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BILLING CODE 4310–MR–C 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 337–TA–1093] 

Certain Mobile Electronic Devices and 

Radio Frequency and Processing 

Components Thereof (II); 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 

November 30, 2017, under section 337 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 

on behalf of Qualcomm Incorporated of 

San Diego, California. 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 mobile electronic 

devices and radio frequency and 

processing components thereof by 

reason of infringement of certain claims 

of U.S. Patent No. 9,154,356 (‘‘the ’356 

patent’’); U.S. Patent No. 9,473,336 (‘‘the 

’336 patent’’); U.S. Patent No. 8,063,674 

(‘‘the ’674 patent’’); U.S. Patent No. 

7,693,002 (‘‘the ’002 patent’’); and U.S. 

Patent No. 9,552,633 (‘‘the ’633 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 a cease and 

desist order. 

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: 

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 (2017). 

Scope of Investigation: Having 

considered the complaint, the U.S. 

International Trade Commission, on 

January 2, 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 


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importation of certain mobile electronic 

devices and radio frequency and 

processing components thereof by 

reason of infringement of one or more of 

claims 1, 7, 8, 10, 11, 17, and 18 of the 

’356 patent; claim 4 of the ’336 patent; 

claims 1, 5–8, 12, 16–18, and 21–22 of 

the ’674 patent; claims 1–4, 7–9, 11, 17, 

20–23, 31–33 and 36 of the ’002 patent; 

and claims 1–3, 10–12, 18, and 22–24 of 

the ’633 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)(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 his 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); 

(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: 

Qualcomm Incorporated, 5775 

Morehouse Drive, San Diego, CA 

92121. 

(b) The respondent is the following 

entity alleged to be in violation of 

section 337, and is the party upon 

which the complaint is to be served: 

Apple Inc., 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, 

CA 95014. 

(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 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), 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 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: January 3, 2018. 

Lisa R. Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

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BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 337–TA–1092] 

Certain Self-Anchoring Beverage 

Containers; 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 

October 31, 2017, under section 337 of 

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on 

behalf of Mighty Mug, Inc. of Rahway, 

New Jersey. An amended complaint was 

filed on December 1, 2017, on behalf of 

Alfay Designs, Inc., of Rahway, New 

Jersey, Mighty Mug, Inc., of Rahway, 

New Jersey, and Harry Zimmerman of 

Los Angeles, California. Supplements to 

the amended complaint were filed on 

December 4, 8, 19, and 22, 2017. The 

amended 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 selfanchoring beverage containers by reason 

of infringement of (1) certain claims of 

U.S. Patent No. 8,028,850 (‘‘the ’850 

patent’’) and U.S. Patent No. 8,757,418 

(‘‘the ’418 patent’’); and (2) U.S. 

Trademark Registration No. 4,191,803 

(‘‘the ’803 trademark’’). The amended 

complaint further alleges that an 

industry in the United States exists or 

is in the process of being established as 

required by the applicable Federal 

Statute. 

The complainants request that the 

Commission institute an investigation 

and, after the investigation, issue a 

general 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, 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: 

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 (2017). 

Scope of Investigation: Having 

considered the amended complaint, the 

U.S. International Trade Commission, 

on January 2, 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: 

(a) 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 self-anchoring beverage 

containers by reason of infringement of 

one or more of claim 1 of the ’850 patent 

and claim 1 of the ’418 patent; and 

whether an industry in the United 

States exists or is in the process of being 

established as required by subsection 

(a)(2) of section 337; 

(b) whether there is a violation of 

subsection (a)(1)(C) 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 self-anchoring beverage 

containers by reason of infringement of 


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