82 FR 1760 - Certain Arrowheads With Arcuate Blades and Components Thereof Institution of Investigation

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 4 (January 6, 2017)

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on December 2, 2016, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Flying Arrow Archery, LLC of Belgrade, Montana. Supplements to the Complaint were filed on December 19, 20, and 22, 2016. 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 arrowheads with arcuate blades and components thereof by reason of infringement of U.S. Patent No. 8,920,269 (``the '269 patent''); U.S. Patent No. D713,919 (``the D'919 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. D729,336 (``the D'336 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 general exclusion order and cease and desist orders.

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-1033]


Certain Arrowheads With Arcuate Blades 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 December 2, 2016, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of 
Flying Arrow Archery, LLC of Belgrade, Montana. Supplements to the 
Complaint were filed on December 19, 20, and 22, 2016. 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 arrowheads with arcuate blades and 
components thereof by reason of infringement of U.S. Patent No. 
8,920,269 (``the '269 patent''); U.S. Patent No. D713,919 (``the D'919 
patent''); and U.S. Patent No. D729,336 (``the D'336 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 general 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 https://www.usitc.gov. The 
public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's 
electronic docket (EDIS) at https://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 (2016).
    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on December 30, 2016, 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 arrowheads 
with arcuate blades and components thereof by reason of infringement of 
one or more of claims 5 and 25 of the '269 patent; the claim of the 
D'919 patent; and the claim of the D'336 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:

Flying Arrow Archery, LLC, 129 Village Drive, Suite #102, Belgrade, MT 
59714

    (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:

Dongguan hong Song hardware, alma iao, Dongcheng Xia Qiao road no. 5, 
DongGuanShi GUANGDONG 523000, China

liu, mengbao, longhuaminzhi BAOAN, Shenzhen Guangdong 518131, China

Jianfeng Mao, jingxibeilu5# YiXingShi, WuXiShi JIANGSU 214200, China

Sandum Precision Industry (China) Co., Ltd. (In-Sail), Jinxing Building 
13C, Heping Industrial Park, Changyong Road, Longhua District, Shenzhen 
City, Guangdong Province, China 518109

Arthur Sifuentes, 30611 Ginger Trace Drive, Spring, TX 77386

Wanyuxue, Building #6 A1402, Chang Cheng E, R Hua Yuan, Baihua Futian, 
Shenzhen Guangdong, China 518028

Wei Ran, (SGJ-ZL) First Floor, YunXiao Road, 135, GuangZhouShi, 
Guangdong, BaiYunQu, GuangZhouShi, Guangdong 510403, China

YanDong, qin lao jie jiao tong yin hang jia shu yuan, 6hao lou 3 dan 
yuan 602, ZhengZhou, er qi, Henan, China 450000

Zhou Yang, (Jiu Jiu Youpin Cultural & Creative Park #) l, 3rd Floor 
Longhua, District Cytech Cytech Village, Road Bao'ban, Shenzhen 
Guangdong, China 518109

    (c) The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International 
Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436.
    (3) For the investigation so instituted, the Chief Administrative 
Law Judge,

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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: January 3, 2017.
Katherine M. Hiner,
Acting Supervisory Attorney.
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