Certain Adjustable Child Carriers and Components Thereof; Notice of a Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Granting Complainant's Motion for Leave To Amend the Complaint and Notice of Institution of Investigation

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Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission ("Commission") has determined not to review an initial determination ("ID") (Order No. 15) of the presiding administrative law judge ("ALJ"), granting Complainant The Ergo Baby Carrier, Inc.'s ("Ergobaby's") motion for leave to amend the complaint and notice of institution of investigation ("NOI") to add a respondent.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 28, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67854-67855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21981]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1514]


Certain Adjustable Child Carriers and Components Thereof; Notice 
of a Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination 
Granting Complainant's Motion for Leave To Amend the Complaint and 
Notice of Institution of Investigation

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade 
Commission (``Commission'') has determined not to review an initial 
determination (``ID'') (Order No. 15) of the presiding administrative 
law judge (``ALJ''), granting Complainant The Ergo Baby Carrier, Inc.'s 
(``Ergobaby's'') motion for leave to amend the complaint and notice of 
institution of investigation (``NOI'') to add a respondent.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joelle Justus, Esq., Office of the 
General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2593. Copies of non-
confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation may 
be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at <a href="https://edis.usitc.gov">https://edis.usitc.gov</a>. For help accessing EDIS, please email 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1c5958554f2f5479706c5c696f75687f327b736a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="60252429335328050c102015130914034e070f16">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. General information concerning the Commission may 
also be obtained by accessing its internet server at <a href="https://www.usitc.gov">https://www.usitc.gov</a>. 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: The Commission instituted this investigation 
on July 27, 2026, based on a complaint filed by Ergobaby of Torrance, 
California. 91 FR 46944-45 (July 27, 2026). The complaint, as 
supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, in the importation into the United 
States, the sale for importation, or the sale within the United States 
after importation of certain adjustable child carriers and components 
thereof by reason of infringement of claims 1-3, 5, 6, 12, 16, and 17 
of U.S. Patent No. 10,426,275 and claims 1, 6-11, 17, 18, and 22-25 of 
U.S. Patent No. 12,016,470. Id. at 46945. The Commission's notice of 
investigation named the following respondents: Mabe, LLC of Shelley, 
Idaho; Quanzhou Baby Nice Infant and Child Products Co., Ltd. of 
Quanzhou City, China; Xiamen Funwhale Technology LLC and Xiamen New 
Baby Products Co., Ltd. (``Xiamen NBB'') of Xiamen City, China; Koi 
Trading Services of Diamond Bar, California; Portier USA, LLC of 
Sheridan, Wyoming; Ava + Oliver, LLC of Honolulu, Hawaii; Artipoppe 
B.V. of Lexmond, The Netherlands; Bugaboo Xiamen Industrial Co. Ltd. of 
Xiamen, China; Bugaboo International B.V. of Amsterdam, The 
Netherlands; and Bugaboo North America, Inc. of New York, New York. Id. 
The complaint further alleges that a domestic industry exists. Id. The 
Office of Unfair Import Investigations is not participating in the 
investigation. See id.
    On September 16, 2023, Ergobaby filed a motion for leave to amend 
the complaint and NOI to add Xiamen Danke Health Technology Co., Ltd., 
a/k/a xiamen danke jiankang keji you xian gong si (``Xiamen Danke'') of 
Xiamen, China as a respondent. None of the participating respondents 
opposed the motion. See Order No. 15 at 1 (Sept. 24, 2026).
    On September 24, 2026, the ALJ issued the subject ID (Order No. 15) 
granting Ergobaby's motion. The ID finds good cause to amend the 
complaint and NOI because Ergobaby did not know of Xiamen Danke's role 
as the manufacturer of certain accused products until Xiamen NBB 
disclosed that information in its response to the complaint and NOI. 
Order No. 15 at 2. The ID notes that Ergobaby filed its motion three 
weeks after learning of Xiamen Danke and four business days after 
receiving additional information regarding Xiamen Danke in Xiamen NBB's 
discovery responses. Id. The ID further finds that Ergobaby's proposed 
amendment would not prejudice the public interest or the rights of the 
parties to the investigation because the products manufactured by 
Xiamen Danke are already part of the investigation and the 
investigation is in the early stages. Id. at 3. No petitions for review 
of the subject ID were filed.
    The Commission has determined not to review the subject ID. Xiamen 
Danke is added as a respondent in this investigation.
    The Commission vote for this determination took place on October 
26, 2026.
    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: October 26, 2026.
Sharon Bellamy,
Supervisory Hearings and Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-21981 Filed 10-27-26; 8:45 am]
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