82_FR_21492 82 FR 21405 - Certain Mirrors With Internal Illumination and Components Thereof; Institution of Investigation

82 FR 21405 - Certain Mirrors With Internal Illumination and Components Thereof; Institution of Investigation

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 87 (May 8, 2017)

Page Range21405-21406
FR Document2017-09205

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on March 8, 2017, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Electric Mirror, LLC of Everett, Washington and Kelvin 42 LLC of Pensacola, Florida. A supplement was filed on March 24, 2017, and an amended complaint was filed on April 21, 2017. The complaint, as amended, 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 mirrors with internal illumination and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,853,414 (``the '414 patent'') and U.S. Patent No. 7,559,668 (``the '668 patent''). The amended complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complainants request 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-1055]


Certain Mirrors With Internal Illumination 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 March 8, 2017, under section 337 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Electric Mirror, 
LLC of Everett, Washington and Kelvin 42 LLC of Pensacola, Florida. A 
supplement was filed on March 24, 2017, and an amended complaint was 
filed on April 21, 2017. The complaint, as amended, 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 mirrors with internal illumination and 
components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. 
Patent No. 7,853,414 (``the '414 patent'') and U.S. Patent No. 
7,559,668 (``the '668 patent''). The amended complaint further alleges 
that an industry in the United States exists as required by the 
applicable Federal Statute.
    The complainants request 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 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 the Secretary, Docket 
Services Division, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 
205-1802.

    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 (2017).

    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on May 1, 2017, 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 mirrors with 
internal illumination and components thereof by reason of infringement 
of one or more of claims 4, 9, 14, and 18 of the '414 patent and claims 
1-6, 8, and 14-16 of the '668 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 complainants are:

Electric Mirror, LLC, 6101 Associated Boulevard Everett, WA 98203.
Kelvin 42 LLC, 38 South Blue Angel Parkway #176, Pensacola, FL 32506.

    (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:

Lumidesign Inc., 55 West Beaver Creek Road, Unit 34, Richmond Hill, 
Ontario L4B 1K5, Canada.

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Majestic Mirrors & Frame, LLC, 7425 NW 79th Street, Miami, FL 33166.
Project Light, LLC (d/b/a Project Light, Inc., Prospetto Light, LLC 
and/or Prospetto Lighting, LLC), 4976 Hudson Drive.

