80_FR_30193 80 FR 30093 - Certain Touchscreen Controllers and Products Containing the Same Institution of investigation

80 FR 30093 - Certain Touchscreen Controllers and Products Containing the Same Institution of investigation

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 100 (May 26, 2015)

Page Range30093-30093
FR Document2015-12630

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on April 21, 2015, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Synaptics Incorporated of San Jose, California. Supplements were filed on May 7, 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 touchscreen controllers and products containing the same by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,868,874 (``the '874 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,338,724 (``the '724 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,558,811 (``the '811 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 8,952,916 (``the '916 patent''). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.

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 INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-957]


Certain Touchscreen Controllers and Products Containing the Same 
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 April 21, 2015, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of 
Synaptics Incorporated of San Jose, California. Supplements were filed 
on May 7, 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 touchscreen controllers and products containing 
the same by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 
7,868,874 (``the '874 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,338,724 (``the '724 
patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,558,811 (``the '811 patent''); and U.S. 
Patent No. 8,952,916 (``the '916 patent''). The complaint further 
alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by 
subsection (a)(2) of section 337.
    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, 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 (2015).

    Scope Of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on May 19, 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 touchscreen 
controllers and products containing the same by reason of infringement 
of one or more of claims 1, 5, 6, 11, 16, 23-26, 39, 50, 51, 56, 57, 
61, 62, and 64 of the '874 patent; claims 1-3, 5, 8, 12, and 19-22 of 
the '724 patent; claims 1, 3, 4, 7, 11, 12, 15, 16-18, 20, 23, and 25 
of the '811 patent; and claims 1-3, 7, 9, 10, and 13-16 of the'916 
patent, 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 complainant is: Synaptics Incorporated, 1251 McKay Drive, 
San Jose, CA 95131.
    (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:
    Shenzhen Huiding Technology Co., Ltd. a/k/a, Shenzhen Goodix 
Technology Co., Ltd., Floor 2 and 13, Phase B, Tengfei Industrial 
Building, Futian Freetrade Zone, Shenzhen 518000, China.
    Goodix Technology Inc., 6370 Lusk Boulevard, Suite F204, San Diego, 
CA 92121.
    BLU Products, Inc., 10814 NW 33rd Street, No. 100, Doral, FL 33172.
    (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.

