82 FR 8207 - Certain Graphics Processors, DDR Memory Controllers, and Products Containing the Same Institution of Investigation
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 14 (January 24, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 24, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 8207-8208] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-01530] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 337-TA-1037] Certain Graphics Processors, DDR Memory Controllers, and Products Containing the Same Institution of Investigation AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on December 16, 2016, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of ZiiLabs Inc., Ltd. of Bermuda. 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 graphics processors, DDR memory controllers, and products containing the same by reason of infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,677,952 ('952 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 6,950,350 ('350 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,518,616 ('616 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 8,643,659 ('659 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 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 January 17, 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 graphics processors, DDR memory controllers, and products containing the same by reason of infringement of one or more of claims 1-8 of the '952 patent; claims 1-16 of the '350 patent; claims 1-8 of the '616 patent; and claims 1-20 of the '659 patent, and whether an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337; (2) Pursuant to Commission Rule 210.50(b)(1), 19 CFR 210.50(b)(1), the presiding Administrative Law Judge shall take evidence or other information and hear arguments from the parties or other interested persons with respect to the public interest in this investigation, as appropriate, and provide the Commission with findings of fact and a recommended determination on this issue, which shall be limited to the statutory public interest factors set forth in 19 U.S.C. 1337(d)(1), (f)(1), (g)(1); (3) 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: ZiiLabs Inc., Ltd., Clarendon House, 2 Church Street, Hamilton, HM11, Bermuda (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: [[Page 8208]] Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., One AMD Place, P.O. Box 3453, Sunnyvale, CA 94088-3453 Lenovo Group Ltd., Shangdi Information Industry Base, No. 6 Chuang Ye Road, Haidan District, 10085 Beijing, China Lenovo Holding Co., Inc., 1009 Think Place, Morrisville, NC 27650 Lenovo (United States) Inc., 1009 Think Place, Morrisville, NC 27650 LG Electronics, Inc., LG Twin Towers, 20, Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo- gu, Seoul 150-721, Republic of Korea LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., 1000 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc., 10101 Old Grove Road, San Diego, CA 92131 MediaTek, Inc., No. 1, Dusing Rd. 1, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu City 30078, Taiwan MediaTek USA Inc., 2860 Junction Ave., San Jose, CA 95134 Motorola Mobility LLC, 600 N. U.S. Highway 45, Libertyville, IL 60048 Qualcomm Inc., 5775 Morehouse Drive, San Diego, CA 92121 Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0075, Japan Sony Corporation of America, 25 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022- 33211 Sony Electronics, Inc., 16535 Via Esprillo Building 1, San Diego, CA 97127 Sony Mobile Communications (USA) Inc., 2207 Bridgepoint Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94404 Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., 1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108- 0075, Japan Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, 2207 Bridgepoint Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94404 (c) The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; and (4) 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: January 18, 2017. Lisa R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2017-01530 Filed 1-23-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020-02-P
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on public comments, but there have Ferry Embarkation project is the to the Commission should contact the
been very few substantial changes to the Regional Director of the Pacific West Office of the Secretary at (202) 205–
alternatives under consideration. Region, and subsequently the General 2000. General information concerning
Changes include adding additional Superintendent, GGNRA, will be the Commission may also be obtained
specificity on the number of planned responsible for implementation. by accessing its internet server at
trips for special ferry service to Fort Dated: November 4, 2016. https://www.usitc.gov. The public
Baker and identifying the preferred Laura E. Joss, record for this investigation may be
alternative to include developing the viewed on the Commission’s electronic
Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
primary embarkation site as Pier 311⁄2 as docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
[FR Doc. 2017–01469 Filed 1–23–17; 8:45 am]
well as providing occasional ferry FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
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service to Fort Baker. Office of Unfair Import Investigations,
Range of Alternatives: The Final EIS U.S. International Trade Commission,
describes and analyzes four alternatives. telephone (202) 205–2560.
No-Action Alternative: Ferry service INTERNATIONAL TRADE Authority: The authority for
to Alcatraz Island would continue from COMMISSION institution of this investigation is
Pier 311⁄2, controlled by the Port of San [Investigation No. 337–TA–1037] contained in section 337 of the Tariff
Francisco, with no changes to Act of 1930, as amended, and in section
management or site operations and Certain Graphics Processors, DDR 210.10 of the Commission’s Rules of
infrastructure. This alternative serves as Memory Controllers, and Products Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10
the environmental baseline from which Containing the Same Institution of (2016).
potential effects of the three ‘‘action’’ Investigation Scope of Investigation: Having
alternatives were compared. considered the complaint, the U.S.
Pier 311⁄2 Alternative: Retrofit existing AGENCY: U.S. International Trade
Commission. International Trade Commission, on
structures (parts of piers 31, 33 and January 17, 2017, ordered that—
associated bulkhead buildings) and ACTION: Notice.
