New ITC investigation in-vehicle infotainment systems Mar 30

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ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on February 24, 2026, under
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Zync Inc. of San Francisco, California. A supplement to the
complaint was filed on March 3, 2026. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation
and the sale of certain in-vehicle infotainment systems, components thereof, and products containing the same by reason of
misappropriation of trade secrets and tortious interference with prospective economic advantage, the threat or effect of which
is to destroy or substantially injure an industry in the United States 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 (2025).

Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. International Trade Commission, on March 25, 2026, 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)(A) of section 337 in the importation into the United States and the sale
of certain products identified in paragraph (2) by reason of misappropriation of trade secrets or tortious interference with
prospective economic advantage, the threat or effect of which is to destroy or substantially injure an industry in the United
States;

(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 “infotainment
systems designed for use in passenger vehicles, head units used to provide the in-vehicle infotainment system functionality,
and passenger vehicles containing infotainment systems with the misappropriated technology”;

(3) 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:

Zync Inc., 595 Pacific Avenue, 4th Floor, San Francisco, California 94133

(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:

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Petuelring 130, D-80788 Munich, Germany

BMW of North America, LLC, 300 Chestnut Ridge Road, Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey 07677

(c) The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Suite 401, Washington,
DC 20436; and

(4) 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), such
responses will be considered by the Commission if received not later than 20 days after the date of service by the Commission
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: March 26, 2026. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2026-06126 Filed 3-27-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020-02-P

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