UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
`WASHINGTON, D.C.
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`Before The Honorable Doris Johnson Hines
`Administrative Law Judge
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`In the Matter of
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`CERTAIN RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES
`AND COMPONENTS THEREOF
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`Inv. No. 337-TA-1421
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`COMMISSION INVESTIGATIVE STAFF’S
`SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE OF PRIOR ART
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`Pursuant to the Procedural Schedule (Order No. 6) entered in this Investigation and the
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`Court’s Order No. 16, the Commission Investigative Staff hereby gives notice that, for purposes
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`of this Investigation, it may rely upon prior art: (i) identified in the attached Supplemental
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`Exhibit A; (ii) contained within the prosecution histories of the asserted patents; (iii) contained
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`within the prosecution histories of patents or patent applications related to the asserted patents;
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`(iv) identified by one or more of the private parties during this investigation; (v) offered by one
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`or more of the private parties into evidence at the hearing; or (vi) identified during the remainder
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`of discovery, including expert discovery.
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`Date: February 28, 2025
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`Respectfully submitted,
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` /s/ Ryan A. Schmid
`Margaret D. Macdonald, Director
`Anne Goalwin, Supervisory Attorney
`Ryan A. Schmid, Investigative Attorney
`OFFICE OF UNFAIR IMPORT INVESTIGATIONS
`U.S. International Trade Commission
`500 E Street SW, Suite 401
`Washington, D.C. 20436
`Email: Ryan.Schmid@usitc.gov
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`INV. NO. 337-TA-1421
`STAFF’S SUPP. NOTICE OF PRIOR ART
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`Prior Art Patents and Patent Publications
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`SUPPLEMENTAL EXHIBIT A
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`A.
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`Prior Art/Patent
`or Publ. Number Title
`EP 3 339 001 A1 Apparatus
`for
`Managing
`Secondary
`Battery
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`Country Issue/Pub.
`Date
`EP: AL
`10/24/2018
`AT BE
`BG CH
`CY CZ
`DE DK
`EE ES
`FI FR
`GB GR
`HR HU
`IE IS IT
`LI LT
`LU LV
`MC MK
`MT NL
`NO PL
`PT RO
`RS SE
`SI SK
`SM TR
`KR
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`Priority/Filing
`Date
`02/03/2011
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`Patentee/Inventors Relevant
`Portion(s)
`PARK, Jae-Dong
`Entire Disclosure
`LEE, Tae-Joong
`KIM, Ju-Young
`KO, Jong-Kyung
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`08/06/2010
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`LEE, Myung-Jun
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`Entire Disclosure
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`Page 1
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`A Battery
`Pack and
`Method for
`Controlling
`the Battery
`Pack
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`KR 10-2010-
`0075986
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`US 8,134,338 B2
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`Battery
`Management
`System and
`Driving
`Method
`Thereof
`US 8,212,571 B2 Vehicle
`Power
`Supply
`Device
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`US 9,035,618 B2
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`US 9,130,379
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`Battery Pack
`and Method
`for
`Controlling
`the Same
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`Integrated
`Circuit for
`Controlling
`Battery Cell
`and Vehicle
`Power
`Supply
`System
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`US
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`03/13/2012
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`11/29/2007
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`CHOI, Won-Suk
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`Entire Disclosure
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`US
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`07/03/2012
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`09/25/2008
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`US
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`05/19/2015
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`08/06/2010 /
`06/13/2011
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`Akihiko Emori;
`Youhei Kawahara;
`Kei Sakabe;
`Mutsumi Kikuchi;
`Tatsumi Yamauchi;
`Akihiko Kudo;
`Kenji Kubo
`LEE, Myung-Jun
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`Entire Disclosure
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`Entire Disclosure
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`US
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`09/08/2015
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`09/25/2008
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`Entire Disclosure
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`Kei Sakabe;
`Akihiko Emori;
`Akihiko Kudo;
`Kenji Kubo;
`Youhei Kawahara;
`Mutsumi Kikuchi;
`Tatsumi Yamauchi
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`Prior Art Printed Publications
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`B.
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`Title
`Basic Electronics Theory (4th Ed.)
`Technical Datasheet for Part No.
