80_FR_13679 80 FR 13629 - Certain Toy Figurines and Toy Sets Containing the Same

80 FR 13629 - Certain Toy Figurines and Toy Sets Containing the Same

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 50 (March 16, 2015)

Page Range13629-13630
FR Document2015-05920

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on February 6, 2015, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of LEGO A/S of Denmark; LEGO System A/S of Denmark; and LEGO Systems, Inc. of Enfield, Connecticut.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 50 (Monday, March 16, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 50 (Monday, March 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-05920]


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 INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-948]


Certain Toy Figurines and Toy Sets Containing the Same

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 February 6, 2015, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of 
LEGO A/S of Denmark; LEGO System A/S of Denmark; and LEGO Systems, Inc. 
of Enfield, Connecticut.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Letters supplementing the complaint were 
filed on February 18, 2015 and March 10, 2015. 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 toy 
figurines and

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toy sets containing the same by reason of infringement of U.S. Design 
Patent No. D682,367 (``the '367 patent''); U.S. Design Patent No. 
D678,432 (``the '432 patent''); U.S. Design Patent No. D689,568 (``the 
'568 patent''); U.S. Design Patent No. D672,413 (``the '413 patent''); 
U.S. Copyright Registration No. VA 1-876-291 (``the '291 copyright''); 
U.S. Copyright Registration No. VA 1-876-279 (the '279 copyright''); 
U.S. Copyright Registration No. VA 1-876-378 (``the '378 copyright''); 
and U.S. Copyright Registration No. VA 1-876-373 (``the '373 
copyright''). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the 
United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337.
    The complainants request that the Commission institute an 
investigation and, after the investigation, issue a general exclusion 
order, or in the alternative a limited exclusion order, and cease and 
desist orders.

ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for any confidential information 
contained therein, is available for inspection during official business 
hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. 
International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Room 112, Washington, 
DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2000. 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 http://www.usitc.gov. The 
public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's 
electronic docket (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Office of Unfair Import 
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 
205-2560.

    Authority: The authority for institution of this investigation 
is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 
and in section 210.10 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2014).

    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on March 10, 2015, 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 toy 
figurines and toy sets containing the same by reason of infringement of 
one or more of the claim of the '367 patent; the claim of the '432 
patent; the claim of the '568 patent; the claim of the '413 patent; the 
'291 copyright; the '279 copyright; the '378 copyright; and the '373 
copyright, and whether an industry in the United States exists as 
required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337;
    (2) 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 complainants are:

LEGO A/S, Aastvej 1, DK-7190, Billund, Denmark.
LEGO System A/S, Aastvej 1, DK-7190, Billund, Denmark.
LEGO Systems, Inc., 555 Taylor Road, Enfield, CT 06082.

    (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:

La Rose Industries LLC d/b/a CRA-Z-Art, 1578 Sussex Turnpike, Randolph, 
NJ 07869.
MEGA Brands, Inc., 4505 Hickmore, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H4T 1K4.
Best-Lock Construction Toys, Inc., Suite 300, Rivergate Plaza, 444 
Brickell Avenue, Miami, FL 33131.

    (c) The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International 
Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; 
and
    (3) 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), 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: March 11, 2015.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2015-05920 Filed 3-13-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 7020-02-P