    Dated: May 20, 2015.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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                                                  INTERNATIONAL TRADE                                     U.S. International Trade Commission,                  accordance with section 210.13 of the
                                                  COMMISSION                                              telephone (202) 205–2560.                             Commission’s Rules of Practice and
                                                                                                            Authority: The authority for institution of         Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to
                                                  [Investigation No. 337–TA–957]
                                                                                                          this investigation is contained in section 337        19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), such
                                                  Certain Touchscreen Controllers and                     of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and            responses will be considered by the
                                                  Products Containing the Same                            in section 210.10 of the Commission’s Rules           Commission if received not later than 20
                                                                                                          of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10              days after the date of service by the
                                                  Institution of investigation
                                                                                                          (2015).                                               Commission of the complaint and the
                                                  AGENCY: U.S. International Trade                                                                              notice of investigation. Extensions of
                                                  Commission.                                                Scope Of Investigation: Having                     time for submitting responses to the
                                                                                                          considered the complaint, the U.S.                    complaint and the notice of
                                                  ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                          International Trade Commission, on                    investigation will not be granted unless
                                                  SUMMARY:    Notice is hereby given that a               May 19, 2015, ORDERED THAT—                           good cause therefor is shown.
                                                  complaint was filed with the U.S.                          (1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of                     Failure of a respondent to file a timely
                                                  International Trade Commission on                       section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as             response to each allegation in the
                                                  April 21, 2015, under section 337 of the                amended, an investigation be instituted               complaint and in this notice may be
                                                  Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19                      to determine whether there is a                       deemed to constitute a waiver of the
                                                  U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Synaptics                     violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of                  right to appear and contest the
                                                  Incorporated of San Jose, California.                   section 337 in the importation into the               allegations of the complaint and this
                                                  Supplements were filed on May 7, 2015.                  United States, the sale for importation,              notice, and to authorize the
                                                  The complaint, as supplemented,                         or the sale within the United States after            administrative law judge and the
                                                  alleges violations of section 337 based                 importation of certain touchscreen                    Commission, without further notice to
                                                  upon the importation into the United                    controllers and products containing the               the respondent, to find the facts to be as
                                                  States, the sale for importation, and the               same by reason of infringement of one                 alleged in the complaint and this notice
                                                  sale within the United States after                     or more of claims 1, 5, 6, 11, 16, 23–26,             and to enter an initial determination
                                                  importation of certain touchscreen                      39, 50, 51, 56, 57, 61, 62, and 64 of the             and a final determination containing
                                                  controllers and products containing the                 ’874 patent; claims 1–3, 5, 8, 12, and                such findings, and may result in the
                                                  same by reason of infringement of                       19–22 of the ’724 patent; claims 1, 3, 4,             issuance of an exclusion order or a cease
                                                  certain claims of U.S. Patent No.                       7, 11, 12, 15, 16–18, 20, 23, and 25 of               and desist order or both directed against
                                                  7,868,874 (‘‘the ’874 patent’’); U.S.                   the ’811 patent; and claims 1–3, 7, 9, 10,            the respondent.
                                                  Patent No. 8,338,724 (‘‘the ’724 patent’’);             and 13–16 of the’916 patent, and
                                                                                                          whether an industry in the United                       By order of the Commission.
                                                  U.S. Patent No. 8,558,811 (‘‘the ’811
                                                                                                          States exists as required by subsection                 Dated: May 20, 2015.
                                                  patent’’); and U.S. Patent No. 8,952,916
                                                  (‘‘the ’916 patent’’). The complaint                    (a)(2) of section 337;                                Lisa R. Barton,
                                                  further alleges that an industry in the                    (2) For the purpose of the                         Secretary to the Commission.
                                                  United States exists as required by                     investigation so instituted, the following            [FR Doc. 2015–12630 Filed 5–22–15; 8:45 am]
                                                  subsection (a)(2) of section 337.                       are hereby named as parties upon which                BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
                                                     The complainant requests that the                    this notice of investigation shall be
                                                  Commission institute an investigation                   served:
                                                  and, after the investigation, issue a                      (a) The complainant is: Synaptics                  DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
                                                  limited exclusion order and cease and                   Incorporated, 1251 McKay Drive, San
                                                  desist orders.                                          Jose, CA 95131.                                       Notice of Lodging of Proposed
                                                                                                             (b) The respondents are the following              Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
                                                  ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for
                                                                                                          entities alleged to be in violation of                Act
                                                  any confidential information contained                  section 337, and are the parties upon
                                                  therein, is available for inspection                    which the complaint is to be served:                     On May 14, 2015, the Department of
                                                  during official business hours (8:45 a.m.                  Shenzhen Huiding Technology Co.,                   Justice lodged a proposed Consent
                                                  to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the                      Ltd. a/k/a, Shenzhen Goodix                           Decree with the United States District
                                                  Secretary, U.S. International Trade                     Technology Co., Ltd., Floor 2 and 13,                 Court for the Central District of Illinois
                                                  Commission, 500 E Street SW., Room                      Phase B, Tengfei Industrial Building,                 in the lawsuit entitled United States v.
                                                  112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone                    Futian Freetrade Zone, Shenzhen                       Enviro-Safe Refrigerants, Inc., Civil
                                                  (202) 205–2000. Hearing impaired                        518000, China.                                        Action No. 1:15–cv–1196.
                                                  individuals are advised that information                   Goodix Technology Inc., 6370 Lusk                     The United States of America, on
                                                  on this matter can be obtained by                       Boulevard, Suite F204, San Diego, CA                  behalf of the United States
                                                  contacting the Commission’s TDD                         92121.                                                Environmental Protection Agency
                                                  terminal on (202) 205–1810. Persons                        BLU Products, Inc., 10814 NW 33rd                  (‘‘EPA’’), filed a claim against Defendant
                                                  with mobility impairments who will                      Street, No. 100, Doral, FL 33172.                     Enviro-Safe Refrigerants, Inc. (‘‘Enviro-
                                                  need special assistance in gaining access                  (c) The Office of Unfair Import                    Safe’’) to obtain injunctive relief and
                                                  to the Commission should contact the                    Investigations, U.S. International Trade              civil penalties pursuant to Clean Air Act
                                                  Office of the Secretary at (202) 205–                   Commission, 500 E Street SW., Suite                   Sections 113 and 612, and the
                                                  2000. General information concerning                    401, Washington, DC 20436; and                        Significant New Alternatives Policy
                                                  the Commission may also be obtained
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                                                                                                             (3) For the investigation so instituted,           program regulations promulgated at 40
                                                  by accessing its internet server at http:               the Chief Administrative Law Judge,                   CFR part 82, subpart G §§ 82.170–82.184
                                                  //www.usitc.gov. The public record for                  U.S. International Trade Commission,                  (commonly known as the ‘‘SNAP’’
                                                  this investigation may be viewed on the                 shall designate the presiding                         program). The United States alleged that
                                                  Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)                   Administrative Law Judge.                             Enviro-Safe had marketed and sold
                                                  at http://edis.usitc.gov.                                  Responses to the complaint and the                 flammable hydrocarbon refrigerants as
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The                    notice of investigation must be                       direct replacements for ozone-depleting
                                                  Office of Unfair Import Investigations,                 submitted by the named respondents in                 substances without providing the


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ContactThe Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 205-2560.
FR Citation80 FR 30093 

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