UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
`WASHINGTON, D.C.
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`Before the Honorable MaryJoan McNamara
`Administrative Law Judge
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`In the Matter of
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`CERTAIN WIRELESS FRONT-END MODULES
`AND DEVICES CONTAINING THE SAME
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`Inv. No. 337-TA-1413
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`COMPLAINANTS’ MOTION TO PARTIALLY TERMINATE
`THE INVESTIGATION AS TO PATENT NO. 9,148,194
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`For the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum of Points and Authorities,
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`Complainants Skyworks Solutions, Inc., Skyworks Solutions Canada, Inc., and Skyworks Global
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`Pte. Ltd. (collectively, “Skyworks”) respectfully move pursuant to Commission Rule 210.21(a) to
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`terminate the Investigation in part as to U.S. Patent No. 9,148,194 (the “’194 patent”).
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`Commission Rule 210.21(a) provides in relevant part that: “Any party may move at any
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`time prior to the issuance of an initial determination on violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act
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`of 1930 to terminate an investigation in whole or in part as to any or all respondents, on the basis
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`of withdrawal of the complaint or certain allegations contained therein[.]” This Motion seeks to
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`withdraw certain allegations contained in Skyworks’ Complaint and thus comports with
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`Commission Rule 210.21(a). Further, this Motion reduces the number of issues to be decided in
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`this Investigation by reducing the number of patents at issue. Pursuant to Commission Rule
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`210.21(a)(1), Complainants state there are two agreements between the parties, a Representative
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`Products Stipulation and Joint Discovery and Procedural Stipulation. See Representative Products
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`Stipulation, EDIS DocID 834988 (Oct. 17, 2024); Joint Discovery Stipulation, EDIS DocID
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`835713 (Oct. 28, 2024). In addition, there are no extraordinary circumstances that would justify
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`denying partial termination.
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`Skyworks has met and conferred with the Commission Investigative Staff and Respondents
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`regarding this motion, and neither the Staff nor Respondents oppose.
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`Accordingly, and for the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum of Points
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`and Authorities in support hereof, Skyworks requests that the Administrative Law Judge grant the
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`Motion, terminating in part the Investigation with respect to the one asserted claim of the ’194
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`patent.
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`Dated: November 27, 2024
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`Respectfully Submitted,
`SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC., SKYWORKS
`SOLUTIONS CANADA, INC. AND SKYWORKS
`GLOBAL PTE. LTD.
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`By: /s/ James M. Dowd
`James M. Dowd
`Derek A. Gosma
`WILMER CUTLER PICKERING
`HALE AND DORR LLP
`350 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2400
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
`Tel: +1 213 443 5300
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`Joseph F. Haag
`WILMER CUTLER PICKERING
`HALE AND DORR LLP
`2600 El Camino Real, Suite 400
`Palo Alto, CA 94306
`Tel: +1 650 858 6000
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`Kate Saxton (MA SBN 655903)
`WILMER CUTLER PICKERING
`HALE AND DORR LLP
`60 State Street
`Boston, MA 02109
`Tel: +1 617 526 6000
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`Inv. No. 337-1413: Complainants’ Motion to
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`UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
`WASHINGTON, D.C.
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`Before the Honorable MaryJoan McNamara
`Administrative Law Judge
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`In the Matter of
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`CERTAIN WIRELESS FRONT-END MODULES
`AND DEVICES CONTAINING THE SAME
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`Inv. No. 337-TA-1413
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`MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF COMPLAINANTS’ MOTION TO PARTIALLY
`TERMINATE THE INVESTIGATION AS TO PATENT NO. 9,148,194
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`COMPLAINANTS
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`Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
`5260 California Avenue
`Irvine, CA 92617
`Telephone: (949) 231-3000
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`Skyworks Solutions Canada, Inc.
`1135 Innovation Drive
`Ottawa, Ontario K2K 3G7
`Canada
`Telephone: +1 613-287-4945
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`Skyworks Global Pte. Ltd.
`3 Bedok South Rd.
`Singapore 469269
`Telephone: +65 6450 7181
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`COUNSEL FOR COMPLAINANTS
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`James M. Dowd
`Derek A. Gosma
`WILMER CUTLER PICKERING
`HALE AND DORR LLP
`350 S. Grand Ave, Suite 2400
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
`Telephone: (213) 443-5300
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`Joseph F. Haag
`WILMER CUTLER PICKERING
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`RESPONDENTS
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`Kangxi Communication Technologies
`(Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
`5th Floor, Building 10, No.399 Keyuan Road
`Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China
`Telephone: +86 2168386910
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`Grand Chip Labs, Inc.