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 50 / Monday, March 16, 2015 / Notices 13629 Capital and startup costs include, review an initial determination (‘‘ID’’) America, Inc., of Redmond, Washington among other items, computers and (Order No. 78) of the presiding (collectively, ‘‘Respondents’’). software that you purchase to prepare administrative law judge (‘‘ALJ’’) On January 29, 2015, Spansion and for collecting information and granting a joint motion by complainant Respondents filed a joint motion to monitoring, sampling, and testing and respondents to terminate the terminate the investigation in its equipment, and record-storage facilities. investigation in its entirety based upon entirety based upon the execution of a Generally, your estimates should not settlement. settlement agreement. On February 9, include equipment or services FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 2015, the Commission investigative purchased (i) before October 1, 1995; (ii) Panyin A. Hughes, Office of the General attorney filed a response in support of to comply with requirements not Counsel, U.S. International Trade termination. No other responses to the associated with the information Commission, 500 E Street SW., motion were filed. collection; (iii) for reasons other than to Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) On February 11, 2015, the ALJ issued provide information or keep records for 205–3042. Copies of non-confidential the subject ID, granting the joint motion the Federal Government; or (iv) as part documents filed in connection with this to terminate the investigation in its of customary and usual business or investigation are or will be available for entirety. The ALJ found that the private practices. inspection during official business settlement agreement complies with the We will summarize written responses hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the requirements of Commission Rule to this notice and address them in our Office of the Secretary, U.S. 210.21(b) (19 CFR 210.21(b)) and that ICR submission for OMB approval, International Trade Commission, 500 E terminating Respondents from the including appropriate adjustments to Street SW., Washington, DC 20436, investigation would not be contrary to the estimated burden. We will provide telephone (202) 205–2000. General the public interest. None of the parties a copy of the ICR to you, free of charge, information concerning the Commission petitioned for review of the ID. upon request. We also will post the ICR may also be obtained by accessing its The Commission has determined not at http://www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_D/ Internet server at http://www.usitc.gov. to review the ID. FRNotices/ICR0103.htm. The public record for this investigation The authority for the Commission’s Public Comment Policy: ONRR will may be viewed on the Commission’s determination is contained in section post all comments, including names and electronic docket (EDIS) at http:// 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as addresses of respondents at http:// edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in www.regulations.gov. Before including persons are advised that information on section 210.42 of the Commission’s Personally Identifiable Information (PII), this matter can be obtained by Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR such as your address, phone number, contacting the Commission’s TDD 210.42). email address, or other personal terminal on (202) 205–1810. By order of the Commission. information in your comment(s), you SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Issued: March 10, 2015. should be aware that your entire Commission instituted this investigation Lisa R. Barton, comment (including PII) may be made on September 9, 2013, based on a Secretary to the Commission. available to the public at any time. complaint filed by Spansion, LLC of [FR Doc. 2015–05812 Filed 3–13–15; 8:45 am] While you may ask us, in your Sunnyvale, California (‘‘Spansion’’). The comment, to withhold PII from public BILLING CODE 7020–02–P complaint alleged violations of section view, we cannot guarantee that we will 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as be able to do so. amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, in the INTERNATIONAL TRADE Dated: March 3, 2015. importation into the United States, the COMMISSION Gregory J. Gould, sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of [Investigation No. 337–TA–948] Director, Office of Natural Resources Revenue. certain flash memory chips and Certain Toy Figurines and Toy Sets [FR Doc. 2015–05854 Filed 3–13–15; 8:45 am] products containing the same by reason Containing the Same BILLING CODE 4335–30–P of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,900,124; 7,018,922; AGENCY: U.S. International Trade 6,369,416; 7,151,027; 6,459,625; and Commission. INTERNATIONAL TRADE 6,731,536. See 78 Fed. Reg. 55095 (Sept. ACTION: Notice. COMMISSION 9, 2013). The notice of investigation named the following respondents: SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a [Investigation No. 337–TA–893] Macronix International Co, Ltd., of complaint was filed with the U.S. Hsin-chu, Taiwan; Macronix America, International Trade Commission on Certain Flash Memory Chips and Inc., of Milpitas, California; Macronix February 6, 2015, under section 337 of Products Containing the Same Asia Limited of Kanagawa Pref., Japan; the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 Commission Determination Not To Macronix (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd., of Sha U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of LEGO A/S of Review an Initial Determination Tin, N.T., Hong Kong; Acer Inc. of New Denmark; LEGO System A/S of Granting a Joint Motion To Terminate Taipei City, Taiwan; Acer America Denmark; and LEGO Systems, Inc. of the Investigation in Its Entirety Based Corporation of San Jose, California; Enfield, Connecticut. Upon Settlement; Termination of the ASUSTek Computer Inc. of Taipei, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Letters Investigation Taiwan; Asus Computer International of supplementing the complaint were filed Rmajette on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Fremont, California; Belkin on February 18, 2015 and March 10, Commission. International, Inc., of Playa Vista, 2015. The complaint, as supplemented, ACTION: Notice. California; D-Link Corporation of Taipei alleges violations of section 337 based City, Taiwan; D-Link System, Inc., of upon the importation into the United SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Fountain Valley, California; Netgear States, the sale for importation, and the the U.S. International Trade Inc., San Jose, California; Nintendo Co., sale within the United States after Commission has determined not to Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan; and Nintendo of importation of certain toy figurines and VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:09 Mar 13, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00116 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\16MRN1.SGM 16MRN1

