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Lisa R. Barton
International Trade Commission
January 28, 2014
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4490-4491]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01583]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337-TA-907]
Certain Vision-Based Driver Assistance System Cameras 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 December 23, 2013, under section
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of
Magna Electronics Inc. of Auburn Hills, Michigan. 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 vision-based driver assistance system
cameras and components thereof by reason of infringement of U.S. Patent
No. 8,116,929 (``the '929 patent'') and U.S. Patent No. 8,593,521
(``the '521 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 a cease and desist order.
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
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(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 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 (2013).
Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S.
International Trade Commission, on January 22, 2014, 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 vision-based
driver assistance system cameras and components thereof by reason of
infringement of one or more of claims 1, 2, 4, and 5 of the '929 patent
and claims 1, 29, 35, and 39 of the '521 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: Magna Electronics Inc., 2050 Auburn Road,
Auburn Hills, MI 48326.
(b) The respondent is the following entity alleged to be in
violation of section 337, and is the party upon which the complaint is
to be served:
TRW Automotive U.S., LLC, 12001 Tech Center Drive, Livonia, MI
48150.
(c) The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International
Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436;
(3) Complainant's motion to consolidate this investigation with
Inv. No. 337-TA-899 (Motion Docket No. 2993-001) is denied; 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 respondent 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 the 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 23, 2014.
Lisa R. Barton,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2014-01583 Filed 1-27-14; 8:45 am]
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