Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 17 / Thursday, January 25, 2024 / Notices 4993 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 337–TA–1388] 

Certain Cellular Base Station 

Communication Equipment, 

Components Thereof, and Products 

Containing Same, Notice of Institution 

of Investigation 

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 15, 2023, under section 337 of 

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on 

behalf of Motorola Mobility LLC of 

Chicago, Illinois. 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 cellular base station 

communication equipment, components 

thereof, and products containing same 

by reason of the infringement of certain 

claims of U.S. Patent No. 11,184,130 

(‘‘the ’130 patent’’); U.S. Patent No. 

11,601,896 (‘‘the ’896 patent’’); U.S. 

Patent No. 11,284,466 (‘‘the ’466 

patent’’); and U.S. Patent No. 10,869,234 

(‘‘the ’234 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, 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 M. Proctor, The 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 (2023). 

Scope of Investigation: Having 

considered the complaint, the U.S. 

International Trade Commission, on 

January 19, 2024, 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 

11 and 14–20 of the ’130 patent; claims 

11–20 of the ’896 patent; claims 1–10 

and 12–15 of the ’466 patent; and claims 

12–19 of the ’234 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 ‘‘cellular base station 

communication equipment, specifically 

5G NR radio units and baseband units, 

components thereof, and products 

containing same’’; 

(3) Pursuant to Commission Rule 

210.50(b)(1), 19 CFR 210.50(b)(1), 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. 1337(d)(1), (f)(1), (g)(1); 

(4) 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: Motorola 

Mobility LLC, 222 W Merchandise Mart 

Plaza, Suite 1800, Chicago, Illinois 

60654. 

(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: 

Ericsson AB, Torshamnsgatan 23, Kista, 

16480 Stockholm, Sweden. 

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, 

Torshamnsgatan 21, Kista, SE–164 83, 

Stockholm, Sweden. 

Ericsson Inc., 6300 Legacy Drive, 

Plano, TX 75024. 

(c) The Office of Unfair Import 

Investigations, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, 500 E Street SW, Suite 

401, Washington, DC 20436; and 

(5) 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), 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 complainant 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: January 19, 2024. 

Lisa Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

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