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and desist order or both directed against 

the respondent. 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: August 8, 2017. 

Lisa R. Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2017–17058 Filed 8–11–17; 8:45 am] 

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[Investigation No. 337–TA–1065] 

Certain Mobile Electronic Devices and 

Radio Frequency and Processing 

Components Thereof; 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 July 

7, 2017, under section 337 of the Tariff 

Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of 

Qualcomm Incorporated of San Diego, 

California. A supplement was filed on 

July 7, 2017. 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 mobile electronic devices and 

radio frequency and processing 

components thereof by reason of 

infringement of U.S. Patent No. 

8,633,936 (‘‘the ’936 patent’’); U.S. 

Patent No. 8,698,558 (‘‘the ’558 patent’’); 

U.S. Patent No. 8,487,658 (‘‘the ’658 

patent’’); U.S. Patent No. 8,838,949 (‘‘the 

’949 patent’’); U.S. Patent No. 9,535,490 

(‘‘the ’490 patent’’); and U.S. Patent No. 

9,608,675 (‘‘the ’675 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 

August 8, 2017, 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 mobile electronic 

devices and radio frequency and 

processing components thereof by 

reason of infringement of one or more of 

claims 1–27, 29, 38, 49, 55–60, 67, and 

68 of the ’936 patent; claims 1 and 6– 

20 of the ’558 patent; claims 9, 10, 12, 

14, and 20–22 of the ’658 patent; claims 

1–8, 10–14, 16, 20, and 22 of the ’949 

patent; claims 1–6, 8, 10, 16, 17, and 31 

of the ’490 patent; and claims 1–3 and 

7–14 of the ’675 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 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); 

(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: August 8, 2017. 

Lisa R. Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2017–17057 Filed 8–11–17; 8:45 am] 

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