UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
`WASHINGTON DC
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`Before the Honorable Clark S. Cheney
`Chief Administrative Law Judge
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`In the Matter of
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`CERTAIN CRAFTING MACHINES
`AND COMPONENTS THEREOF
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`Inv. No. 337-TA-1426
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`COMPLAINANT’S CORRECTED MOTION FOR PARTIAL TERMINATION
`OF THE INVESTIGATION AS TO CERTAIN ASSERTED CLAIMS
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`Ground Rule 5.1 Certification
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`Pursuant to Ground Rule 5.1, Complainant certifies that it made a reasonable, good-faith
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`effort to resolve this matter with the other parties prior to filing this motion. The HTVRont
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`Respondents do not oppose this motion. The Commission Investigative Staff indicated that they
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`will not oppose this motion provided the motion complies with all Commission Rules.1
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`Pursuant to Commission Rule 210.21(a), Complainant Cricut, Inc. (“Complainant”) hereby
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`moves for partial termination of the Investigation due to withdrawal of its complainant as to claims
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`19 and 20 of U.S. Patent No. 11,208,758 (“the ’758 patent”). Should this motion be granted, the
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`remaining asserted claims of the ’758 patent would be claims 18, 21, 22, and 23.
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`Permitting withdrawal of these claims will simplify the investigation, narrow the issues for
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`the hearing, and conserve judicial resources. Commission Rule 210.21(a)(1) states that “[a]ny
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`party may move at any time prior to the issuance of an initial determination on violation of Section
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`337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to terminate an investigation in whole or in part as to any or all
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`1 Respondents LiPing Zhan, Shanghai Sishun E-commerce Co., Ltd., Bozhou Wanxingyu Technology Co. Ltd., and
`Bozhou Zhongdaxiang Technology Co., Ltd. have not appeared in the Investigation.
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`respondents, on the basis of withdrawal of the complaint or certain allegations contained therein.”
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`19 C.F.R § 210.21(a)(1). “In the absence of extraordinary circumstances, termination of an
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`investigation will be readily granted to a complainant during the prehearing stage of an
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`investigation.” Certain Microfluidic Sys. & Components Thereof & Prods. Containing Same, Inv.
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`No. 337-TA-1100, Order No. 27 (Dec. 10, 2018) (citing Certain Television Sets, Television
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`Receivers, Television Tuners, & Components Thereof, Inv. No. 337-TA-910, Order No. 50 (Nov.
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`12, 2014)); see also Certain Subsea Telecommunications Sys. & Components Thereof, Inv. No.
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`337-TA-1098, Order No. 52 (Dec. 6, 2018); Certain Memory Modules & Components Thereof,
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`Inv. No. 337-TA-1089, Order No. 27 at 2 (Dec. 6, 2018); Certain Toner Cartridges & Components
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`Thereof, Inv. No. 337 TA-1106 Order No. 33 (Nov. 26, 2018).
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`Partial termination at Complainant’s request with respect to particular patent claims is
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`routinely granted. See Certain Laminated Floor Panels, Inv. No. 337-TA-545, Order No. 30 (Apr.
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`3, 2006) (granting motion to withdraw patent claims from the investigation); Certain Digital
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`Processors and Digital Processing Sys., Components Thereof, and Products Containing Same,
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`337-TA-529, Order No. 17 (July 8, 2005) (granting motion to withdraw allegations as to certain
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`claims of the patents-in-suit); Certain Power Supply Controllers and Products Containing Same,
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`Inv. No. 337-TA-541, Order No. 7 (Nov. 1, 2005) (initial determination granting motion to
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`withdraw all allegations with respect to one patent and certain claims as to another patent at issue).
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`As required by Commission Rule 210.21(a)(1), Complainant states that there are no
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`agreements, written or oral, express or implied, between the Parties concerning the subject matter
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`of this Investigation (e.g., no settlement, licensing, or other such agreement). No party opposes
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`withdrawal of the allegations based on the claims and patent at issue in this motion, and such
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`withdrawal will simplify the investigation, streamline the hearing, and conserve judicial resources.
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`See Certain HSP Modems, Software and Hardware Components Thereof, and Products
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`Containing Same, Inv. No. 337-TA-439, Order No. 16 (Feb. 16, 2001) (granting complainant’s
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`motion for partial termination as to one of the patents at issue in order to “simplify the Investigation
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`and permit the parties and the Court to focus their resources on the remaining three patents at
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`issue.”). There are no extraordinary circumstances that would justify denying the partial
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`termination sought in this motion.
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`For the reasons discussed above, Complainant respectfully requests that this Investigation
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`be terminated as to claims 19 and 20 of the ’758 patent.
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`Dated: March 4, 2025
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`/s/ Jay H. Reiziss
`Jay H. Reiziss
`Alexander P. Ott
`Timothy M. Dunker
`MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
`500 North Capitol Street, NW
`Washington, DC 20001
`Telephone: (202) 756-8000
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`David J. Tobin
`MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
`2501 North Harwood Street Suite 1900
`Dallas, TX 75201
`Telephone: (214) 210-2793
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`James M. Oehler
`Tessa M. Kroll
`MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
`444 West Lake Street, Suite 4000
`Chicago, IL 60606
`Telephone: (312) 372-2000
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`Counsel for Complainant
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`The Honorable Lisa R. Barton
`Secretary to the Commission
`U.S. International Trade Commission
`500 E Street, SW, Room 112
`Washington, D.C. 20436
`The Honorable Clark S. Cheney
`Chief Administrative Law Judge
`U.S. International Trade Commission
`500 E Street, SW
`Washington, D.C. 20436
`Cheney1426@usitc.gov
`Yoncha Kundupoglu, Esq.
`Investigative Attorney
`Office of Unfair Import Investigations
`U.S. International Trade Commission
`500 E Street, SW
`Washington, D.C. 20436
`yoncha.kundupoglu@usitc.gov
`Respondents Hunan Sijiu Technology, Co. Ltd.,
`Hunan Sijiu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., and
`Guangdong Rongtu Technology Co., Ltd.
`Helena D. Kiepura
`DLA Piper LLP (US)
`500 Eighth Street, NW
`Washington, DC 20004
`DLA-Sijiu-1426@us.dlapiper.com
`Proposed Respondent HK Sijiu International
`Share Co., Ltd.
`Helena D. Kiepura
`DLA Piper LLP (US)
`500 Eighth Street, NW
`Washington, DC 20004
`DLA-Sijiu-1426@us.dlapiper.com
`Respondent LiPing Zhan
`No. 187, Yanglinguan Street,
`Xingou Town, Jianli County,
`Jingzhou, China 433300
`Respondent Shanghai Sishun E-commerce Co.,
`Ltd.
`5th Floor, Building 6, Lane 958, Jinsha Jiangxi Road
`Jiading District, Shanghai, China 201824
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`Respondent Bozhou Wanxingyu Technology Co.
`Ltd.
`No. 26, Guangming Rd., Qiaocheng Dist.
`Bozhou, Anhui, China, 236800
`Respondent Bozhou Zhongdaxiang Technology
`Co., Ltd.
`No. 41, Zhaoyangzhuang Vil., Dawang Xingzheng
`Vil., Niuji Town, Qiaocheng Dist.
`Bozhou, Anhui, China 236800
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`Ethan Song
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