THE UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
`WASHINGTON, D.C.
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`In the Matter of
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`CERTAIN CAPACITIVE TOUCH­
`CONTROLLED MOBILE DEVICES,
`COMPUTERS, AND COMPONENTS
`THEREOF
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`Investigation N0. 337-TA­
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`COMPLAINT UNDER SECTION 337 OF THE
`TARIFF ACT OF 1930, AS AMENDED
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`COMPLAINANT:
`NEODRON LTD.
`Unit 4-5
`Burton Hall Road, Sandyford
`Dublin 18, D18A094, Ireland
`Phone: (914) 570-3201
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`COUNSEL FOR COMPLAINANT:
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`Reza Mirzaie
`Marc A. Fenster
`Brian D. Ledahl
`C. Jay Chung
`Kent N. Shum
`Amy E. Hayden
`Christian W. Conkle
`Kristopher R. Davis
`Shani Williams
`Jonathan Ma
`Russ AUGUST& KABAT
`12424 Wilshire Boulevard, 12"‘Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90025
`Phone: (310) 826-7474
`E-Mail: rak_neodron_itc@raklaw.c0m
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`Matthew D. Aichele
`Russ AUGUST& KABAT
`800 Maine Avenue, SW, Suite 200
`Washington, DC 20024
`Phone: (202) 664-0623
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`PROPOSED RESPONDENTS2
`AMAZON.COM, INC.
`410 Terry Avenue North
`Seattle, WA 98109
`Phone: (206) 266-1000
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`APPLE INC.
`One Apple Park Way
`Cupertino, CA 95014
`Phone: (408) 996-1010
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`ASUSTEK COMPUTERINC.
`No. 15, Li-Te Rd.
`Beitou Dist., Taipei 112, Taiwan
`Phone: (866) 2-2894-3447
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`ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL
`48720 Kato Rd
`Fremont, CA 94538
`Phone: (510) 739-3777
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`LG ELECTRONICSINC.
`P.O. Box 150-721
`LG Twin Towers 20 Yoido-dong
`Youngdungpo-gu, Seoul, Korea
`Phone: (822) 3777-1114
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`LG ELECTRONICSUSA, INC.
`1000 Sylvan Ave
`Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
`Phone: (201) 266-2215
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`Petitioners Samsung and Sony Ex-1014, 0001
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`MICROSOFT CORPORATION
`One Microsoft Way
`Redmond, WA 98052
`Phone: (425) 882-8080
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`MOTOROLAMOBILITY LLC
`222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 1800
`Chicago, IL 60654
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`Phone: (800) 668-6765
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`SAMSUNGEuacrnomcs C0., LTD.
`129 Sarnsung-R0
`Maetan-3dong, Yeongtong-gu
`Suwon, 443-742, South Korea
`Phone: (822) 225-0114
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`SAMSUNGELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.
`85 Challenger Rd.
`Ridgefield Park, New Jersey 07660
`Phone: (201) 229-4000
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`SONY CORPORATION
`1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku
`Tokyo, 108-0075, Japan
`Phone: 81-3-6748-2111
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`SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
`4- 12-3 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku
`Tokyo, 140-0002, Japan
`Phone: (855) 806-8464
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`Petitioners Samsung and Sony Ex-1014, 0002
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS ..............
`EXHIBITS ....
`APPENDICES ...............................................................................
`I.
`INTRODUCTION .................................................................
`II. THE PARTIES .....................................................................
`A.
`COMPLAINANT ................................................ ..
`B.
`RESPONDENTS ................................................. ..
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`1.
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`2.
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`3.
`4.
`5.
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`6.
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`7.
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`Amazon .................................................... ..
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`Apple ........................................................ ..
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`ASUS Respondents.......
`LG Respondents ....................................... ..
`Microsoft .................................................. ..
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`Motorola ................................................... ..
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`Samsung Respondents ............................. ..
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`Sony Respondents .................................... ..
`8.
`III. THE TECHNOLOGY AND PRODUCTS AT ISSUE......
`IV. THE ASSERTED PATENTS ..........................................
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`A.
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`U.S. PATENT NO. 7,821,425 ............................
`l.
`Identification of the Patent and Ownership
`2.
`NontechnicalDescriptionof the Patent
`3.
`Foreign Counterparts of the Patent ............
`4.
`Licensees .................................................. ..
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`B.
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`U.S. PATENT NO. 7,903,092 ............................. ..
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`1.
`2.
`3.
`4’.
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`Identification of the Patent and Ownership
`NontechnicalDescriptionof the Patent
`Foreign Counterparts of the Patent
`Licensees ..................................................
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`C.
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`U.S. PATENT NO. 8,749,251 ............................. ..
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`l.
`2.
`3.
`4.
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`Identification of the Patent and Ownership
`NontechnicalDescriptionof the Patent
`Foreign Counterparts of the Patent ............
`Licensees .................................................. ..
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`U.S. PATENT NO. 9,411,472 ......................................... ..
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`I.
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`2.
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`Identification of the Patent and Ownership ...........
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`Nontechnical Description of the Patent ................
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`Foreign Counterparts of the Patent .......................
`3.
`Licensees ............................................................. ..
`4.
`V. UNLAWFIULAND UNFAIR ACTS OF THE RESPONDENTS
`A.
`AMAZON ..........................................
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`I.
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`2.
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`Infringement of the ’425 Patent .......................... ..
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`Infringement of the ’092 Patent .......................... ..
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`Infringement of the ’25I Patent .......................... ..
`3.
`APPLE ............................................................................ ..
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`B.
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`I.
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`2.
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`Infringement of the ’425 Patent .......................... ..
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`Infringement of the ’O92Patent .......................... ..
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`- Infringement of the ’251 Patent .......................... ..
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`Infringementofthe ’472Patent
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`ASUS RESPONDENTS ................................................. ..
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`1.
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`Infringement of the ’425 Patent .......................... ..
`Infringement of the ’092 Patent .......................... ..
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`Infringement of the ’25l Patent .......................... ..
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`LG RESPONDENTS ...................................................... ..
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`Infringement of the ’425 Patent ........................... ..
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`Infringement of the ’092 Patent ........................... ..
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`Infringementofthe’25IPatent
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`Infringement of the ’472 Patent ........................... ..
`4.
`MICROSOFT ................................................................... ..
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`I.
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`2.
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`Infringement of the ’425 Patent ........................... ..
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`Infringement of the ’O92Patent ........................... ..
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`Infringement of the ’251 Patent ........................... ..
`3.
`MOTOROLA ................................................................... ..
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`1.
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`Infringement of the ’092 Patent ........................... ..
`Infringement ofthe ’251 Patent.........
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`C.
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`D.
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`E.
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`F.
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`Infringement of the ’472 Patent ........................... ..
`3.
`SAMSUNG RESPONDENTS ......................................... ..
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`G.
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`Infringement of the ’425 Patent ........................... ..
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`Infringement of the ’O92Patent ............................................................... ..42
`Infringement of the ’2Sl Patent ............................................................... ..43
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`Infringement of the ’472 Patent ............................................................... ..44
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`SONY RESPONDENTS ..................................................................................... ..45
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`Infringement of the ’092 Patent ............................................................... ..45
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`VI. SPECIFIC INSTANCES OF IMPORTATION ................................................................47
`A.
`AMAZON ............................................................................................................ ..47
`B.
`APPLE ................................................................................................................. ..48
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`C.
`D.
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`E.
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`ASUS RESPONDENTS ...................................................................................... ..48
`LG RESPONDENTS ........................................................................................... ..49
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`MICROSOFT ....................................................................................................... ..49
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`MOTOROLA ....................................................................................................... ..49
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`SAMSUNG RESPONDENTS.........
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`SONY RESPONDENTS .............................................
`H.
`VII. CLASSIFICATION OF THE ACCUSED PRODUCTS UNDER THE HARMONIZED
`TARIFF SCHEDULE .................
