[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 184 (Monday, September 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 54617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22085]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Inv. No. 337-TA-657]
In the Matter of: Certain Automotive Multimedia Display and
Navigation Systems, Components Thereof, and Products Containing Same;
Notice of Investigation
AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Institution of investigation pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the
U.S. International Trade Commission on August 19, 2008, under section
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of
Honeywell International Inc. of Morristown, New Jersey. 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 automotive multimedia display and
navigation systems, components thereof, and products containing same
that infringe certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,664,945; 6,700,482;
6,289,277; 6,691,030; 6,308,132; and 5,923,286. The complaint further
alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by
subsection (a)(2) of section 337.
The complainant requests that the Commission institute an
investigation and, after the investigation, issue an exclusion order
and cease and desist orders.
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 http://www.usitc.gov. The
public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's
electronic docket (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan F. Moore, Esq., Office of Unfair
Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone
(202) 205-2767.
Authority: The authority for institution of this investigation
is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended,
and in section 210.10 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2008).
Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S.
International Trade Commission, on September 12, 2008, 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 automotive
multimedia display or navigation systems, components thereof, or
products containing same that infringe one or more of claims 1-7 of
U.S. Patent No. 6,664,945; claims 1, 10-12, and 20 of U.S. Patent No.
6,700,482; claims 1, 4, 5, 9, 11, 13, and 20 of U.S. Patent No.
6,289,277; claims 2, 3, and 25 of U.S. Patent No. 6,691,030; claims 1-7
and 17 of U.S. Patent No. 6,308,132; and claim 5 of U.S. Patent No.
5,923,286, and whether an industry in the United States exists as
required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337;
(2) 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--
Honeywell International Inc., 101 Columbia Road, Morristown, New Jersey
07960.
(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:
Alpine Electronics, Inc., 1-1-8 Nishi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-
8501, Japan
Alpine Electronics of America, Inc., 19145 Gramercy Place, Torrance,
California 90501
Denso Corporation, 1-1, Showa-cho, Kariya, Aichi 448-8661, Japan
Denso International America, Inc., 24777 Denso Drive, P.O. Box 5047,
Southfield, Michigan 48086-5047
Pioneer Corporation, 1-4-1 Meguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8654, Japan
Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc., 2255 E. 220th Street, Long Beach,
California 90810
Kenwood Corporation, 2967-3, Ishikawa-machi, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-
8525, Japan
Kenwood USA Corporation, 2201 E. Dominguez Street, Long Beach,
California 90810
(c) The Commission investigative attorney, party to this
investigation, is Bryan F. Moore, Esq., Office of Unfair Import
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW.,
Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; and
(3) For the investigation so instituted, Paul J. Luckern, 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(d) 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 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 15, 2008.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. E8-22085 Filed 9-19-08; 8:45 am]
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