13630 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 50 / Monday, March 16, 2015 / Notices toy sets containing the same by reason section 337 in the importation into the allegations of the complaint and this of infringement of U.S. Design Patent United States, the sale for importation, notice, and to authorize the No. D682,367 (‘‘the ’367 patent’’); U.S. or the sale within the United States after administrative law judge and the Design Patent No. D678,432 (‘‘the ’432 importation of certain toy figurines and Commission, without further notice to patent’’); U.S. Design Patent No. toy sets containing the same by reason the respondent, to find the facts to be as D689,568 (‘‘the ’568 patent’’); U.S. of infringement of one or more of the alleged in the complaint and this notice Design Patent No. D672,413 (‘‘the ’413 claim of the ’367 patent; the claim of the and to enter an initial determination patent’’); U.S. Copyright Registration ’432 patent; the claim of the ’568 patent; and a final determination containing No. VA 1–876–291 (‘‘the ’291 the claim of the ’413 patent; the ’291 such findings, and may result in the copyright’’); U.S. Copyright Registration copyright; the ’279 copyright; the ’378 issuance of an exclusion order or a cease No. VA 1–876–279 (the ’279 copyright; and the ’373 copyright, and and desist order or both directed against copyright’’); U.S. Copyright Registration whether an industry in the United the respondent. No. VA 1–876–378 (‘‘the ’378 States exists as required by subsection By order of the Commission. copyright’’); and U.S. Copyright (a)(2) of section 337; Issued: March 11, 2015. Registration No. VA 1–876–373 (‘‘the (2) For the purpose of the ’373 copyright’’). The complaint further Lisa R. Barton, investigation so instituted, the following alleges that an industry in the United are hereby named as parties upon which Secretary to the Commission. States exists as required by subsection this notice of investigation shall be [FR Doc. 2015–05920 Filed 3–13–15; 8:45 am] (a)(2) of section 337. served: BILLING CODE 7020–02–P The complainants request that the (a) The complainants are: Commission institute an investigation LEGO A/S, Aastvej 1, DK–7190, Billund, and, after the investigation, issue a Denmark. INTERNATIONAL TRADE general exclusion order, or in the LEGO System A/S, Aastvej 1, DK–7190, COMMISSION alternative a limited exclusion order, Billund, Denmark. and cease and desist orders. Notice of Receipt of Complaint; LEGO Systems, Inc., 555 Taylor Road, ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for Solicitation of Comments Relating to Enfield, CT 06082. any confidential information contained the Public Interest (b) The respondents are the following therein, is available for inspection entities alleged to be in violation of AGENCY: U.S. International Trade during official business hours (8:45 a.m. section 337, and are the parties upon Commission. to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the which the complaint is to be served: ACTION: Notice. Secretary, U.S. International Trade La Rose Industries LLC d/b/a CRA-Z- Commission, 500 E Street SW., Room SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Art, 1578 Sussex Turnpike, Randolph, 112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone the U.S. International Trade NJ 07869. (202) 205–2000. Hearing impaired Commission has received a complaint MEGA Brands, Inc., 4505 Hickmore, individuals are advised that information entitled Certain Variable Valve Montreal, Quebec, Canada H4T 1K4. on this matter can be obtained by Best-Lock Construction Toys, Inc., Suite Actuation Devices and Automobiles contacting the Commission’s TDD 300, Rivergate Plaza, 444 Brickell Containing the Same, DN 3063; the terminal on (202) 205–1810. Persons Avenue, Miami, FL 33131. Commission is soliciting comments on with mobility impairments who will any public interest issues raised by the need special assistance in gaining access (c) The Office of Unfair Import complaint or complainant’s filing under to the Commission should contact the Investigations, U.S. International Trade section 210.8(b) of the Commission’s Office of the Secretary at (202) 205– Commission, 500 E Street SW., Suite Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 2000. General information concerning 401, Washington, DC 20436; and 210.8(b)). (3) For the investigation so instituted, the Commission may also be obtained FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa the Chief Administrative Law Judge, by accessing its Internet server at R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission, U.S. International Trade Commission, http://www.usitc.gov. The public record U.S. International Trade Commission, shall designate the presiding for this investigation may be viewed on 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC Administrative Law Judge. the Commission’s electronic docket 20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The Responses to the complaint and the (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov. public version of the complaint can be notice of investigation must be FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The submitted by the named respondents in accessed on the Commission’s Office of Unfair Import Investigations, accordance with section 210.13 of the Electronic Document Information U.S. International Trade Commission, Commission’s Rules of Practice and System (EDIS) at EDIS 1, and will be telephone (202) 205–2560. Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to available for inspection during official Authority: The authority for institution of 19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), such business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) this investigation is contained in section 337 responses will be considered by the in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and Commission if received not later than 20 International Trade Commission, 500 E in section 210.10 of the Commission’s Rules days after the date of service by the Street SW., Washington, DC 20436, of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 telephone (202) 205–2000. (2014). Commission of the complaint and the General information concerning the notice of investigation. Extensions of Commission may also be obtained by Scope of Investigation: Having time for submitting responses to the accessing its Internet server at United considered the complaint, the U.S. complaint and the notice of Rmajette on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES States International Trade Commission International Trade Commission, on investigation will not be granted unless (USITC) at USITC.2 The public record March 10, 2015, ordered that— good cause therefor is shown. (1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of Failure of a respondent to file a timely for this investigation may be viewed on section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as response to each allegation in the 1 Electronic Document Information System amended, an investigation be instituted complaint and in this notice may be (EDIS): http://edis.usitc.gov. to determine whether there is a deemed to constitute a waiver of the 2 United States International Trade Commission violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of right to appear and contest the (USITC): http://edis.usitc.gov. VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:09 Mar 13, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00117 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\16MRN1.SGM 16MRN1


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ContactThe Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 205-2560.
FR Citation80 FR 13629 
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