[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28354-28355]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12895]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337-TA-1047]
Certain Semiconductor Devices and Consumer Audiovisual Products
Containing the Same; Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial
Determination Granting Steptoe & Johnson LLP's Motion To Intervene for
the Limited Purpose of Responding to a Disqualification Motion
AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade
Commission has determined not to review an initial determination
(``ID'') (Order No. 7) issued by the presiding administrative law judge
(``ALJ'') on May 31, 2017, granting Steptoe & Johnson LLP's
(``Steptoe'') motion to intervene for the limited purpose of responding
to a disqualification motion.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Needham, Office of the General
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 708-5468. Copies of non-
confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation are
or will be 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., Washington, DC 20436,
telephone (202) 205-2000. General information concerning the Commission
may also be obtained by accessing its Internet server (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.
Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information on this matter
can be obtained by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on (202)
205-1810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission instituted this investigation
on April 12, 2017, based on a complaint filed by Broadcom Corporation
(``Broadcom'') of Irvine, California. 82 FR 17688. The complaint
alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337 (``section 337''), in the importation into the
United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United
States after importation of certain semiconductor devices and consumer
audiovisual products containing the same that infringe U.S. Patent Nos.
7,310,104; 7,342,967;
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7,590,059; 8,068,171; and 8,284,844. Id. The Commission's notice of
investigation named as respondents MediaTek Inc. of Hsinchu City,
Taiwan; MediaTek USA Inc. of San Jose, California; MStar Semiconductor
Inc. of ChuPei Hsinchu Hsien, Taiwan; Sigma Designs, Inc. of Fremont,
California; LG Electronics Inc. of Seoul, Republic of Korea and LG
Electronics U.S.A., Inc. of Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey (together,
``LG''); Funai Electric Company, Ltd., of Osaka, Japan; Funai
Corporation, Inc. of Rutherford, New Jersey; P&F USA, Inc. of
Alpharetta, Georgia; and Vizio, Inc., of Irvine, California. Id. The
Office of Unfair Import Investigations is not participating in this
investigation. Id.
On May 22, 2017, LG moved to disqualify Broadcom's counsel,
Steptoe, based on an alleged conflict of interest caused by Steptoe's
representation of LG. On May 24, 2017, Steptoe filed an unopposed
motion to intervene for the limited purpose of responding to the
disqualification motion.
On May 31, 2017, the ALJ issued the subject ID, granting Steptoe's
motion. No petitions for review of the ID were filed.
The Commission has determined not to review the subject ID.
The authority for the Commission's determination is contained in
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and
in part 210 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR
part 210).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: June 15, 2017.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2017-12895 Filed 6-20-17; 8:45 am]
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