Document 350047

UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
In the Matter of
CERTAIN BEVERAGE BREWING CAPSULES,
COMPONENTS THEREOF, AND PRODUCTS
CONTAINING THE SAME
ORDER NO. 7:
Inv. 337-TA-929
SETTING PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE
(October 17, 2014)
Pursuant to Order No. 6, the parties submitted a joint proposed procedural schedulel.
The procedural schedule in this investigation shall hereby be controlled by the procedural
schedule set forth in Attachment A.
SO ORDERED.
ti?" no
Theodore R Essex
Administrative Law Judge
1Eko Brands, LLC, Evermuch Technology Co., Ltd. and ver Much Company Ltd. did not participate in the filing of
the joint proposed procedural schedule.
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ATTACHMENT A
UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20436
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE THEODORE R. ESSEX
In the Matter of:
CERTAIN BEVERAGE BREWING
CAPSULES, COMPONENTS THEREOF,
AND PRODUCTS CONTAINING THE
SAME
Investigation
No. 337-TA-929
AGREED TO PROPOSED PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE
Pursuant to Order No. 6, the parties that have entered appearance submit the
attached Proposed Procedural Schedule.1 The proposed procedural schedule includes
dates for each of the events set forth in Ground Rule 2 and is attached as Exhibit A.
Dated: October 16, 2014
/s/ John R Fuisz
John R. Fuisz
Sudip Kundu
The Fuisz-Kundu Group LLP
1455 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20004
T. 202.621.1889
F. 202.625.2309
E. Jfuisz@fuiszkundu.co1n
E. Skundu@fuiszkundu.c0m
Counselfor Adrian Rivera and
Adrian Rivera Maynez Enterprises, Inc.
1Eko Brands, LLC, Evermuch Technology Co., Ltd. and ver Much Company Ltd.
have not participated in this filing.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on October 16, 2014, true copies of the foregoing were served upon
the following parties in the manner indicated below:
James Wiley, Esq.
Office of Unfair Import Investigations
U.S. International Trade Commission
500 E Street, S.W., Suite 401
Washington, D.C. 20436
Telephone: (202) 205-2544
Solofill LLC
3515 Avignon Court
Houston, Texas 77802
T. (832) 483-2987
DonGuan Hai Rui Precision Mould Co., Ltd.
No 1 Chuangxing Rd
DaNig Industry
HuMen Town, Dong Guan City
GuangDong Province, China
523000
T. 86-0769-81583896
Eko Brands, LLC
6029 238th St SE Suite 130,
Woodinville, WA 98072
T. (612) 747-8450
Evermuch Technology Co., Ltd.
Room 515-516, 5/F, Technology Park, 18,
On Lai Street, Shatin, New Territories,
Hong Kong
T. (852) 2649-7807
Ever Much Company Ltd.
East No.1, Pak Shek Ha Village,
Fu Yong, BaoAn,
Shenzhen, China 5 181000
T. (86-755) 2730-7988
Melitta USA, Inc.
13925 58* Street
North Clearwater, Florida 33760-3712
T. (888)-635-4882
LBP Mfg. Inc.
1325 S Cicero Ave,
Cicero, IL 60804
T. (708) 652-5600
Via Email
James.wiley@usitc.gov
Via Email
mei@meimark.com
Via Email
jmark77001@gmail.corn
Not Served
Not Served
Not Served
Via Email
AFPratt@Venable.com
Via Email
AFPratt@Venable.con1
LBP Packaging (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd.
1 F Bldg A Reservoir Rd No 3 Huangpu
Shajing Office Of The Streets
Baoan District Shenzhen
Guangdon China 5181000
T. (708) 652-5600
Spark Innovators, Corp.
41 Kulick Road
Fairfield, New Jersey 07004
T. (973) 244-9695
B. Marlboros International Ltd. (I-1K)
Unit A 12f Billion Center Tower A
N0 1 Wang Kwong Rd Kowloon Bay
Hong Kong
T. 00852-23667312
Amazon.com, Inc.
