Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 104 / Tuesday, May 31, 2022 / Notices 32459 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 337–TA–1315] 

Certain Digital Set-Top Boxes and 

Systems and Services Including the 

Same; Institution of Investigation 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a 

complaint was filed with the U.S. 

International Trade Commission on 

April 22, 2022, under section 337 of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on 

behalf of Broadband iTV, Inc., of Austin, 

Texas. Supplements to the complaint 

were filed on April 27, 2022, May 3, 

2022, May 10, 2022, and May 12, 2022. 

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 set-top boxes and systems and 

services including the same by reason of 

infringement of certain claims of U.S. 

Patent No. 9,866,909 (‘‘the ’909 patent’’); 

U.S. Patent No. 10,555,014 (‘‘the ’014 

patent’’); U.S. Patent No. 9,936,240 (‘‘the 

’240 patent’’); and U.S. Patent No. 

11,277,669 (‘‘the ’669 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: 

Katherine Hiner, Office of the Secretary, 

Docket Services Division, U.S. 

International Trade Commission, 

telephone (202) 205–1802. 

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 (2021). 

Scope of Investigation: Having 

considered the complaint, the U.S. 

International Trade Commission, on 

May 24, 2022, 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 

1–4 and 10–16 of the ’909 patent; claims 

1, 3–5, 7, 9, 10, and 12 of the ’014 

patent; claims 1–9 and 12–15 of the ’240 

patent; and claims 1–3 and 5–16 of the 

’669 patent, 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 ‘‘(i) imported set-top 

boxes, including streaming devices, for 

receiving television services and (ii) 

services and systems that incorporate 

the imported set-top boxes, and 

components of such systems, including 

servers, mobile streaming apps, content 

delivery networks, and ingestion tools;’’ 

(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: Broadband 

iTV, Inc., 900 South Capital of Texas 

Highway, Building IV, Suite 480, 

Austin, TX 78746. 

(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: 

Comcast Corporation, One Comcast 

Center, 1701 John F. Kennedy Blvd., 

Philadelphia, PA 19103. 

Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, 

One Comcast Center, 1701 John F. 

Kennedy Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 

19103. 

NBCUniversal Media, LLC, 100 

Universal City Plaza, Universal City, 

CA 91608. 

Charter Communications, Inc., 400 

Washington Blvd., Stamford, CT 

06902. 

Charter Communications Operating, 

LLC, 12405 Powerscourt Dr., St. 

Louis, MO 63131. 

Charter Communications Holding, 

Company, LLC, 12405 Powerscourt 

Dr., St. Louis, MO 63131. 

Spectrum Management Holding, 

Company, LLC, 12405 Powerscourt 

Dr., St. Louis, Missouri 63131. 

Altice USA, Inc., One Court Square 

West, Long Island City, NY 11101. 

CSC Holdings, LLC, One Court Square, 

Long Island City, NY 11101. 

Cablevision Systems Corp., 1111 

Stewart Ave, Bethpage, New York 

11714. 

(4) For the investigation so instituted, 

the Chief Administrative Law Judge, 

U.S. International Trade Commission, 

shall designate the presiding 

Administrative Law Judge. 

The Office of Unfair Import 

Investigations will not participate as a 

party to this investigation. 

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: May 24, 2022. 

Lisa Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11547 Filed 5–27–22; 8:45 am] 

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