screen protectors, screen protector
systems, and components thereof by reason of the infringement of
certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,931,823 (``the '823 patent''); U.S.
Patent No. 10,021,818 (``the '818 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 10,399,315
(``the '315 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 11,155,067 (``the '067
patent''). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United
States exists or is in the process of being established 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: Susan Orndoff, The 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 (2025).
Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S.
International Trade Commission, on January 2, 2026, 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 1-12 and 14-19 of the '823 patent; claims 1-8 and 11-20 of the
'818 patent; claims 1-20 of the '315 patent; and claims 1-10 of the
'067 patent, and whether an industry in the United States exists or is
in the process of being established 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 ``screen protector
applicator systems, i.e., screen protectors used with application
trays, screen protectors and application trays, screen protectors used
with application machines, screen protectors and application machines,
and components thereof'';
(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: Superior Communications Inc., 5027
Irwindale Avenue, Suite 900, Irwindale, California 91706.
(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:
Belkin International, Inc., 555 South Aviation Boulevard, Suite
180, El Segundo, California 90245-4852.
Belkin Inc., 555 South Aviation Boulevard, Suite 180, El Segundo,
California 90245-4852.
(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 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 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: January 2, 2025.
Susan Orndoff,
Supervisory Attorney.
[FR Doc. 2026-00033 Filed 1-6-26; 8:45 am]
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