`bq76PL536: “3 to 6 Series Cell
`Lithium-Ion Battery Monitor and
`Secondary Protection IC for EV and
`HEV Applications”
`Application Report SLAA478: “Multi-
`Cell Li-Ion Battery Management
`System Using MSP430F5529 and
`bq76PL536”
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`Author
`Delton T. Horn
`Texas Instruments
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`Date
`1994
`July 2010
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`Relevant Page Numbers
`13-15; 460-462
`1-5, 8-11, 13-32, 39-51,
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`Texas Instruments /
`Daniel Torres
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`December 2010
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`1-11
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`UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
`WASHINGTON, D.C.
`
`Before The Honorable Doris Johnson Hines
`Administrative Law Judge
`
`
`In the Matter of
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`CERTAIN RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES
`AND COMPONENTS THEREOF
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`Inv. No. 337-TA-1421
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`LithiumHub-337@bartkowskipllc.com
`LITH-ITC@dority-manning.com
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`Counsel for Complainants LithiumHub,
`LLC, Lithiumhub Technologies, LLC, and
`Martin Koebler
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`Paul M. Bartkowski
`Thomas R. Burns, Jr.
`BARTKOWSKI PLLC
`6803 Whittier Ave., Suite 200A
`McLean, VA 22101
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`Timothy F. Williams
`Scott A. Cole
`Mark H. Johnson
`DORITY & MANNING LLP
`Two Liberty Square
`75 Beattie Place, Suite 1100
`Greenville, SC 29601
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`Nicole S. Cunningham
`Steven A. Moore
`Helen Zhang
`DORITY & MANNING LLP
`2869 Historic Decatur Road
`San Diego, CA 92106
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`Counsel for Respondents Dragonfly
`Energy Corp. and Dragonfly Energy
`Holdings Corp.
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`Elizabeth A. DiMarco
`WOLF, GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C.
`601 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20001
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`John S. Harmon
`WOLF, GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C.
`600 Atlantic Avenue
`Boston, MA 02210
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`Counsel for Respondent Navico Group
`Americas, LLC
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`Matthew J. Hertko
`JONES DAY
`110 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 4800
`Chicago, IL 60606
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`Counsel for Respondents Bass Pro
`Outdoor World LLC and Cabela’s LLC
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`William D. Cramer
`Clark Hill PLC
`901 Main Street, Suite 6000
`Dallas, TX 75202
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`Peter J. Chassman
`REED SMITH LLP
`1221 McKinney Street, Suite 2100
`Houston, TX 77010
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`Christopher J. Pulido
`REED SMITH LLP
`101 Second Street, Suite 1800
`San Francisco, CA 94105
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`Counsel for Respondents Renogy New
`Energy Co., LTD and RNG International
`Inc.
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`Brian R. Nester
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`Jessica C. Hill
`COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
`One CityCenter, 850 Tenth Street, N.W.
`Washington, DC 20001
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`Thomas E. Garten
`COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
`Salesforce Tower
`415 Mission Street
`San Francisco, CA 94105-2533
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`Ruixue Ran
`Sheng Huang
`COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
`2301 Tower C Yintai
`Centre 2 Jianguomenwai Avenue
`Chaoyang Dist., Beijing 100022
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`Counsel for Respondents Shenzhen Fbtech
`Electronics LTD.; Shenzhen LiTime
`Technology Co., LTD; MillerTech Energy
`Solutions LLC; Clean Republic SODO
`LLC; and Relion Battery (Shenzhen)
`Technology Co.
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`Tony V. Pezzano, Esq.
`Jude A. Fry, Esq.
`Tod M. Melgar, Esq.
`Scott A. McCollister, Esq.
`John S. Zanghi, Esq.
`Chintan A. Desai, Esq.
`Mark D. Klinko, Esq.
`LIPPES MATHIAS LLP
`420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2005
`New York, New York 10170
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`Dated: February 28, 2025
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`/s/ Ryan A. Schmid
`Ryan A. Schmid, Investigative Attorney
`OFFICE OF UNFAIR IMPORT INVESTIGATIONS
`U.S. International Trade Commission
`500 E Street SW, Suite 401
`Washington, D.C. 20436
`Email: Ryan.Schmid@usitc.gov
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