81 FR 37211 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-fd.io Project, Inc.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 111 (June 9, 2016)

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--fd.io Project, Inc.

    Notice is hereby given that, on May 4, 2016, pursuant to section 
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), fd.io Project, Inc. (``fd.io'') 
has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney 
General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing (1) the identities 
of the parties to the venture and (2) the nature and objectives of the 
venture. The notifications were filed for the purpose of invoking the 
Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to 
actual damages under specified circumstances.
    Pursuant to section 6(b) of the Act, the identities of the parties 
to the venture are: Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, OR; Brocade 
Communications Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA; Inocybe Technologies Inc., 
Gatineau, Quebec City, CANADA; Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Bantian,

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Longgang District, Shenzhen, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Cisco Systems, 
Inc., Milpitas, CA; PLUMgrid, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA; NXP Semiconductor 
Inc. (Freescale), Austin, TX; Mesosphere Inc., San Francisco, CA; 
Metaswitch Networks, San Francisco, CA; Cavium Networks, Inc., San 
Jose, CA; Ericsson, Kista, SWEDEN; Comcast, Philadelphia, PA; Red Hat, 
Inc., Raleigh, NC; and 6 WIND, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, FRANCE.
    The general area of fd.io's planned activity are to: (a) Drive the 
evolution of IO services (IO, processing, and management agents for 
networking, storage, and other types of IO) through a neutral community 
delivering open source software that supports deployment models 
including cloud, NFV, container, bare metal networking, storage, and 
other types of IO, in order to create a high performance, modular, and 
extensible open source platform fostering innovation in IO services 
(``the Platform''); (b) host a collection of projects that form a 
cohesive code base for open community based development, enhanced 
component compatibility and interoperability, greater choice and 
flexibility for data plane developers, and an open environment for IO 
services development and technology adoption; (c) support and maintain 
the strategic framework of the Platform through the technologies made 
available by the organization to make the Platform a success; (d) 
support and maintain policies set by the Board of Directors of the 
Joint Venture; (e) promote such Platform worldwide; (f) create and 
maintain programs regarding the use of Joint Venture trademarks; and 
(g) undertake such other activities as may from time to time be 
appropriate to further the purposes and achieve the goals set forth 
above.

Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
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§ 1337, on behalf of Immersion (1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Corporation of San Jose, California. section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as Procedure, 19 CFR § 210.13. Pursuant to
Supplements to the complaint were amended, an investigation be instituted 19 CFR §§ 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), such
filed on May 9, May 16, and May 24, to determine whether there is a responses will be considered by the
2016. The complaint, as supplemented, violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of Commission if received not later than 20
alleges violations of section 337 based section 337 in the importation into the days after the date of service by the
upon the importation into the United United States, the sale for importation, Commission of the complaint and the
States, the sale for importation, and the or the sale within the United States after notice of investigation. Extensions of
sale within the United States after importation of certain mobile and time for submitting responses to the
importation of certain mobile and portable electronic devices complaint and the notice of
portable electronic devices incorporating haptics (including investigation will not be granted unless
incorporating haptics (including smartphones and laptops) and good cause therefor is shown.
smartphones and laptops) and components thereof by reason of Failure of a respondent to file a timely
components thereof by reason of infringement of one or more of claims response to each allegation in the
infringement of certain claims of U.S. 1–5, 9–12, and 14–17 of the ’507 patent; complaint and in this notice may be
Patent No. 8,749,507 (‘‘the ’507 patent’’); claims 1, 2, 9, 10, 17, 18, 25–27, and 29 deemed to constitute a waiver of the
U.S. Patent No. 7,808,488 (‘‘the ’488 of the ’488 patent; claims 1 and 2 of the right to appear and contest the
patent’’); U.S. Patent No. 7,336,260 (‘‘the ’260 patent; and claims 1, 7–10, and 12 allegations of the complaint and this
’260 patent’’); and U.S. Patent No. of the ’710 patent, and whether an notice, and to authorize the
8,581,710 (‘‘the ’710 patent’’). The industry in the United States exists as administrative law judge and the
complaint further alleges that an required by subsection (a)(2) of section Commission, without further notice to
industry in the United States exists as 337; the respondent, to find the facts to be as
required by subsection (a)(2) of section (2) Pursuant to Commission Rule alleged in the complaint and this notice
337. 210.50(b)(1), 19 CFR § 210.50(b)(1), the and to enter an initial determination
The complainant requests that the presiding administrative law judge shall and a final determination containing
Commission institute an investigation take evidence or other information and such findings, and may result in the
and, after the investigation, issue a hear arguments from the parties and issuance of an exclusion order or a cease
limited exclusion order and cease and other interested persons with respect to and desist order or both directed against
desist orders. the public interest in this investigation, the respondent.
as appropriate, and provide the By order of the Commission.
ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for
Commission with findings of fact and a Issued: June 6, 2016.
any confidential information contained
recommended determination on this
therein, is available for inspection Lisa R. Barton,
issue, which shall be limited to the
during official business hours (8:45 a.m. Secretary to the Commission.
statutory public interest factors set forth
to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the
in 19 U.S.C. §§ 1337(d)(1), (f)(1), (g)(1); [FR Doc. 2016–13671 Filed 6–8–16; 8:45 am]
Secretary, U.S. International Trade (3) For the purpose of the BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
Commission, 500 E Street SW., Room investigation so instituted, the following
112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone are hereby named as parties upon which
(202) 205–2000. Hearing impaired this notice of investigation shall be
individuals are advised that information DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
served:
on this matter can be obtained by (a) The complainant is: Immersion Antitrust Division
contacting the Commission’s TDD Corporation, 50 Rio Robles, San Jose,
terminal on (202) 205–1810. Persons CA 95134. Notice Pursuant to the National
with mobility impairments who will (b) The respondents are the following Cooperative Research and Production
need special assistance in gaining access entities alleged to be in violation of Act of 1993—fd.io Project, Inc.
to the Commission should contact the section 337, and are the parties upon
Office of the Secretary at (202) 205– Notice is hereby given that, on May 4,
which the complaint is to be served: 2016, pursuant to section 6(a) of the
2000. General information concerning
the Commission may also be obtained Apple Inc., 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, National Cooperative Research and
by accessing its internet server at http:// CA 95014 Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
www.usitc.gov. The public record for AT&T Mobility LLC, 1025 Lenox Park et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), fd.io Project, Inc.
this investigation may be viewed on the Boulevard NE., Atlanta, GA 30319. (‘‘fd.io’’) has filed written notifications
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) (c) The Office of Unfair Import simultaneously with the Attorney
at http://edis.usitc.gov. Investigations, U.S. International Trade General and the Federal Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW., Suite Commission disclosing (1) the identities
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The of the parties to the venture and (2) the
401, Washington, DC 20436; and
Office of Unfair Import Investigations, (4) For the investigation so instituted, nature and objectives of the venture.
U.S. International Trade Commission, the Chief Administrative Law Judge, The notifications were filed for the
telephone (202) 205–2560. U.S. International Trade Commission, purpose of invoking the Act’s provisions
Authority: The authority for institution of shall designate the presiding limiting the recovery of antitrust
this investigation is contained in section 337 Administrative Law Judge. plaintiffs to actual damages under
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and The Chief Administrative Law Judge specified circumstances.
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in section 210.10 of the Commission’s Rules is authorized to consolidate Inv. No. Pursuant to section 6(b) of the Act, the
of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR § 210.10
337–TA–990 and this investigation if he identities of the parties to the venture
(2016).
deems it appropriate. are: Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, OR;
Scope of Investigation: Having Responses to the complaint and the Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.,
considered the complaint, the U.S. notice of investigation must be San Jose, CA; Inocybe Technologies Inc.,
International Trade Commission, on submitted by the named respondents in Gatineau, Quebec City, CANADA;
June 3, 2016, ordered that— accordance with section 210.13 of the Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Bantian,