(1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of
establish long-term ferry service and section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
embarkation site operations at Pier 311⁄2 SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a
complaint was filed with the U.S. amended, an investigation be instituted
along the Embarcadero. A third berth to determine whether there is a
would be constructed to support ferry International Trade Commission on
December 16, 2016, under section 337 of violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of
travel to other GGNRA sites. This is the section 337 in the importation into the
‘‘agency-preferred’’ alternative for the the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19
U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of ZiiLabs Inc., United States, the sale for importation,
Alcatraz Ferry Embarkation site. This or the sale within the United States after
alternative also includes consideration Ltd. of Bermuda. The complaint alleges
violations of section 337 based upon the importation of certain graphics
of limited ferry service to/from Fort processors, DDR memory controllers,
Baker. importation into the United States, the
sale for importation, and the sale within and products containing the same by
Pier 41 Alternative: Retrofit and
the United States after importation of reason of infringement of one or more of
expand existing structures and establish
certain graphics processors, DDR claims 1–8 of the ’952 patent; claims 1–
long-term embarkation at Pier 41,
memory controllers, and products 16 of the ’350 patent; claims 1–8 of the
controlled by the Port of San Francisco
containing the same by reason of ’616 patent; and claims 1–20 of the ’659
in Fisherman’s Wharf. A third berth
infringement of U.S. Patent No. patent, and whether an industry in the
would be constructed to support ferry
6,677,952 (’952 patent’’); U.S. Patent No. United States exists as required by
travel to other GGNRA sites.
Pier 3 Alternative: Retrofit existing 6,950,350 (’350 patent’’); U.S. Patent No. subsection (a)(2) of section 337;
7,518,616 (’616 patent’’); and U.S. (2) Pursuant to Commission Rule
structures and establish a long-term
Patent No. 8,643,659 (’659 patent’’). The 210.50(b)(1), 19 CFR 210.50(b)(1), the
embarkation site at Pier 3 in Fort Mason,
complaint further alleges that an presiding Administrative Law Judge
a federal property managed by GGNRA.
industry in the United States exists as shall take evidence or other information
A third berth between Piers 1 and 2
required by subsection (a)(2) of section and hear arguments from the parties or
would also be constructed.
In the future, the selected 337. other interested persons with respect to
embarkation site would include The complainant requests that the the public interest in this investigation,
additional ferry services from the Commission institute an investigation as appropriate, and provide the
primary embarkation site to provide and, after the investigation, issue a Commission with findings of fact and a
recreational ferry service to other limited exclusion order and cease and recommended determination on this
destinations in the Bay, as well as Bay desist orders. issue, which shall be limited to the
excursions, which would enhance the ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for statutory public interest factors set forth
connectivity and accommodation of any confidential information contained in 19 U.S.C. 1337(d)(1), (f)(1), (g)(1);
therein, is available for inspection (3) For the purpose of the
visitor demands to other GGNRA
during official business hours (8:45 a.m. investigation so instituted, the following
destinations. The details associated with
to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the are hereby named as parties upon which
providing any such potential ferry
Secretary, U.S. International Trade this notice of investigation shall be
service to particular locations other than
Commission, 500 E Street SW., Room served:
Alcatraz Island and Fort Baker would be (a) The complainant is:
112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
analyzed in future environmental
documents. (202) 205–2000. Hearing impaired ZiiLabs Inc., Ltd., Clarendon House, 2
The NPS will execute a Record of individuals are advised that information Church Street, Hamilton, HM11,
Decision no sooner than 30 days on this matter can be obtained by Bermuda
following EPA’s notice published in the contacting the Commission’s TDD (b) The respondents are the following
Federal Register announcing filing and terminal on (202) 205–1810. Persons entities alleged to be in violation of
release of the Final EIS. The official with mobility impairments who will section 337, and are the parties upon
responsible for approval of the Alcatraz need special assistance in gaining access which the complaint is to be served:
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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., One investigation will not be granted unless Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
AMD Place, P.O. Box 3453, good cause therefor is shown. at https://edis.usitc.gov.
Sunnyvale, CA 94088–3453 Failure of a respondent to file a timely SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Lenovo Group Ltd., Shangdi response to each allegation in the Background.—On January 6, 2017, the
Information Industry Base, No. 6 complaint and in this notice may be Commission determined that the
Chuang Ye Road, Haidan District, deemed to constitute a waiver of the domestic interested party group
10085 Beijing, China right to appear and contest the response to its notice of institution (81
Lenovo Holding Co., Inc., 1009 Think allegations of the complaint and this FR 68049, October 3, 2016) of the
Place, Morrisville, NC 27650 notice, and to authorize the subject five-year review was adequate
Lenovo (United States) Inc., 1009 Think administrative law judge and the and that the respondent interested party
Place, Morrisville, NC 27650 Commission, without further notice to group response was inadequate. The
LG Electronics, Inc., LG Twin Towers, the respondent, to find the facts to be as Commission did not find any other
20, Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, alleged in the complaint and this notice circumstances that would warrant
Seoul 150–721, Republic of Korea and to enter an initial determination conducting a full review.1 Accordingly,
LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., 1000 Sylvan and a final determination containing the Commission determined that it
Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 such findings, and may result in the would conduct an expedited review
LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., issuance of an exclusion order or a cease pursuant to section 751(c)(3) of the
Inc., 10101 Old Grove Road, San and desist order or both directed against Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(3)).