`14151 Newport Ave., Suite 204
`Tustin, CA 92780
`Telephone: 949-331-8998
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`D-Link Corporation
`4F 289 Sinhu 3rd Road,
`Neihu District, Taipei, 114 Taiwan
`Telephone: +886-2-6600-0123
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`D-Link Systems Inc.
`14420 Myford Road, Suite 100
`Irvine, CA 92606
`Telephone: 714-885-6000
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`Ruijie Networks Co., Ltd.
`Building 19, Juyuanzhou Industrial Park, No.
`618
`Jinshan Road, Cangshan District, Fuzhou,
`Fujian, China
`Telephone: (86)0591-28053888-6729/6267.
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`HALE AND DORR LLP
`2600 El Camino Real Suite 400
`Palo Alto, CA 94306
`Telephone: (650) 858-6031
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`Kate Saxton
`WILMER CUTLER PICKERING
`HALE AND DORR LLP
`60 State Street
`Boston, MA 02109
`Telephone: (617) 526 6000
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`COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENTS
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`Timothy R. Shannon
`DUANE MORRIS LLP
`100 High Street, Suite 2400
`Boston, MA 02110
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`Counsel for Respondent Kangxi
`Communication Technologies (Shanghai)
`Co., Ltd. and Grand Chip Labs, Inc.
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`Ric Macchiaroli
`PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP
`7900 Tysons One Place, Suite 500
`Tysons, VA 22102
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`Counsel for Respondent D-Link Corporation
`and D-Link Systems Inc.
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`S. Alex Lasher
`QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN,
`LLP
`1300 I Street NW, Suite 900
`Washington, DC 20005
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`Counsel for Respondent Ruijie Networks Co.,
`Ltd.
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`Pursuant to Commission Rule 210.21(a), Complainants Skyworks Solutions, Inc.,
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`Skyworks Solutions Canada, Inc., and Skyworks Global Pte. Ltd. (collectively, “Skyworks”) move
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`to partially terminate the Investigation as to the one asserted claim of U.S. Patent No. 9,148,194
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`(the “’194 patent).
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`Commission Rule 210.21(a)(1) provides in relevant part that:
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`“Any party may move at any time prior to the issuance of an initial determination
`on violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to terminate an investigation
`in whole or in part as to any or all respondents, on the basis of withdrawal of the
`complaint or certain allegations contained therein[.]”
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`This motion complies with the Commission Rules and narrows the issues in this
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`Investigation by removing one Asserted Patent, thus streamlining the Investigation and permitting
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`the parties and the Commission to focus their resources going forward on the remaining asserted
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`claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,717,101, 9,917,563, and 9,450,579. Skyworks has met and conferred
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`with the Commission Investigative Staff and Respondents. No party opposes this motion.
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`Moreover, pursuant to Commission Rule 210.21(a)(1), Complainants state there are two
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`agreements between the parties, a Representative Products Stipulation and Joint Discovery and
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`Procedural Stipulation. See Representative Products Stipulation, EDIS DocID 834988 (Oct. 17,
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`2024); Joint Discovery Stipulation, EDIS DocID 835713 (Oct. 28, 2024). In addition, there are
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`no extraordinary circumstances that would justify denying partial termination.
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`I.
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`BACKGROUND
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`Skyworks filed its Complaint in this Investigation on July 16, 2024, asserting against
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`Respondents a single claim of the ’194 patent (claim 4), among other patents and claims. The ALJ
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`issued Order No. 10 on September 25, 2024, setting the procedural schedule for this Investigation
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`and setting the Target Date as February 23, 2026. The Investigation is currently in the pre-hearing,
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`fact discovery stage where the parties are presently preparing for fact depositions. On November
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`1, 2024, Skyworks moved to amend the Complaint to add claims 2, 3, 8, and 9 of U.S. Patent No.
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`9,450,579 (the “’579 patent”) and to partially terminate the investigation as to all asserted claims
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`of U.S. Patent No. 7,409,200 (the “’200 patent”). Skyworks’ motion to terminate the Investigation
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`as to the ’200 patent was granted on November 8, 2024. Skyworks’ motion to amend remains
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`pending.
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`The ’194 and ’579 patents both generally relate to the design of and methods of operation
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`for “a radio-frequency (RF) switch system” having improved intermodulation distortion
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`performance as implemented in wireless Front-End Module (“FEM”). These patents share
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`overlapping specifications, both claim priority to Provisional Application No. 61/669,045 filed on
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`July 7, 2012, and the application leading to the ’579 patent was a division of the application leading
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`to the ’194 patent. As stated in Skyworks’ Complaint, all asserted claims of the ’579 patent and
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`the single asserted claim of the ’194 patent are asserted against the same infringing KCT FEMs
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`and products containing same.
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`II.
