86 FR 148 pgs. 42879-42880 - Institution of Investigation; Certain Residential Premises Security Monitoring and Automation Control Panels, and Components Thereof
Type: NOTICEVolume: 86Number: 148Pages: 42879 - 42880
Pages: 42879, 42880Docket number: [Inv. No. 337-TA-1273]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2021-16689 Filed 8-4-21; 8:45 am]
Agency: International Trade Commission
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Inv. No. 337-TA-1273]
Institution of Investigation; Certain Residential Premises Security Monitoring and Automation Control Panels, and Components Thereof
AGENCY:
U.S. International Trade Commission.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
[top] Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on June 30, 2021, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of ADT LLC of Boca Raton, Florida and The ADT Security Corporation of Boca Raton, Florida. Supplements to the complaint were filed on July 14 and 16, 2021. The complaint, as supplemented,
ADDRESSES:
The complaint, as supplemented, except for any confidential information contained therein, may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help accessing EDIS, please email EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pathenia Proctor, Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 205-2560.
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 (2020).
Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. International Trade Commission, on July 30, 2021, 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 products identified in paragraph (2) by reason of infringement of one or more of claims 1 and 12 of the '937 patent and claims 1-4, 7-15, and 18-20 of the '772 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 CFRCFR 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 "the Vivint SkyControl Panel, the Vivint Smart Hub Panel, and their components thereto (namely, software and hardware including processors, transceivers, and wireless communication modules) and other similar residential security monitoring and home automation control panels and their 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 complainants are:
ADT LLC, 1501 Yamato Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431
The ADT Security Corporation, 1501 Yamato Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431
(b) The respondent is the following entity alleged to be in violation of section 337, and is a party upon which the complaint is to be served:
Vivint, Inc., 4931 North 300 West, Provo, UT 84604
(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), as amended in 85 FR 15798 (March 19, 2020), such responses will be considered by the Commission if received not later than 20 days after the date of service by the complainants 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: July 30, 2021.
Katherine Hiner,
Supervisory Attorney.
[FR Doc. 2021-16689 Filed 8-4-21; 8:45 am]
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