[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 145 (Thursday, July 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45295-45296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19012]


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 INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-792]


In the Matter of Certain Static Random Access Memories and 
Products Containing Same; Notice of Institution of Investigation; 
Institution of Investigation Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Action.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the 
U.S. International Trade Commission on June 10, 2011, under section 337 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of 
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation of San Jose, California. An amended 
complaint was filed on June 27, 2011 and a letter supplementing the 
amended complaint was filed on June 28, 2011. A second amended 
complaint was filed on July 13, 2011. The second amended 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 static random access memories and 
products containing same by reason of infringement of certain claims of 
U.S. Patent No. 6,534,805 (``the `805 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 
6,651,134 (``the `134 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,142,477 (``the `477 
patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 6,262,937 (``the `937 patent''). The 
second amended 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 exclusion order 
and cease and desist orders.

ADDRESSES: The second amended complaint and supplement, except for any 
confidential information contained therein, are 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: The Office of Docket Services, 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, 
and in section 210.10 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2011).

    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the amended complaint, 
the U.S. International Trade Commission, on July 21, 2011, 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 static 
random access memories and products containing same that infringe one 
or more of claims 1, 2, and 4-6 of the `805 patent; claims 1, 2, and 
12-15 of the `134 patent; claims 8 and 9 of the `477 patent; and claims 
1, 2, 6, 12, and 13 of the `937 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:

Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, 198 Champion Court, San Jose, CA 
95134.
    (b) The respondents are the following entities alleged to be in 
violation of section 337, and are the parties upon which the amended 
complaint is to be served:

GSI Technology, Inc., 1213 Elko Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.
Alcatel-Lucent, 54, rue La Bo[eacute]tie, 75008 Paris, France.
Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., 600-700 Mountain Avenue, Murray Hill, NJ 
07974.
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Torshamnsgatan 23, Kista, Stockholm, 
SE-164 83, Sweden.
Ericsson Inc., 6300 Legacy Drive, Plano, TX 75024.
Motorola Solutions, Inc., 1303 East Algonquin Road, Schaumburg, IL 
60196.
Motorola Mobility, Inc., 600 North U.S. Highway 45, Libertyville, IL 
60048.
Arrow Electronics, Inc., 50 Marcus Drive, Melville, NY 11747.
Nu Horizons Electronics Corp., 70 Maxess Road, Melville, NY 11747.
Cisco Systems, Inc., 170 W. Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134.
Hewlett Packard Company/Tipping Point, 3000 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, 
CA 94304.
Avnet, Inc., 2211 S. 47th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034.
Nokia Siemens Networks US, LLC, 6000 Connection Drive, Irving, TX 
75039.
Nokia Siemens Networks B.V., Werner von Siemensstraat 7, Zoetermeer, 
2712PN, Netherlands.
Tellabs, 1 Tellabs Center, 1415 W. Diehl Road, Naperville, IL 60563.

    (3) For the investigation so instituted, the Chief Administrative 
Law Judge, U.S. International Trade Commission, shall designate the 
presiding Administrative Law Judge.
    The Office of Unfair Import Investigations will not participate as 
a party in this investigation.
    Responses to the second amended 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

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second amended complaint and the notice of investigation. Extensions of 
time for submitting responses to the second amended 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 second amended complaint and in this notice may be 
deemed to constitute a waiver of the right to appear and contest the 
allegations of the second amended 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 second amended 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.

    Issued: July 21, 2011.

    By order of the Commission.
James R. Holbein,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2011-19012 Filed 7-27-11; 8:45 am]
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