Certain Infotainment Systems, Components Thereof, and Automobiles Containing the Same: Institution of investigation |
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Topics: Toyota
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Lisa Barton
International Trade Commission
12 June 2018
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27349-27350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12609]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337-TA-1119]
Certain Infotainment Systems, Components Thereof, and Automobiles
Containing the Same: 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 May 7, 2018, under section 337
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Broadcom
Corporation of San Jose, California. Supplements to the complaint were
filed on May 18, 2018 and May 30, 2018. 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 infotainment systems, component thereof,
and automobiles containing the same by reason of infringement of U.S.
Patent No. 6,937,187 (``the '187 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,902,104
(``the '104 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,512,752 (``the '752 patent'');
U.S. Patent No. 7,530,027 (``the '027 patent''); U.S. Patent No.
8,284,844 (``the '844 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 7,437,583 (``the
'583 patent''). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the
United States exists as required by the applicable Federal Statute.
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: Katherine Hiner, The Office of Docket
Services, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 205-
1802.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: The authority for institution of this investigation is
contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19
U.S.C. 1337 and in section 210.10 of the Commission's Rules of Practice
and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2018).
Scope of investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S.
International Trade Commission, on June 6, 2018, 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 products identified
in paragraph (2) by reason of infringement of one or more of claims 1-
10 of the '187 patent; claims 1, 2, 5-13, 15, and 16 of the '104
patent; claims 1-10 of the '752 patent; claims 11-20 of the '027
patent; claims 1-14 of the '844 patent; and claims 17-26 of the '583
patent; and whether an industry in the United States exists as required
by subsection (a)(2) of section 337;
(2) Pursuant to section 210.10(b)(1) of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10(b)(1), the plain language
description of the accused products or category of accused products,
which defines the scope of the investigation, is ``head units, rear
seat entertainment units, units for displaying information or
entertainment, and cameras, controllers, processing components,
modules, chips, GNSS processing devices, and circuits used therein or
therewith and automobiles that contain such infotainment systems and
components'';
(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: Broadcom Corporation, 1320 Ridder Park
Drive, San Jose, CA 95131.
(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:
Toyota Motor Corporation, 1 Toyota-cho, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture
471-8571, Japan
Toyota Motor North America, Inc., 6565 Headquarters Dr., Plano, TX
75024
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., 6565 Headquarters Dr., Plano, TX
75024
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., 6565
Headquarters Dr., Plano, TX 75024
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc., 4000 Tulip Tree Drive,
Princeton, IN 47670
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc., 25 Atlantic Avenue,
Erlanger, KY 41018
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Mississippi, Inc., 398 E Main Street,
Tupelo, MS 38804
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Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas, Inc., 1 Lone Star Pass, San Antonio,
TX 78264
Panasonic Corporation, 1006, Oaza Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-8501,
Japan
Panasonic Corporation of North America, Two Riverfront Plaza, 828
McCarter Highway, Newark, NJ 07102
Denso Ten Limited, 2-28, Gosho-dori, 1-chome, Hyogo-ku, Kobe City,
Japan
Denso Ten America Limited, 20100 Western Avenue, Torrance, CA 90501
Renesas Electronics Corporation, Toyosu Foresia 3-2-24 Toyosu, Koto-ku,
Tokyo 135-0061, Japan
Renesas Electronics America, Inc., 1001 Murphy Ranch Road, Milpitas, CA
95035
Japan Radio Co., Ltd., Nakano Central Park East, 10-1, Nakano 4-chome,
Nakano-ku, Tokyo 164-8570, Japan
(4) 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 be named as a
party to this investigation.
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: June 7, 2018.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2018-12609 Filed 6-11-18; 8:45 am]
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