2018-01379. Certain Subsea Telecommunication Systems and Components Thereof; Institution of Investigation  

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    AGENCY:

    U.S. International Trade Commission.

    ACTION:

    Notice.

    SUMMARY:

    Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on December 22, 2017, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Neptune Subsea Acquisitions Ltd. of the United Kingdom; Neptune Subsea IP Ltd. of the United Kingdom; and Xtera, Inc. of Allen, Texas. Supplements to the complaint were filed on January 4 and 8, 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 subsea telecommunication systems and components thereof by reason of infringement of one or more of U.S. Patent No. 8,380,068 (“the '068 Patent”); U.S. Patent No. 7,860,403 (“the '403 Patent”); U.S. Patent No. 8,971,171 (“the '171 Patent”); U.S. Patent No. 8,351,798 (“the '798 Patent”); and U.S. Patent No. 8,406,637 (“the '637 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 amended 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, 500E 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.

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Pathenia M. Proctor, The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 205-2560.

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    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 (2017).

    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the amended complaint, the U.S. International Trade Commission, on January 19, 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 certain subsea telecommunication systems and components thereof by reason of infringement of one or more of claims 1-15 of the '068 Patent; claims 1-14 of the '403 Patent; claims 1-10 of the '171 Patent; claims 13-20 of the '798 Patent; and claims 1-6 of the '637 Patent; and whether an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337;

    (2) Pursuant to Commission Rule 210.50(b)(l), 19 CFR 210.50(b)(l), the presiding administrative law judge shall take evidence or other information and hear arguments from the parties or other interested persons with respect to the public interest in this investigation, as appropriate, and provide the Commission with findings of fact and a recommended determination on this issue, which shall be limited to the statutory public interest factors set forth in 19 U.S.C. l337(d)(l), (f)(1), (g)(1);

    (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:

    Neptune Subsea Acquisitions Ltd., Bates House, Church Road, Harold Wood, Essex, RM3 0SD, UK

    Neptune Subsea IP Ltd., Bates House, Church Road, Harold Wood, Essex, RM3 0SD, UK

    Xtera, Inc., 500 West Bethany Drive, Allen, TX 75013

    (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:

    Nokia Corporation, Karaportti 3, 02610 Espoo, Finland

    Nokia Solutions and Networks B.V., Antareslaan 1, 2132JE Hoofddorp, The Netherlands

    Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy, Karaportti 3, 02610 Espoo, Finland

    Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks SAS, 148 Route De La Reine, 148 AU 152, 92100 Boulogne Billancourt, France

    Nokia Solutions and Networks US LLC, 638 N Fifth Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85003

    NEC Corporation, 7-1, Shiba 5-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8001, Japan

    NEC Networks & System Integration Corporation, Iidabashi First Tower, 2-6-1 Koraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 112-8560, Japan

    NEC Corporation of America, 3929 W. John Carpenter Freeway, Irving, TX 75063-2909

    (c) The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW, Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; 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 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 Start Printed Page 3771and 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.

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    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: January 19, 2018.

    Lisa R. Barton,

    Secretary to the Commission.

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    [FR Doc. 2018-01379 Filed 1-25-18; 8:45 am]

    BILLING CODE 7020-02-P

Document Information

Published:
01/26/2018
Department:
International Trade Commission
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
2018-01379
Pages:
3770-3771 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Investigation No. 337-TA-1098
PDF File:
2018-01379.Pdf