7020-02
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337-TA-1406]
Certain Memory Devices and Electronic Devices Containing the Same; Notice of Institution
of Investigation
AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International
Trade Commission on June 3, 2024, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on
behalf of MimirIP LLC of Dallas, Texas. Supplements to the complaint were filed on June 21,
2024, and June 24, 2024. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 based upon the
importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States
after importation of certain memory devices and electronic devices containing the same by
reason of the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,468,928 (“the ’928 patent”);
U.S. Patent No. 7,579,846 (“the ’846 patent”); and U.S. Patent No. 8,036,053 (“the ’053
patent”). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by
the applicable Federal Statute. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an
investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist
orders.
ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for any confidential information contained therein, may
be viewed on the Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help
accessing EDIS, please email EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. Hearing impaired individuals are advised
that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal
on (202) 205-1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in
gaining access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at (202) 205-2000.

General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet
server at https://www.usitc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pathenia M. Proctor, The Office of Unfair
Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 205-2560.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: The authority for institution of this investigation is contained in section 337 of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, and in section 210.10 of the Commission’s
Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2024).
Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. International Trade
Commission, on July 3, 2024, ORDERED THAT –
(1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, an
investigation be instituted to determine whether there is a violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of
section 337 in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the sale within
the United States after importation of certain products identified in paragraph (2) by reason of
infringement of one or more of claims 1-3 of the ’928 patent; claims 1-28 of the ’846 patent; and
claims 1-9 of the ’053 patent; and whether an industry in the United States exists as required by
subsection (a)(2) of section 337;
(2) Pursuant to section 210.10(b)(1) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10(b)(1), the plain language description of the accused products or
category of accused products, which defines the scope of the investigation, is “certain DRAM
memory, DRAM modules, DRAM Components, and Design-in DRAM; and smart devices,
augmented and virtual reality products, automotive computers, automotive media control units,
computers, laptops, desktops, workstations, tablets, and servers containing the same”;
(3) Pursuant to Commission Rule 210.50(b)(l), 19 CFR 210.50(b)(1), the presiding
administrative law judge shall take evidence or other information and hear arguments from the
parties or other interested persons with respect to the public interest in this investigation, as

appropriate, and provide the Commission with findings of fact and a recommended
determination on this issue, which shall be limited to the statutory public interest factors set forth
in 19 U.S.C. l337(d)(l), (f)(1), (g)(1);
(4) For the purpose of the investigation so instituted, the following are hereby named as
parties upon which this notice of investigation shall be served:
(a) The complainant is:
MimirIP LLC
9330 LBJ Freeway, Suite 900
Dallas, TX
(b) The respondents are the following entities alleged to be in violation of section
337, and are the parties upon which the complaint is to be served:
Micron Technology Inc.
6360 South Federal Way
Post Office Box 6
Boise ID 83716
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
1701 E Mossy Oaks Rd
Spring, TX 77389
HP, Inc.
1501 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Kingston Technology Company, Inc.
17600 Newhope Street
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Lenovo Group Limited
23rd Floor, Lincoln House, Taikoo Place

979 King’s Road, Quarry Bay
Hong Kong, S.A.R. of China
Lenovo (United States) Inc.
8001 Development Drive,
Morrisville, NC 27560
Tesla Inc.
1 Tesla Road
Austin, TX 78725
(c) The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street, S.W., Suite 401, Washington, D.C. 20436; and
(5) For the investigation so instituted, the Chief Administrative Law Judge, U.S.
International Trade Commission, shall designate the presiding Administrative Law Judge.
Responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation must be submitted by the
named respondents in accordance with section 210.13 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to 19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), as amended in 85 FR
15798 (March 19, 2020), such responses will be considered by the Commission if received not
later than 20 days after the date of service by the complainant of the complaint and the notice of
investigation. Extensions of time for submitting responses to the complaint and the notice of
investigation will not be granted unless good cause therefor is shown.
Failure of a respondent to file a timely response to each allegation in the complaint and in
this notice may be deemed to constitute a waiver of the right to appear and contest the allegations
of the complaint and this notice, and to authorize the administrative law judge and the
Commission, without further notice to the respondent, to find the facts to be as alleged in the
complaint and this notice and to enter an initial determination and a final determination
containing such findings, and may result in the issuance of an exclusion order or a cease and
desist order or both directed against the respondent.

By order of the Commission.
Issued: July 3, 2024.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.

[FR Doc. 2024-15059 Filed: 7/8/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 7/9/2024]