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`US. GOVERNMENT,
`INFORMATION,
`GPO,
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`11477
`Federal Register/Vol. 88, No. 36/ Thursday, February 23, 2023/Notices
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`meaning of section 703(b) of the Act (19
`U.S.G. 1671b(b)). Notice of the
`scheduling of the final phase of the
`Commission’s investigation and of a
`public hearing to be held in connection
`therewith was given by posting copies
`of the notice in the Office of the
`Secretary, U.S. International Trade
`Commission, Washington, DC, and by
`publishing the notice in the Federal
`Register of September 7, 2022 (87 FR
`54714). The Commission conductedits
`hearing on January 5, 2023. All persons
`who requested the opportunity were
`permitted to participate.
`The Commission madethis
`determination pursuant to section
`705(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b)).
`It completed andfiled its determination
`in this investigation on February 17,
`2023. The views of the Commission are
`contained in USITC Publication 5406
`(February 2023), entitled Barium
`Chloride from India: Investigation No.
`701-TA-678(Final).
`By order of the Commission.
`Issued: February 17, 2023.
`Lisa Barton,
`Secretary to the Commission.
`[FR Doc. 2023-03757 Filed 2-22-23; 8:45 am]
`BILLING CODE 7020-02-P
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`INTERNATIONAL TRADE
`COMMISSION
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`[Investigation No. 337—-TA-1347]
`
`Certain Location-Sharing Systems,
`Related Software, Components
`Thereof, and Products Containing
`Same; Notice of Commission
`Determination Not To Review anInitial
`Determination Granting Complainants’
`Unopposed Motion To Amend the
`Complaint and Notice of Investigation
`AGENCY:U.S. International Trade
`Commission.
`ACTION: Notice.
`
`SUMMARY:Notice is hereby given that
`the U.S. International Trade
`Commission has determined not to
`review an initial determination (‘ID’)
`(Order No.7) of the presiding
`administrative law judge (‘‘ALJ’’)
`granting complainants’ unopposed
`motion to amendthe complaint and
`notice of investigation in the above-
`captioned investigation to substitute
`Panasonic Holdings Corporation in
`place of named respondent Panasonic
`Corporation.
`FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
`Richard P. Hadorn, Esq., Office of the
`General Counsel, U.S. International
`Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW,
`Washington, DC 20436,telephone (202)
`
`205-3179. Copies of non-confidential
`documents filed in connection with this
`investigation may be viewed on the
`Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
`at hitps://edis.usitc.gov. For help
`accessing EDIS, please email
`EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. General
`information concerning the Commission
`may also be obtained by accessingits
`internetserverat https://www.usitc.gov.
`Hearing-impaired persons are advised
`that information on this matter can be
`obtained by contacting the
`Commission’s TDD terminal, telephone
`(202) 205-1810.
`SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION: The
`Commission instituted this investigation
`on December30, 2022, based on a
`complaint filed by Advanced Ground
`Information Systems,Inc. of Jupiter,
`Florida and AGIS Software
`Development LLC of Marshall, Texas
`(collectively, ““AGIS”). 87 FR 80568-69
`(Dec. 30, 2022). The complaint, as
`supplemented,alleges violations of
`section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
`amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, based on the
`importation into the United States, the
`sale for importation, and the sale within
`the United States after importation of
`certain location-sharing systems, related
`software, components thereof, and
`products containing same by reason of
`the infringementof certain claims of
`U.S. Patent Nos. 8,213,970; 9,467,838;
`9,445,251; 9,749,829; and 9,820,123. Id.
`at 80568. The complaintfurtheralleges
`that a domestic industry exists. Id.
`Thenotice ofinvestigation named 26
`respondents: Google LLC of Mountain
`View, California; Samsung Electronics,
`Co., Ltd. of Suwon, Republic of Korea;
`Samsung Electronics America,Inc. of
`Ridgefield Park, New Jersey; OnePlus
`Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. of
`Shenzhen, Guangdong, China; TCL
`Technology Group Corporation of
`Huizhou, Guangdong, China; TCL
`Electronics Holdings Limited of Hong
`Kong Science Park, Hong Kong; TCL
`Communication Technology Holdings
`Limited of Hong KongScience Park,
`Hong Kong; TCT Mobile (US)Inc. of
`Irvine, California; Lenovo Group Ltd. of
`Beijing, China; Lenovo (United States)
`Inc. of Morrisville, North Carolina;
`Motorola Mobility LLC of Chicago,
`Illinois; HMD Global of Espoo, Finland;
`HMDGlobal OYof Espoo,Finland;
`HMDAmerica, Inc. of Miami, Florida;
`Sony Corporation of Tokyo, Japan; Sony
`Mobile Communications,Inc. of Tokyo,
`Japan; ASUSTek ComputerInc. of
`Taipei, Taiwan; ASUS Computer
`International of Fremont, California;
`BLU Products of Doral, Florida;
`Panasonic Corporation of Osaka, Japan;
`Panasonic Corporation of North
`
`America of Secaucus, New Jersey;
`Kyocera Corporation of Kyoto, Japan;
`Xiaomi Corporation of Grand Cayman,
`CaymanIslands; Xiaomi H.K. Ltd. of
`Kowloon City, Hong Kong; Xiaomi
`Communications Co., Ltd. of Beijing,
`China; and XiaomiInc.of Beijing,
`China. Id. at 80569. The Office of Unfair
`Import Investigations (“‘OUII’) is also
`namedasa party. Id.
`OnJanuary 27, 2023, AGISfiled a
`motion to amend the complaint and
`notice of investigation to substitute
`Panasonic Holdings Corporation for the
`presently named respondent Panasonic
`Corporation. The motionstates that(i)
`OUIand respondents Panasonic
`Corporation, Panasonic Corporation of
`North America, and Kyocera
`Corporation do not oppose the motion
`and(ii) the remaining respondents take
`no position on the motion. Mot. at 1. No
`responsesto the motion werefiled.
`On February 1, 2023, the ALJ issued
`the subject ID granting the motion. The
`ID findsthat, in accordance with
`Commission Rule 210.14(b) (19 CFR
`210.14(b)), ‘good cause exists for
`amending the complaint to substitute
`Panasonic Holdings Corporation in
`place of named Respondent Panasonic
`Corporation” because “‘amending the
`Complaint and Notice of Investigation to
`reflect the proper nameof the
`Respondentwill aid in the development
`of the Investigation and is necessary to
`avoid prejudicing the public interest
`and rights of the parties to the
`Investigation.” ID at 2. No petitions for
`review of the subject ID werefiled.
`The Commission has determined not
`to review the subject ID. The complaint
`and notice of investigation are amended
`to substitute Panasonic Holdings
`Corporation in place of the named
`respondent Panasonic Corporation.
`The Commission vote for this
`determination took place on February
`17, 2023.
`The authority for the Commission’s
`determination is contained in section
`337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
`amended(19 U.S.C. 1337), and in Part
`210 of the Commission’s Rules of
`Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part
`210).
`
`By orderof the Commission.
`Issued: February 17, 2023.
`Lisa Barton,
`Secretary to the Commission.
`[FR Doc. 2023-03759 Filed 2-22-23; 8:45 am]
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