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`ARGUMENT
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`Under Commission Rule 210.21(a)(1), “[a]ny party may move at any time prior to the
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`issuance of an initial determination on violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to
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`terminate an investigation in whole or in part [.]” “[I]n the absence of extraordinary circumstances,
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`termination of the investigation will be readily granted to a complainant during the prehearing
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`stage of an investigation.” Certain Omega-3 Extracts From Marine or Aquatic Biomass and
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`Products Containing the Same, Inv. No. 337-TA-877, Order No. 11 (Initial Determination), EDIS
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`Doc ID 514365, at 2 (July 24, 2013) (citations omitted); see also Certain Oscillating Sprinklers,
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`Sprinkler Components, and Nozzles, Inv. No. 337-TA-448, Order No. 26 (Initial Determination),
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`EDIS Doc ID 60430, at 2 (Sept. 25, 2001) (same); Certain Electronic Devices, Including Wireless
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`Communication Devices, Tablet Computers, Media Players, and Televisions, and Components
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`Thereof, Inv. No. 337-TA-862, Order No. 63 (Initial Determination), EDIS Doc ID 517807, at 1-
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`2 (Sept. 9, 2013) (same); Certain Laminated Floor Panels, Inv. No. 337-TA-545, Order No. 30
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`(Initial Determination), EDIS Doc ID 251272, at 2 (Apr. 3, 2006) (same).
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`Skyworks’ request to terminate the Investigation with respect to the ’194 patent satisfies
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`the Commission’s standard. As outlined above, the Investigation remains in the pre-hearing stage.
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`Certain Oscillating Sprinklers, Inv. No. 337-TA-448, Order No. 26 at 2. As a result, termination
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`now will serve the public interest by conserving both judicial and party resources. Id. Moreover,
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`Skyworks is aware of no extraordinary circumstance that would prohibit termination of the ’194
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`patent from this Investigation. Indeed, the Staff and Respondents have all confirmed that they
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`support termination of the ’194 patent.
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`III.
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`CONCLUSION
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`For the reasons discussed above, Skyworks respectfully requests that its Motion to Partially
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`Terminate the Investigation as to the ’194 Patent be granted.
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`Dated: November 27, 2024
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`Respectfully Submitted,
`SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC., SKYWORKS
`SOLUTIONS CANADA, INC. AND SKYWORKS
`GLOBAL PTE. LTD.
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`By: /s/ James M. Dowd
`James M. Dowd
`Derek A. Gosma
`WILMER CUTLER PICKERING
`HALE AND DORR LLP
`350 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2400
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
`Tel: +1 213 443 5300
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`Joseph F. Haag
`WILMER CUTLER PICKERING
`HALE AND DORR LLP
`2600 El Camino Real, Suite 400
`Palo Alto, CA 94306
`Tel: +1 650 858 6000
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`Kate Saxton
`WILMER CUTLER PICKERING
`HALE AND DORR LLP
`60 State Street
`Boston, MA 02109
`Tel: +1 617 526 6000
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`IN THE MATTER OF CERTAIN WIRELESS FRONT-END MODULES AND
`DEVICES CONTAINING THE SAME
`INV. NO. 337-TA-1413
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I, Lanta M. Chase, hereby certify that on November 27, 2024 I caused a copy of the
`foregoing, COMPLAINANTS’ MOTION TO PARTIALLY TERMINATE THE
`INVESTIGATION AS TO PATENT NO. 9,148,194 to be served upon the following parties as
`indicated below:
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`The Honorable Lisa R. Barton
`Secretary
`U.S. International Trade Commission
`500 E Street, S.W.
`Washington, DC 20436
`The Honorable MaryJoan McNamara
`Administrative Law Judge
`U.S. International Trade Commission
`500 E Street, S.W., Room 317
`Washington, DC 20436
`Linda Chang, Esq.
`Office of Unfair Import Investigations
`U.S. International Trade Commission
`500 E Street, S.W., Room 401
`Washington, DC 20436
`Timothy R. Shannon
`Duane Morris LLP
`100 High Street, Suite 2400
`Boston, MA 02110
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`Counsel for Kangxi Communication Techs
`(Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Grand Chip Labs, Inc.
`S. Alex Lasher
`Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
`1300 I Street NW, Suite 900
`Washington, DC 20005
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`Counsel for Ruijie Networks Co., Ltd.
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` Via Facsimile
`Via Electronic Mail
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`Ric Macchiaroli
`Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
`7900 Tysons One Place, Suite 500
`Tysons, VA 22102
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`Counsel for D-Link Corp. and D-Link Systems,
`Inc.
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` Via Overnight Delivery
` Via Facsimile
` Via Electronic Mail:
`DLINK-1413@pillsburylaw.com
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`/s/ Lanta M. Chase
`Lanta M. Chase
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