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            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">In connection with the completion of an exchange offer launched by Orange Subsidiary, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Knowles Corporation (&quot;Knowles&quot;) (the &quot;Offer&quot;), the Reporting Person received $11,578.63 and 609 shares of Knowles common stock.  Such amounts were determined pursuant to the offer consideration described in the Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed with the SEC by Knowles and Orange Subsidiary, Inc. on May 19, 2015, as amended.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Pursuant to the terms of a merger agreement dated April 29, 2015 between the Issuer, Knowles and Orange Subsidiary, Inc. (the &quot;Merger Agreement&quot;), this option was not assumed by Knowles and was cancelled for no consideration.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Craig Factor Atty-in-Fact for Patrick Scaglia</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-07-02</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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