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Longgang District, Shenzhen, PEOPLE’S National Cooperative Research and under specified circumstances.
REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Cisco Systems, Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 Specifically, Microsoft Corporation,
Inc., Milpitas, CA; PLUMgrid, Inc., et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Southwest Research Redmond, WA; Tongfang Global, Ltd.
Sunnyvale, CA; NXP Semiconductor Institute—Cooperative Research Group (Seiki), Diamond Bar, CA; Arcelik AS
Inc. (Freescale), Austin, TX; Mesosphere on Development and Validation of Electronics Plant, Istanbul, TURKEY;
Inc., San Francisco, CA; Metaswitch FlawPRO for Assessing Defect Tolerance Dell Inc., Round Rock, TX; and
Networks, San Francisco, CA; Cavium of Welded Pipes Under Generalized Paramount Pictures Corporation,
Networks, Inc., San Jose, CA; Ericsson, High Strain Conditions (‘‘FlawPRO– Hollywood, CA, have been added as
Kista, SWEDEN; Comcast, Philadelphia, JIP’’) has filed written notifications parties to this venture.
PA; Red Hat, Inc., Raleigh, NC; and 6 simultaneously with the Attorney No other changes have been made in
WIND, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, General and the Federal Trade either the membership or planned
FRANCE. Commission disclosing changes in its activity of the group research project.
The general area of fd.io’s planned membership. The notifications were Membership in this group research
activity are to: (a) Drive the evolution of filed for the purpose of extending the project remains open, and UHD Alliance
IO services (IO, processing, and Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of intends to file additional written
management agents for networking, antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages notifications disclosing all changes in
storage, and other types of IO) through under specified circumstances. membership.
a neutral community delivering open Specifically, ConocoPhillips Company, On June 17, 2015, UHD Alliance filed
source software that supports Houston, TX, has withdrawn as a party its original notification pursuant to
deployment models including cloud, to this venture. section 6(a) of the Act. The Department
NFV, container, bare metal networking, No other changes have been made in of Justice published a notice in the
storage, and other types of IO, in order either the membership or planned Federal Register pursuant to section
to create a high performance, modular, activity of the group research project. 6(b) of the Act on July 17, 2015 (80 FR
and extensible open source platform Membership in this group research 42537).
fostering innovation in IO services (‘‘the project remains open, and FlawPRO–JIP The last notification was filed with
Platform’’); (b) host a collection of intends to file additional written the Department on February 12, 2016. A
projects that form a cohesive code base notifications disclosing all changes in notice was published in the Federal
for open community based membership. Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the
development, enhanced component On May 17, 2011, FlawPRO–JIP filed Act on March 17, 2016 (81 FR 14485).
compatibility and interoperability, its original notification pursuant to Patricia A. Brink,
greater choice and flexibility for data section 6(a) of the Act. The Department
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust
plane developers, and an open of Justice published a notice in the Division.
environment for IO services Federal Register pursuant to section
[FR Doc. 2016–13632 Filed 6–8–16; 8:45 am]
development and technology adoption; 6(b) of the Act on July 7, 2011 (76 FR
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(c) support and maintain the strategic 39901).
framework of the Platform through the The last notification was filed with
technologies made available by the the Department on November 2, 2012. A
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
organization to make the Platform a notice was published in the Federal
success; (d) support and maintain Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the Antitrust Division
policies set by the Board of Directors of Act on December 11, 2012 (77 FR
the Joint Venture; (e) promote such 73676). Notice Pursuant to the National
Platform worldwide; (f) create and Cooperative Research and Production
Patricia A. Brink,
maintain programs regarding the use of Act of 1993—Silicon Integration
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust
Joint Venture trademarks; and (g) Initiative, Inc.
Division.
undertake such other activities as may
[FR Doc. 2016–13633 Filed 6–8–16; 8:45 am] Notice is hereby given that, on May 9,
from time to time be appropriate to
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further the purposes and achieve the
National Cooperative Research and
goals set forth above.
Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
Patricia A. Brink, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Silicon Integration
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Initiative, Inc. (‘‘Si2’’) has filed written
Division. Antitrust Division notifications simultaneously with the
[FR Doc. 2016–13629 Filed 6–8–16; 8:45 am] Attorney General and the Federal Trade
Notice Pursuant to the National
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Cooperative Research and Production
membership. The notifications were
Act of 1993—UHD Alliance, Inc.
filed for the purpose of extending the
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice is hereby given that, on May Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of
11, 2016, pursuant to section 6(a) of the antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages
Antitrust Division National Cooperative Research and under specified circumstances.
Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 Specifically, MIE Fujitsu
Notice Pursuant to the National
et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), UHD Alliance, Inc. Semiconductor, Limited, Yokohama
Cooperative Research and Production
(‘‘UHD Alliance’’) filed written City, JAPAN; IC Manage, Inc., Campbell,
sradovich on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

Act of 1993—Cooperative Research
notifications simultaneously with the CA; SA Magillem Design Services, Paris,
Group on Development and Validation
Attorney General and the Federal Trade FRANCE; Minalogic, Grenoble,
of FlawPRO for Assessing Defect
Commission disclosing changes in its FRANCE; Ricoh Electronic Devices
Tolerance of Welded Pipes Under
membership. The notifications were Company, Limited, Osaka, JAPAN;
Generalized High Strain Conditions
filed for the purpose of extending the Thermo Fisher Scientific, Guilford, CT;
Notice is hereby given that, on April Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of and Broadcom, Ltd., San Jose, CA, have
27, 2016, pursuant to section 6(a) of the antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages been added as parties to this venture.

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81 FR 37211 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-fd.io Project, Inc.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICEAntitrust Division

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