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`VIII. RELATED LITIGATION
`IX. DOMESTIC INDUSTRY ....................................................................................................53
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`A.
`B.
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`TECHNICAL PRONG ........................................................................................ ..53
`ECONOMIC PRONG.......................................................................................... ..S4
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`X. RELIEF REQUESTED .......................................................................................................56
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`I.
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`INTRODUCTION
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`1.
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`This Complaint
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`is filed by Complainant Neodron Ltd.
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`(“Neodron” or
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`“Complainant”) pursuant to Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. § 1337
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`(“Section 337”).
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`2.
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`Complainant brings this action to remedy violations of Section 337 arising from the
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`unlawful and unauthorized importation into the United States, the sale for importation into the
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`United States, and/or the sale within the United States afier importation, of certain touch-controlled
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`mobile devices, computers, and components thereof (the “Accused Products”) that infringe one or
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`more of the Asserted Claims of United States Patent Nos. 7,821,425 (“’42S Patent”); 7,903,092
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`(“’092 Patent”); 8,749,251 (“’251 Patent”); and 9,41 1,472 (‘"472 Patent”) (collectively,
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`the
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`“Asserted Patents”).
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`3.
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`Complainant asserts that the Accused Products infringe at least the following claims
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`of one or more Asserted Patents in violation of Section 337(a)(1)(B)(i), either literally or under the
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`doctrine of equivalents:
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`Asserted Patent
`’425 Patent
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`’092 Patent
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`Asscrted Claims
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`1-12
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`1-9 and 16-20
`’251 Patent
`1-6 and 13-23
`’472 Patent
`Touchscreen technology plays a ubiquitous and important role in countless
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`4.
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`electronic devices today. Beyond just providing greater usability to smartphones, tablets and
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`notebooks, touchscreens now fill our lives in public and private spaces, from our homes and cars
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`to the restaurants and stores we visit.
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`5.
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`But just a few decades ago, touchscreen technology could only be found in science
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`fiction books and film. Although the underlying science behind touch technology can be traced
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`back to the 1940s, working touchscreens were not conceived and feasible until the mid-1960s,
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`when the first finger-driven touchscreen was invented by E.A. Johnson in 1965 at the Royal Radar
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`Establishment
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`in Malvern, United Kingdom. Since then, it took several generations and major
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`technological advancements
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`for
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`touchscreens
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`to achieve the level of complexity—and
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`convenience—we see and enjoy today.
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`6.
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`Built on the fundamental breakthrough that our hands and fingers can form changes
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`in the capacitance of electrodes and electrode-comqections when they are in close proximity to
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`them, touch technology has developed rapidly over the years. Along the way, engineers have
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`worked tirelessly to try to overcome the limitations and roadblocks touch technology presents.
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`From conceiving various ways ‘to detect
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`(and correctly ignore) unintentional
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`touches,
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`to
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`minimizing signal “noise,” to reducing the latency and power consumption that comes with any
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`complex, multi-part electrical process, there have been many advances to various aspects of the
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`technology—each building a little on a related advancement before it—to get us to the highly
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`advanced state we enjoy today.
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`7.
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`These advancements range from fundamental ones, which make basic touch
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`technology work, to optional improvements, which typically represent one technological option
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`that improves aspects of the user experience and functionality of a touchscreen. This infringement
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`action is about the latter: several patented improvements—which took years of research and
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`millions of dollars in U.S. investments to develop, and which are infringed by the Respondents
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`Accused Products here.
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`8.
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`The Proposed Respondents are Arnazon.com,
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`Inc.
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`(“Amazon”); Apple Inc.
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`(“Apple”); ASUSTek Computer
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`Inc., ASUS Computer
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`International
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`(collectively, _“ASUS
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`Respondents”); LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics USA, Inc. (collectively, “LG”); Microsoft
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`Corporation (“Microsoft”); Motorola Mobility LLC; Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung
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`Electronics America, Inc. (collectively, “Samsung Respondents”); and Sony Corporation, Sony
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`Mobile Communications, Inc. (collectively, “Sony Respondents”). Collectively, all of these
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`Proposed Respondents are referred to herein as “Respondents.”