    The Office of Unfair Import Investigations will not participate as 
a party in this investigation.
    (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 2, 2017.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2017-09205 Filed 5-5-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                    services, as well as on international                   relating to national security that impact             Secretary, U.S. International Trade
                                                    trade and investment flows associated                   USTR negotiation and enforcement                      Commission, 500 E Street SW., Room
                                                    with digital products and services                      priorities. USTR also indicated that it               112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone
                                                    related to significant business-to-                     intends to treat the Commission’s                     (202) 205–2000. Hearing impaired
                                                    business technologies.                                  second and third reports as interagency               individuals are advised that information
                                                       The Commission expects to deliver                    memoranda containing predecisional                    on this matter can be obtained by
                                                    this second report to the USTR by                       advice subject to the deliberative                    contacting the Commission’s TDD
                                                    October 29, 2018.                                       process privilege.                                    terminal on (202) 205–1810. Persons
                                                       As requested by the USTR, the                          In his request letter, the USTR                     with mobility impairments who will
                                                    Commission’s report on the third                        indicated that his office intends to make             need special assistance in gaining access
                                                    investigation, titled Global Digital Trade              the Commission’s first report in this                 to the Commission should contact the
                                                    3: The Business-to-Consumer Market,                     series available to the public in its                 Office of the Secretary at (202) 205–
                                                    Key Foreign Trade Restrictions, and U.S.                entirety.                                             2000. General information concerning
                                                    Competitiveness, will build on the first                                                                      the Commission may also be obtained
                                                                                                              By order of the Commission.
                                                    and second reports to:                                                                                        by accessing its Internet server at
                                                       • Provide qualitative, and to the                      Issued: May 2, 2017.
                                                                                                                                                                  https://www.usitc.gov. The public
                                                    extent possible, quantitative analysis of               Lisa R. Barton,
                                                                                                                                                                  record for this investigation may be
                                                    measures in key foreign markets                         Secretary to the Commission.
                                                                                                                                                                  viewed on the Commission’s electronic
                                                    (identified in the first report) that affect            [FR Doc. 2017–09180 Filed 5–5–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                  docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
                                                    the ability of U.S. firms to develop and/               BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
                                                    or supply business-to-consumer digital                                                                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
                                                    products and services abroad; and                                                                             Office of the Secretary, Docket Services
                                                       • Assess, using case studies or other                INTERNATIONAL TRADE                                   Division, U.S. International Trade
                                                    qualitative and quantitative methods,                   COMMISSION                                            Commission, telephone (202) 205–1802.
                                                    the impact of these measures on the                                                                             Authority: The authority for institution of
                                                                                                            [Investigation No. 337–TA–1055]
                                                    competitiveness of U.S. firms engaged                                                                         this investigation is contained in section 337
                                                    in the sale of digital products and                                                                           of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19
                                                                                                            Certain Mirrors With Internal                         U.S.C. 1337 and in section 210.10 of the
                                                    services, as well as on international                   Illumination and Components Thereof;
                                                    trade and investment flows associated                                                                         Commission’s Rules of Practice and
                                                                                                            Institution of Investigation                          Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2017).
                                                    with digital products and services
                                                    related to significant business-to-                     AGENCY: U.S. International Trade                        Scope of Investigation: Having
                                                    consumer technologies.                                  Commission.                                           considered the complaint, the U.S.
                                                       The Commission expects to deliver                    ACTION: Notice.                                       International Trade Commission, on
                                                    this third report to the USTR by March                                                                        May 1, 2017, ordered that—
                                                    29, 2019.                                               SUMMARY:    Notice is hereby given that a               (1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of
                                                       Public Hearing, Written Submissions:                 complaint was filed with the U.S.                     section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
                                                    The Commission expects to hold a                        International Trade Commission on                     amended, an investigation be instituted
                                                    public hearing in the spring of 2018 in                 March 8, 2017, under section 337 of the               to determine whether there is a
                                                    connection with the second and third                    Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on                    violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of
                                                    investigations. The Commission will                     behalf of Electric Mirror, LLC of Everett,            section 337 in the importation into the
                                                    announce the time and place in a later                  Washington and Kelvin 42 LLC of                       United States, the sale for importation,
                                                    notice.                                                 Pensacola, Florida. A supplement was                  or the sale within the United States after
                                                       The Commission will also provide                     filed on March 24, 2017, and an                       importation of certain mirrors with
                                                    opportunity for interested members of                   amended complaint was filed on April                  internal illumination and components
                                                    the public to file written submissions in               21, 2017. The complaint, as amended,                  thereof by reason of infringement of one
                                                    connection with the second and third                    alleges violations of section 337 based               or more of claims 4, 9, 14, and 18 of the
                                                    investigations. The Commission will                     upon the importation into the United                  ’414 patent and claims 1–6, 8, and
                                                    announce the time and procedures                        States, the sale for importation, and the             14–16 of the ’668 patent, and whether
                                                    relating to the filing of those written                 sale within the United States after                   an industry in the United States exists
                                                    submissions in a later notice. The                      importation of certain mirrors with                   as required by subsection (a)(2) of
                                                    Commission will also identify in that                   internal illumination and components                  section 337;
                                                    notice any particular issues or subject                 thereof by reason of infringement of                    (2) For the purpose of the
                                                    areas that it would like members of the                 certain claims of U.S. Patent No.                     investigation so instituted, the following
                                                    public to address in their written                      7,853,414 (‘‘the ’414 patent’’) and U.S.              are hereby named as parties upon which
                                                    submissions or in hearing testimony.                    Patent No. 7,559,668 (‘‘the ’668 patent’’).           this notice of investigation shall be
                                                       Portions of the Second and Third                     The amended complaint further alleges                 served:
                                                    Reports to be Classified as National                    that an industry in the United States                   (a) The complainants are:
                                                    Security Information and be Subject to                  exists as required by the applicable
                                                                                                            Federal Statute.                                      Electric Mirror, LLC, 6101 Associated
                                                    the Deliberative Process Privilege: In his
                                                                                                               The complainants request that the                    Boulevard Everett, WA 98203.
                                                    letter requesting the investigations, the
                                                    USTR indicated that portions of the                     Commission institute an investigation                 Kelvin 42 LLC, 38 South Blue Angel
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                                                    Commission’s second and third reports                   and, after the investigation, issue a                   Parkway #176, Pensacola, FL 32506.
                                                    containing the Commission’s analysis of                 limited exclusion order and cease and                   (b) The respondents are the following
                                                    the impact of foreign barriers to digital               desist orders.                                        entities alleged to be in violation of
                                                    trade on (1) U.S. imports and exports of                ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for                  section 337, and are the parties upon
                                                    digital products and services and (2) the               any confidential information contained                which the complaint is to be served:
                                                    competitiveness of U.S. companies will                  therein, is available for inspection                  Lumidesign Inc., 55 West Beaver Creek
                                                    be classified on the basis that those                   during official business hours (8:45 a.m.               Road, Unit 34, Richmond Hill,
                                                    portions concern economic matters                       to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the                      Ontario L4B 1K5, Canada.


