[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11512-11513]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4585]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-760]


In the Matter of Certain Liquid Crystal Display Devices, Products 
Containing Same, and Methods for Using the Same; Notice of 
Investigation

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of investigation pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the 
U.S. International Trade Commission on January 24, 2011, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of 
Sharp Corporation of Japan. Letters supplementing the complaint were 
filed on February 11 and February 14, 2011. The complaint alleges 
violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United 
States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States 
after importation of certain liquid crystal display devices, products 
containing same, and methods for using the same by reason of 
infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,879,364 (``the `364 
patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,304,626 (``the `626 patent''); U.S. Patent 
No. 7,532,183 (``the `183 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,283,192 (``the 
`192 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 6,937,300 (``the `300 patent''); U.S. 
Patent No. 7,057,689 (``the `689 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 
7,838,881 (``the `881 patent''). The complaint further alleges that an 
industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) 
of section 337.
    The complainant requests that the Commission institute an 
investigation and, after the investigation, issue an exclusion order 
and cease and desist orders.

ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for any confidential information 
contained therein, is available for inspection during official business 
hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. 
International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Room 112, 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202-205-2000. Hearing impaired 
individuals are advised that information on this matter can be obtained 
by

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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 http://www.usitc.gov. The 
public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's 
electronic docket (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan F. Moore, Esq., Office of Unfair 
Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone 
(202) 205-2767.
    Authority: The authority for institution of this investigation is 
contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and in 
section 210.10 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 
CFR 210.10 (2010).
    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on February 22, 2011, 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)(B) of section 337 in the 
importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the 
sale within the United States after importation of certain liquid 
crystal display devices, products containing same, and methods for 
using the same that infringe one or more of claims 5-7 of the `364 
patent; claims 10, 17, and 18 of the `626 patent; claims 1-6 of the 
`183 patent; claims 1 and 11 of the `192 patent; claim 1 of the `300 
patent; claims 1-4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 16, 18, 21, 22, 24, 27, 31, and 33 of 
the `689 patent; and claims 1-7 and 10-13 of the ``881 patent, and 
whether an industry in the United States exists as required by 
subsection (a)(2) of section 337;
    (2) 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: Sharp Corporation, 22-22 Nagaike-cho, 
Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8522, Japan.
    (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:

AU Optronics Corp., No. 1 Li-Hsin Road 2, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu 
300, Taiwan.
Au Optronics Corporation America, 9720 Cypresswood Drive, Suite 241, 
Houston, TX 77070.
BenQ America Corp., 15375 Barranca Parkway, Suite A-205, Irvine, CA 
92618.
BenQ Corporation, 16 Jihu Road, Neihu, Taipei 114, Taiwan.
Haier America Trading LLC, 1356 Broadway, New York, NY 10018.
Haier Group Company, 1 Haier Road, Hi-Tech Zone, Qingdao 266101, China.
LG Electronics Inc., LG Twin Towers 20, Yoido-dong, Youngdungpo-gu, 
Seoul 150-721, Korea.
LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., 1000 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 
07632.
SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., 5-5, Keihan-Hondori 2-chome, Moriguchi City, 
Osaka 570-8677, Japan.
SANYO North America Corporation, 2055 SANYO Avenue, San Diego, CA 
92154.
TCL Corporation, TCL Industrial Tower, No. 6 South Eling Road, Huizhou, 
Guangdong Province 516001, China.
TTE Technology, Inc., d/b/a TCL America, 5541 West 74th Street, 
Indianapolis, IN 46268.
VIZIO, Inc., 39 Tesla, Irvine, CA 92618.

    (c) The Commission investigative attorney, party to this 
investigation, is Bryan F. Moore, Esq., Office of Unfair Import 
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., 
Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; and
    (3) For the investigation so instituted, the Honorable Paul J. 
Luckern, 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(d)-(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: February 24, 2011.
William R. Bishop,
Meetings and Hearings Coordinator.
[FR Doc. 2011-4585 Filed 3-1-11; 8:45 am]
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