[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 133 (Tuesday, July 13, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39971-39972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17019]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Inv. No. 337-TA-726]
In the Matter of Certain Electronic Imaging Devices; Notice of
Investigation
AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Institution of investigation pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the
U.S. International Trade Commission on May 13, 2010, under section 337
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of
FlashPoint Technology, Inc. of Peterborough, New Hampshire. An amended
complaint was filed on June 16, 2010. 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 electronic imaging devices by reason of
infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,134,606 (``the '606
patent''); U.S. Patent No. 6,163,816 (``the '816 patent''); and U.S.
Patent No. 6,262,769 (``the '769 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 an
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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: Anne M. Goalwin, Esq., Office of
Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission,
telephone (202) 205-2574. 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 (2010).
Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S.
International Trade Commission, on July 7, 2010, 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 electronic
imaging devices that infringe one or more of claims 1, 11, and 21 of
the '606 patent; claims 1-14 and 16 of the '816 patent; and claims 1-7,
11-13, 16-23, 26, 30-32, 40, and 41 of the '769 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:
FlashPoint Technology, Inc., 20 Depot Street, Suite 2A, Peterborough,
NH 03458.
(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:
Nokia Corp., Keilalahdentie 4, FIN-00045 Espoo, Finland;
Nokia, Inc., 6000 Connection Drive, Irving, TX 75039;
Research In Motion Ltd., 295 Phillip Street, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3W8,
Canada;
Research In Motion Corp., 122 W. John Carpenter Parkway, Suite 430,
Irving, TX 75039;
HTC Corporation, 23 Xinghua Road, Taoyuan, 330, Taiwan;
HTC America, Inc., 13920 SE Eastgate Way, Suite 400, Bellevue, WA
98005;
LG Electronics, Inc., LG Twin Towers, 20, Yoido-dong, Youngdungpo-gu,
Seoul, 157-721, South Korea;
LG Electronic 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.
(c) The Commission investigative attorney, party to this
investigation, is Anne M. Goalwin, Esq., 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 Honorable Paul J.
Luckern, 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(d)-(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: July 8, 2010.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2010-17019 Filed 7-12-10; 8:45 am]
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