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                                                    Majestic Mirrors & Frame, LLC, 7425                     SUMMARY:    The Commission hereby gives                 pursuant to section 207.62(d)(4) of the
                                                       NW 79th Street, Miami, FL 33166.                     notice of the scheduling of an expedited                Commission’s rules.
                                                    Project Light, LLC (d/b/a Project Light,                review pursuant to the Tariff Act of                       Written submissions.—As provided in
                                                       Inc., Prospetto Light, LLC and/or                    1930 (‘‘the Act’’) to determine whether                 section 207.62(d) of the Commission’s
                                                       Prospetto Lighting, LLC), 4976                       revocation of the antidumping duty                      rules, interested parties that are parties
                                                       Hudson Drive.                                        order on light-walled rectangular (LWR)                 to the review and that have provided
                                                       The Office of Unfair Import                          pipe and tube from Taiwan would be                      individually adequate responses to the
                                                    Investigations will not participate as a                likely to lead to continuation or                       notice of institution,2 and any party
                                                    party in this investigation.                            recurrence of material injury within a                  other than an interested party to the
                                                       (3) For the investigation so instituted,             reasonably foreseeable time.                            review may file written comments with
                                                    the Chief Administrative Law Judge,                     DATES: Effective April 10, 2017.                        the Secretary on what determination the
                                                    U.S. International Trade Commission,                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        Commission should reach in the review.
                                                    shall designate the presiding                           Drew Dushkes (202–205–3229), Office                     Comments are due on or before June 28,
                                                    Administrative Law Judge.                               of Investigations, U.S. International                   2017 and may not contain new factual
                                                       Responses to the complaint and the                   Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW.,                     information. Any person that is neither
                                                    notice of investigation must be                         Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-                          a party to the five-year review nor an
                                                    submitted by the named respondents in                   impaired persons can obtain                             interested party may submit a brief
                                                    accordance with section 210.13 of the                   information on this matter by contacting                written statement (which shall not
                                                    Commission’s Rules of Practice and                      the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–                   contain any new factual information)
                                                    Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to                   205–1810. Persons with mobility                         pertinent to the review by June 28, 2017.
                                                    19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), such                    impairments who will need special                       However, should the Department of
                                                    responses will be considered by the                     assistance in gaining access to the                     Commerce extend the time limit for its
                                                    Commission if received not later than 20                Commission should contact the Office                    completion of the final results of its
                                                    days after the date of service by the                   of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.                       review, the deadline for comments
                                                    Commission of the complaint and the                     General information concerning the                      (which may not contain new factual
                                                    notice of investigation. Extensions of                  Commission may also be obtained by                      information) on Commerce’s final
                                                    time for submitting responses to the                    accessing its internet server (https://                 results is three business days after the
                                                    complaint and the notice of                             www.usitc.gov). The public record for                   issuance of Commerce’s results. If
                                                    investigation will not be granted unless                this review may be viewed on the                        comments contain business proprietary
                                                    good cause therefor is shown.                           Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)                   information (BPI), they must conform
                                                       Failure of a respondent to file a timely             at https://edis.usitc.gov.                              with the requirements of sections 201.6,
                                                    response to each allegation in the                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                                                                                    207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s
                                                    complaint and in this notice may be                        Background.—On April 10, 2017, the                   rules. The Commission’s rules with
                                                    deemed to constitute a waiver of the                    Commission determined that the                          respect to filing were revised effective
                                                    right to appear and contest the                         domestic interested party group                         July 25, 2014. See 79 FR 35920 (June 25,
                                                    allegations of the complaint and this                   response to its notice of institution (82               2014), and the revised Commission