Diego, CA 92131 the respondent. For further information concerning
MediaTek, Inc., No. 1, Dusing Rd. 1, By order of the Commission. the conduct of this review and rules of
Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu City Issued: January 18, 2017. general application, consult the
30078, Taiwan Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Lisa R. Barton,
MediaTek USA Inc., 2860 Junction Ave., Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B
Secretary to the Commission.
San Jose, CA 95134 (19 CFR part 201), and part 207,
[FR Doc. 2017–01530 Filed 1–23–17; 8:45 am] subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part
Motorola Mobility LLC, 600 N. U.S.
Highway 45, Libertyville, IL 60048 BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 207).
Qualcomm Inc., 5775 Morehouse Drive, Staff report.—A staff report
San Diego, CA 92121 containing information concerning the
INTERNATIONAL TRADE subject matter of the review will be
Sony Corporation, 1–7–1 Konan,
COMMISSION placed in the nonpublic record on
Minato-ku, Tokyo 108–0075, Japan
Sony Corporation of America, 25 [Investigation No. 731–TA–1091 (Second February 1, 2017, and made available to
Madison Avenue, New York, NY Review)] persons on the Administrative
10022–33211 Protective Order service list for this
Sony Electronics, Inc., 16535 Via Artists’ Canvas From China; review. A public version will be issued
Esprillo Building 1, San Diego, CA Scheduling of an Expedited Five-Year thereafter, pursuant to section
97127 Review 207.62(d)(4) of the Commission’s rules.
Sony Mobile Communications (USA) AGENCY: United States International Written submissions.—As provided in
Inc., 2207 Bridgepoint Parkway, San Trade Commission. section 207.62(d) of the Commission’s
Mateo, CA 94404 rules, interested parties that are parties
ACTION: Notice.
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., 1– to the review and that have provided
7–1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108– SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives individually adequate responses to the
0075, Japan notice of the scheduling of an expedited notice of institution,2 and any party
Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, review pursuant to the Tariff Act of other than an interested party to the
2207 Bridgepoint Parkway, San 1930 (‘‘the Act’’) to determine whether review may file written comments with
Mateo, CA 94404 revocation of the antidumping duty the Secretary on what determination the
(c) The Office of Unfair Import order on artists’ canvas from China Commission should reach in the review.
Investigations, U.S. International Trade would be likely to lead to continuation Comments are due on or before
Commission, 500 E Street SW., Suite or recurrence of material injury within February 6, 2017 and may not contain
401, Washington, DC 20436; and a reasonably foreseeable time. new factual information. Any person
(4) For the investigation so instituted, DATES: Effective Date: January 6, 2017. that is neither a party to the five-year
the Chief Administrative Law Judge, review nor an interested party may
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
U.S. International Trade Commission, submit a brief written statement (which
Christopher Cassise (708–5408), Office
shall designate the presiding shall not contain any new factual
of Investigations, U.S. International
Administrative Law Judge. information) pertinent to the review by
Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
Responses to the complaint and the February 6, 2017. However, should the
Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-
notice of investigation must be Department of Commerce extend the
impaired persons can obtain
submitted by the named respondents in time limit for its completion of the final
information on this matter by contacting
accordance with section 210.13 of the results of its review, the deadline for
the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
Commission’s Rules of Practice and comments (which may not contain new
205–1810. Persons with mobility
Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to factual information) on Commerce’s
impairments who will need special
19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), such assistance in gaining access to the
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
1 A record of the Commissioners’ votes, the
responses will be considered by the Commission should contact the Office Commission’s statement on adequacy, and any
Commission if received not later than 20 of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. individual Commissioner’s statements will be
days after the date of service by the General information concerning the available from the Office of the Secretary and at the
Commission of the complaint and the Commission may also be obtained by Commission’s Web site.
2 The Commission has found the response
notice of investigation. Extensions of accessing its internet server (https:// submitted by Tara Materials, Inc. to be individually
time for submitting responses to the www.usitc.gov). The public record for adequate. Comments from other interested parties
complaint and the notice of this review may be viewed on the will not be accepted (see 19 CFR 207.62(d)(2)).
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