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`9.
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`As set forth in this Complaint, each of the Respondents imports into the United
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`States, sells for importation into the United States, and/or sells in the United States after
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`importation Accused Products that directly infringe the Asserted Patents, and/or indirectly infringe
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`the Asserted Patents by induced or contributory infringement.
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`IO.
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`Complainant seeks, as relief for the unfair acts of Respondents,
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`the following:
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`(i) institution of an investigation into Respondents’ violations; (ii) a public hearing; (iii) a limited
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`exclusion order barring from entry into the United States the Accused Products that infringe one
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`or more of the Asserted Patents; (iv) pennanent cease and desists order prohibiting the importation,
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`sale, sale for importation, offer for sale, and soliciting of the sale in the United States, of the
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`Accused Products that infringe one or more the Asserted Patents; (v) the imposition of a bond
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`during the 60-day Presidential review period pursuant to 19 U.S.C. § l337(j); and (vi) such other
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`relief as the Commission deems proper.
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`11.
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`A domestic industry exists as the result of activities and investments in the United
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`States related to products that practice the Asserted Patents. These activities include the current
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`and ongoing significant and substantial domestic investments in plant, equipment,
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`labor, and
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`capital of licensee Microchip Technology Incorporated (“Microchip”).
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`II.
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`THE PARTIES
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`A.
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`12.
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`Complainant
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`Complainant Neodron, Ltd.
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`is an Irish company, having its principal place of
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`business at Unit 4-5, Burton Hall Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18, Dl8a094. Neodron is the sole
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`owner by assignment of all right, title, and interest in each Asserted Patent.
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`13.
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`One of Neodron’s domestic licensees is Microchip, located at 2355 W. Chandler
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`Boulevard, Chandler, Arizona 85224. Microchip (or one of its subsidiaries) is the predecessor-in­
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`interest of each of the Asserted Patents and has a non—exclusivelicense to practice each of the
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`Asserted Patents, each of which relates generally to touchscreen technology.
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`14.
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`The patented improvements at issue in this action were made by highly regarded
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`engineers from two U.S. companies: Atmel Corporation (“Atmel”) and Microchip. Atmel and
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`Microchip have played separate, significant roles in the development and advancement of such
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`improvements to touch technology—and the domestic market for them.
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`15.
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`Founded and headquartered in the United States, Atmel has dedicated millions of
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`U.S. dollars to engineering, development, and technical service and support of various touch­
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`controlled products in the United States. For example, its maXTouch mXT224 controller was
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`recognized as the first capacitive touchscreen solution able to support the touch of a finger, stylus,
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`or fingernails for drawing or signature capture and character recognition. Indeed, Atmel is regarded
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`as an early leader in microcontroller and touch solutions and has, in fact, won numerous awards-—
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`from the Consumer Electronics Show Irmovations Award to the Embedded Technologies Award
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`and many others—for its advancements in the space. In 2016, Atmel was acquired by Microchip.
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`16.
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`Also founded and headquartered in the United States, Microchip likewise has
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`dedicated a similar level of U.S.
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`investments in providing various improvements to touch
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`technology. Before acquiring Atmel in 2016, Microchip itself already had many touch-technology
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`improvement patents—and corresponding product offerings to go with them. After its acquisition
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`of Atmel in 2016, Microchip’s investment in the U.S. market for touch technology only grew. In
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`fact, through their combined maXTouch and QTouch product lines, Microchip soon became a
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`leading supplier of capacitive sensing solutions enabling touch screens and other touch interfaces
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`for mobile
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`devices,
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`automobiles,
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`and
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`other
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`industrial
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`and
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`consumer
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`electronic
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`systems. Microchip’s maXTouch architecture combines
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`touch sensing with sophisticated
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`algorithms, enabling the most advanced touch capabilities on screen sizes ranging from gaming
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`controls, through mobile phones to tablet devices and larger screen computers. And more recently,
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`with the flexibility of Microchip’s microcontroller architecture, a user is able to integrate multiple
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`touch features, such as “proximity sensing” or gesture recognition, in a single device.
