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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 188 (Friday, September 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79306-79307]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22149]

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1419]

Certain Exercise Equipment and Subassemblies Thereof; Notice of 
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 August 15, 2024, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Balanced Body, 
Inc. of Sacramento, California. A supplement to the complaint was filed 
on September 6, 2024. The complaint, as supplemented, 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 exercise equipment and subassemblies 
thereof by reason of the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent 
No. 8,721,511 (``the '511 patent''); U.S. Patent No. D659,205 (``the 
D'205 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. D659,208 (``the D'208 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 general exclusion order, or in the alternative 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 
[email protected]. 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 (2024).
    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on September 23, 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

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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 1-15, 19-21, and 23-26 of the '511 patent; the 
claim of the D'205 patent; and the claim of the D'208 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 ``exercise equipment 
known as Pilates reformers'';
    (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: Balanced Body, Inc., 5909 88th St., 
Sacramento, CA 95828.
    (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:

Guangzhou Oasis, LLC, d/b/a trysauna.com, 1942 Broadway St., Suite 
314C, Boulder, CO 80302
Ciga Pilates, 22/F, Star House, 3 Salisbury Road, Tism Sha Tsui, KL, 
Hong Kong
Shandong Tmax Machinery Technology Co. Ltd., 2nd Floor, No. 21, 
Building 1, Qixi Market, Xinhua Sub-district, Dezhou City, Shandong 
Province, China 253024
Shandong VOG Sports Products Co. Ltd., South, 50 meters east of the 
intersection of Zhenhua Street and Commercial Street, Ningjin County, 
Dezhou City, Shandong Province, China 253400
Dezhou Bodi Fitness Equipment Co., Ltd., No. 17 Taishan Road, Small and 
Medium-sized Enterprise Park, Ningjin County Development Zone, Dezhou 
City, Shandong Province, China
Suzhou Selfcipline Sports Goods Co., Ltd., Unit 384, Room 1601, 
Building 1, Yueliangwan, International Business Center, No. 9 Cuiwei 
Street, Suzhou Industrial Park, China (Jiangsu), Pilot Free Trade Zone, 
Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China

    (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), 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: September 23, 2024.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-22149 Filed 9-26-24; 8:45 am]
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