87 FR 158 pgs. 50646-50647 - Notice of a Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Terminating the Investigation Based on a Settlement; Termination of the Investigation; Certain Barcode Scanners, Scan Engines, Mobile Computers With Barcode Scanning Functionalities, Products Containing the Same, and Components Thereof

Type: NOTICEVolume: 87Number: 158Pages: 50646 - 50647
Docket number: [Investigation No. 337-TA-1317]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2022-17640 Filed 8-16-22; 8:45 am]
Agency: International Trade Commission
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version
Pages: 50646, 50647

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1317]

Notice of a Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Terminating the Investigation Based on a Settlement; Termination of the Investigation; Certain Barcode Scanners, Scan Engines, Mobile Computers With Barcode Scanning Functionalities, Products Containing the Same, and Components Thereof

AGENCY:

U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission ("Commission") has determined not to review an initial determination ("ID") (Order No. 3) of the presiding administrative law judge ("ALJ"), terminating the investigation based on a settlement agreement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ronald A. Traud, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-3427. Copies of non-confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help accessing EDIS, please email EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server at https://www.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on (202) 205-1810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:


[top] The Commission instituted this investigation on June 3, 2022, based on a complaint filed on behalf of Honeywell International Inc. of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Hand Held Products, Inc. of Charlotte, North Carolina (collectively, "Honeywell"). 87 FR 33833 (June 3, 2022). The complaint alleged a violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain barcode scanners, scan engines, mobile computers with barcode scanning functionalities, products containing the same, and components thereof by reason of the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 9,465,970, 10,956,695, and 11,238,252. page 50647 Id. The complaint further alleged that an industry in the United States exists as required by section 337. Id. The Commission's notice of investigation named as respondents Zebra Technologies Corporation of Lincolnshire, Illinois, and Symbol Technologies, Inc. of Holtsville, New York (collectively, "Zebra"). Id. The Office of Unfair Import Investigations was not named as a party in this investigation. Id.

On July 11, 2022, pursuant to Commission Rule 210.21(b) (19 CFR 210.21(b)), Honeywell and Zebra filed a joint motion to terminate this investigation in its entirety based on a settlement agreement. On July 12, 2022, the ALJ issued Order No. 3, the subject ID, which granted the motion. The ID found that the motion complied with the Commission's Rules and that terminating the investigation would not be contrary to the public interest. No petitions for review of the ID were filed.

The Commission has determined not to review the subject ID.

This investigation is hereby terminated in its entirety.

The Commission vote for this determination took place on August 11, 2022.

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 order of the Commission.

Issued: August 11, 2022.

Katherine Hiner,

Acting Secretary to the Commission.

[FR Doc. 2022-17640 Filed 8-16-22; 8:45 am]

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