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`17. Moreover, Microchip has continued to advance the field of touch technology, both
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`commercially and technologically. Meanwhile,
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`it simultaneously protected and disclosed its
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`innovative intellectual property through hundreds of issued U.S. patents. Those patents, in tum,
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`further advanced the space, gamering dozens of citations from later patents filed by Microchip’s
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`competitors. Indeed, the Asserted Patents have collectively received well over 500 citations by
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`later patent applications. Many of the, Respondents themselves have cited one or more of the
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`Asserted Patents in seeking their own, later patents.
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`18.
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`In recent years, an explosion of imported products, which, without a license,
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`infringe the innovative Asserted Patents, has significantly eroded Microchip’s market standing and
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`injured Microchip’s domestic industry related to these patents. Complainant Neodron, as owner of
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`a portfolio of hundreds of touch-technology patents and in partnership with Microchip,_has
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`undertaken the task of counteracting these unfair and unlawful acts.
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`19.
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`The partnership between Neodron and Microchip is intended to protect and increase
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`American-made goods and American jobs, including jobs at Microchip’s important Arizona and
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`Colorado facilities. Although Microchip is a third party, its interest
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`in this case is sincere—
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`Microchip has provided candid discovery and fully cooperated in the related Neodron ITC
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`investigation, including producing a witness for three days of deposition, source code for the
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`Domestic Industry products, and over 150,000 pages of documents, most of which were
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`confidential business information. With Microchip’s assistance, Neodron strives to protect the
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`interests of Microchip and others by enforcing its licensed patents.
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`B.
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`I Respondents
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`1.
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`Amazon
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`' 20.
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`Amazon.com, Inc. is a publicly traded corporation organized under the laws of the
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`State of Delaware. Its principal place of business is at 410 Terry Avenue North, Seattle,
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`Washington 98109.
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`21.
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`On infonnation
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`and belief, Amazon operates
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`the
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`e-commerce website
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`“Amazon.com,” which offers for sale in the United States products manufactured outside of the
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`United States, including certain Accused Products. Further, on information and belief, Amazon,
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`by itself or through its subsidiaries, imports into the United States and/or sells for importation into
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`the United States certain Accused Products. See Exs. 24-26, 37-39.
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`2.
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`Apple
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`22.
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`Apple Inc. is a publicly traded corporation organized under the laws of the State of
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`California. Its principal place of business is at One Apple Park Way, Cupertino, CA 95014.
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`23.
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`On information and belief, Apple designs and manufactures
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`and/or has
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`manufactured on its behalf abroad certain Accused Products that are then sold for importation into
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`the United States, imported into the United States, and/or sold within the United States after
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`importation. See Exs. 27-28, 40-41.
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`3.
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`ASUS Respondents
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`24.
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`ASUSTeK Computer Inc. is a publicly traded corporation organized under the laws
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`of Taiwan. It has its principal place of business at No. 15, Li-Te Rd., Beitou District, Taipei City
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`112, Taiwan.
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`25.
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`On information and belief, ASUSTeK Computer Inc. produces abroad certain
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`Accused Products that are then sold for importation into the United States, imported into the United
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`States, and/or sold within the United States after importation, including through its subsidiary
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`ASUS Computer International. See Exs. 26, 37.
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`26.
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`ASUS Computer International is a corporation organized under the laws of the State
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`of Califomia. Its principal place of business is at 48720 Kato Rd, Fremont, CA 94538.
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`27.
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`On infonnation and belief, ASUS Computer
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`International, a subsidiary of
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`ASUSTeK Computer Inc., produces certain Accused Products abroad, including in China, that are
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`then sold for importation into the United States, imported into the United States, and/or sold within
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`the United States after importation. See Exs. 26, 37.
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`28.
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`ASUSTeK Computer Inc. and ASUS Computer International are collectively
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`referred to as the “ASUS Respondents.”
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`4.
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