                                                    notice, and to authorize the                            FR 137, January 3, 2017) of the subject                 Handbook on E-filing, available from the
                                                    administrative law judge and the                        five-year review was adequate and that                  Commission’s Web site at https://
                                                    Commission, without further notice to                   the respondent interested party group                   www.usitc.gov/secretary/documents/
                                                    the respondent, to find the facts to be as              response was inadequate. The                            handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf.
                                                    alleged in the complaint and this notice                Commission did not find any other                          In accordance with sections 201.16(c)
                                                    and to enter an initial determination                   circumstances that would warrant                        and 207.3 of the rules, each document
                                                    and a final determination containing                    conducting a full review.1 Accordingly,                 filed by a party to the review must be
                                                    such findings, and may result in the                    the Commission determined that it                       served on all other parties to the review
                                                    issuance of an exclusion order or a cease               would conduct an expedited review                       (as identified by either the public or BPI
                                                    and desist order or both directed against               pursuant to section 751(c)(3) of the                    service list), and a certificate of service
                                                    the respondent.                                         Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(3)).              must be timely filed. The Secretary will
                                                                                                               For further information concerning                   not accept a document for filing without
                                                      By order of the Commission.                                                                                   a certificate of service.
                                                      Dated: May 2, 2017.                                   the conduct of this review and rules of
                                                                                                            general application, consult the                           Determination.—The Commission has
                                                    Lisa R. Barton,                                                                                                 determined this review is
                                                                                                            Commission’s Rules of Practice and
                                                    Secretary to the Commission.
                                                                                                            Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B                   extraordinarily complicated and
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–09205 Filed 5–5–17; 8:45 am]              (19 CFR part 201), and part 207,                        therefore has determined to exercise its
                                                    BILLING CODE 7020–02–P                                  subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part                    authority to extend the review period by
                                                                                                            207).                                                   up to 90 days pursuant to 19 U.S.C.
                                                                                                               Staff report.—A staff report                         1675(c)(5)(B).
                                                    INTERNATIONAL TRADE                                     containing information concerning the                      Authority: This review is being
                                                    COMMISSION                                              subject matter of the review will be                    conducted under authority of title VII of
                                                                                                            placed in the nonpublic record on June                  the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is
                                                    [Investigation No. 731–TA–410 (Fourth
                                                    Review)]                                                23, 2017, and made available to persons                 published pursuant to section 207.62 of
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                                                                                                            on the Administrative Protective Order                  the Commission’s rules.
                                                    Light-Walled Rectangular (LWR) Pipe                     service list for this review. A public                    2 The Commission has found the responses
                                                    and Tube From Taiwan; Scheduling of                     version will be issued thereafter,                      submitted by Allied Tube and Conduit; Atlas Tube;
                                                    an Expedited Five-Year Review                                                                                   Bull Moose Tube Company; California Steel and
                                                                                                              1 A record of the Commissioners’ votes, the           Tube; Hannibal Industries, Inc.; Maruichi Industries
                                                    AGENCY: United States International                     Commission’s statement on adequacy, and any             Corporation; Searing Industries; and Western Tube
                                                    Trade Commission.                                       individual Commissioner’s statements will be            & Conduit Corporation to be individually adequate.
                                                    ACTION: Notice.                                         available from the Office of the Secretary and at the   Comments from other interested parties will not be
                                                                                                            Commission’s Web site.                                  accepted (see 19 CFR 207.62(d)(2)).



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ActionNotice.
ContactThe Office of the Secretary, Docket Services Division, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 205-1802.
FR Citation82 FR 21405 

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