410 Terry Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98109-5210
T. (888) 280-3321
Via Email
AFPratt@Venable.com
Via Email
MHKent@Venable.com
Via Email
MHKent@Venable.com
Via Email
enamrow@morganlewis.com
jsnodgrass@rnorgan1ewis.com
By:__/s/ John R Fuisz
EXHIBIT A
EVENT
First settlement conference
Submission of first settlement conference joint
report
File disclosure of priority date/conception and
reduction to practice date
File identification of expert Witnesses, including
their expertise and curriculum vitae
Second settlement conference
Submission of second settlement conference joint
report
File notice of prior art
Exchange of initial expert reports (identify
tests/surveys/data)
File tentative list of Witnesses a party will call to
testify at the hearing, with an identification of each
Witness‘relationship to the party
Exchange of rebuttal expert reports
Fact discovery cutoff and completion
Deadline for motions to compel discovery
Expert discovery cutoff and completion
Third settlement conference
Submission of third settlement conference joint
report
Cut-off date for responses to contention
interrogatories
Deadline for filing summary determination motions
Exchange of exhibit lists among the parties
Submit and serve direct exhibits (including Witness
statements), with physical and demonstrative
exhibits available -- Complainant(s) and
Respondent(s)
Submit and serve direct exhibits (including Witness
statements), with physical and demonstrative
exhibits available --Staff
File Pre-hearing statements and briefs -­
Complainant(s) and Respondent(s)
Respondents
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Monday, December 15, 2014
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Tuesday, February 3 2015
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Monday, March 9, 2015
Monday, March 16, 2015
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Friday, March 20, 2015
Monday, March 23, 2015
Monday, March 30, 2015
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
(Rule 210. l8(a) —60 days before
hearing)
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Friday, April 24, 2015
Friday, May 1, 2015
File requests for receipt of evidence without a
witness
File objections to direct exhibits (including witness
statements)
Submit and serve rebuttal exhibits (including
Witness statements), with rebuttal physical and
demonstrative exhibits available -- all parties
Deadline for motions in limine
File Pre-hearing statement and brief --Staff
File responses to objections to direct exhibits
(including witness statements)
.
File objections to rebuttal exhibits (including
witness statements)
File high priority objections statement
File response to objections to rebuttal exhibits
(including Witness statements)
File responses to high priority objections statement
Submission of declarations justifying
confidentiality of exhibits
File responses to motions in limine
Tutorial on technology (if necessary)
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Friday, June 12, 2015 (Order No
Pre-hearing conference
Friday, June 12,2015 (Order No
Hearing
File initial post-hearing briefs and final exhibit lists
Monday-Friday, June 15-19,
2015 (Order No. 6)
Thursday, July 2, 2015
File reply post-hearing briefs
Friday, July 10, 2015
Monday, May 4, 2015
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Friday, May 8, 2015
Monday, May 11, 2015
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Friday, May 15, 2015
Friday, May 22, 2015
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
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CERTAIN BEVERAGE BREWING CAPSULES,
COMPONENTS THEREOFCOMPONENTS THEREOF,
AND PRODUCTS CONTAINING THE SAME
Inv. No. 337-TA-929
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PUBLIC CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, Lisa R. Barton, hereby certify that the attached ORDER NO. 7 has been served by
hand upon the Commission Investigative Attorney, James Wiley, Esq., and the following parties
as indicated, on October 17, 2014.
Lisa R. Barton, Secretary
U.S. International Trade Commission
500 E Street, SW, Room 112
Washington, DC 20436
On Behalf of Complainants Adrian Rivera and ARM
Enterprises, Inc.:
John R. Fuisz, Esq.
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THE FUISZ-KUNDU GROUP LLP
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On Behalf of Respondent Amazon.com.,Inc.:
Eric S. Namrow, Esq.
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MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP
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Washington,DC 20004
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On Behalf of Respondents LBP Mfg. Inc.. LBP Packaging
_(Shenzhen)Co. Ltd... and Melitta USA. Inc.:
Andrew F. Pratt, ESq.
VENABLE LLP
575 7mStreet NW
Washington, DC 20004-1604
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Via First Class Mail
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On Behalf of Respondents Sparks Innovators. Corp. and B.
Marlboros International (HK) Ltd.:
Meaghan H. Kent, Esq.
VENABLE LLP
575 7"‘Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004-1604
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CERTAIN BEVERAGE BREWING CAPSULES,
COMPONENTS THEREOF, AND PRODUCTS
CONTAINING THE SAME
Inv. No. 337-TA-929
Certificate of Service —Page 2
On Behalf of Respondents Solofill. LLC and DonGuan Hai
Rui Precision Mould Co.. Ltd.:
Lei Mei, Esq.
MEI & MARK LLP
818 18th Street NW, Suite 410
Washington, DC 20006
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Via First Class Mail
El Other:
Respondents:
Eko Brands, LLC
6029 23 _8‘hStreet SE, Suite 130
Woodinville, WA
98072
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1:1Via Express Delivery
Via First Class Mail
III Other:
Evermuch Technology Co., Ltd.
Room 515-516, 5/F, Technology Park, 18,
On Lai Street, Shatin, New Territories,
Hong Kong
III Via Hand Delivery
III Via Express Delivery
Via First Class Mail
El Other:
Ever Much Company, Ltd.
East No. l, Pak Shek Ha Village
Pu Yong, Ba0An,
Shenzhen, China 5181000
El Via Hand Delivery
Cl Via Express Delivery
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El Other: