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`Washington, D.C.
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`In the Matter of
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`CERTAIN LOCATION-SHARING
`SYSTEMS, RELATED SOFTWARE,
`COMPONENTS THEREOF, AND
`PRODUCTS CONTAINING SAME
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`ORDER NO. 6:
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`Inv. No. 337-TA-1347
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`CORRECTED INITIAL DETERMINATION SETTING A 19-
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`CORRECTED ORDER SETTING PRELIMINARY
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`(January 19, 2023)
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`On December 30, 2022, the notice of institution of investigation was published in the
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`Federal Register. 87 Fed. Reg. 80,568.
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`TARGET DATE
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`Pursuant to Order No. 3, the parties submitted a joint statement regarding the target date.
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`Complainants AGIS Software Development LLC and Advanced Ground Information Systems,
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`Inc. proposed a 16-month target date, Respondents1 proposed an 18-month target date, and the
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`Commission Investigative Staff proposed a 16 or 17-month target date.
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`I have determined to set a 19-month target date of July 30, 2024 for this investigation. I
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`currently have an initial determination due on November 21, 2023 in Inv. No. 337-TA-1338, and
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`1 Respondents include the following entities: Google LLC, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.,
`Samsung Electronics America, Inc., OnePlus Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., TCL Technology
`Group Corporation, TCL Communication Technology Holdings Limited, TCL Electronics
`Holdings Limited, TCT Mobile (US), Inc., Lenovo Group Ltd., Lenovo (United States) Inc.,
`Motorola Mobility LLC, HMD Global, HMD Global OY, HMD America, Inc., Sony Corporation
`Sony Mobile Communications, Inc., ASUSTek Computer Inc., ASUS Computer International,
`BLU Products, Inc., Panasonic Corporation, Panasonic Corporation of North America, Kyocera
`Corporation,, Xiaomi Corporation, Xiaomi H.K. Ltd., Xiaomi Communications Co., Ltd., and
`Xiaomi Inc.
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`another initial determination due on January 10, 2024 in Inv. No. 337-TA-1313. Setting a 19-
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`month target date will provide me with adequate time to draft the initial determination for this
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`investigation, while also attending to my responsibilities in other investigations.
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`Accordingly, any final initial determination shall be due no later than March 29, 2024.2 See
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`19 C.F.R. § 210.42(a)(1)(i).
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`II.
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`PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE
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`Consistent with Ground Rule 3, a preliminary conference will be convened on January 30,
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`2023, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time via videoconference. Videoconference connection information
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`will be sent to the parties in a separate communication.
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`The parties shall prepare and submit a proposed procedural schedule as required by Ground
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`Rules 3 and 4. In preparing the proposed procedural schedule, the parties shall take the following
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`dates into account:
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`Event
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`Preliminary Conference
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`Markman Hearing
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`Prehearing Conference
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`Evidentiary Hearing
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`Final initial determination on violation
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`Target date for completion of investigation
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`January 30, 2023, at 1:00 p.m.
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`May 16, 2023, at 9:00 a.m.
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`October 23, 2023 at 9:00 a.m.
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`October 23, 2023 – October 27, 2023
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`March 29, 2024
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`July 30, 2024
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`Pursuant to 19 C.F.R. § 210.43(h), this Initial Determination shall become the
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`determination of the Commission unless a party files a petition for review of the Initial
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`2 March 30, 2024 is a Saturday.
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`Determination pursuant to 19 C.F.R. § 210.43(a), or the Commission, pursuant to 19 C.F.R.
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`210.44, orders, on its own motion, a review of the Initial Determination on certain issues herein.
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`SO ORDERED.
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