August 9th, 2019 Attention: Application Examiner RE:
Request for Confidentiality Applicant: IKEA of Sweden AB FCC ID: FHO-B2001 To Whom It May Concern:
Permanent Confidentiality Request is hereby submitted by IKEA of Sweden AB to withhold permanently from public review certain portions of the application for equipment certification for the referenced FCC identifiers. This request for confidentiality is made pursuant to 47 CFR 0.457(d) and 0.459 of the FCC Rules. In particular, the following sections of the application are to be kept permanently confidential:
Schematics Detailed Operational/Functional Description Block diagram Parts list Short-term Confidentiality Request is hereby submitted by IKEA of Sweden AB to withhold from public review for a period of 180 days from the date of the Grant of Equipment Authorization and prior to marketing, certain portions of the application for equipment certification for the referenced FCC identifiers. This request for confidentiality is made pursuant to 47 CFR 0.457(d) and 0.459 of the FCC Rules. In particular, the following sections of the application are to be kept confidential for a period of 180 days from the date of Authorization:
Test setup photos External photos Internal photos User manual Rationale for request for confidentiality:
IKEA of Sweden AB has invested considerable time and materials in research and development to produce the referenced product. [Permanent confidentiality: Disclosure of the permanently confidential portions of this application to competitors would not only give them significant competitive advantages in developing similar products, but would Inter IKEA Systems B.V. 2014 also disclose successful implementation of unpublished, leading edge technology developed by us.] [Short term confidentiality: Disclosure of the short-term confidential portions of this application during the period of importation and/or distribution would reveal key aspects of proprietary technology to competitors and diminish the value of our investment in research and development.]
Sincerely, Ivan Susak Team Manager Laws & standards IKEA of Sweden AB Ivan.susak@ikea.com
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