[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 145 (Thursday, July 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45296-45297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19013]


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 INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-793]


In the Matter of Certain Flat Panel Display Devices, and Products 
Containing the Same; Notice of Institution of Investigation; 
Institution of Investigation Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the 
U.S. International Trade Commission on June 27, 2011, under section 337 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of AU 
Optronics Corporation of Taiwan and AU Optronics Corporation America of 
Milpitas, California. A letter supplementing the complaint was filed on 
July 12, 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 flat 
panel display devices and products containing the same by reason of 
infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,281,955 (``the `955 
patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,697,093 (``the `093 patent''); U.S. Patent 
No. 7,286,192 (``the `192 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 6,818,967 (``the 
`967 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,199,854 (``the `854 patent''); and 
U.S. Patent No. 7,663,729 (``the `729 patent''). The complaint further 
alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by 
subsection (a)(2) of section 337.
    The complainants request 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 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: The Office of Unfair Import 
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 
205-2560.

    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 (2011).

    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on July 21, 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 flat panel 
display devices and products containing the same that infringe one or 
more of claims 1-16 of the `955 patent; claims 5, 6, 8, 15, and 33 of 
the `093 patent; claims 1, 2, 5, and 9 of the `192 patent; claims 1 and 
2 of the `967 patent; claims 1, 4, 6, 9, 10, and 14 of the `854 patent; 
and claims 1-10 of the `729 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 complainants are:

AU Optronics Corporation, No. 1 Li-Hsin Road 2, Hsinchu Science Park, 
Hsinchu 30078, Taiwan.
AU Optronics Corporation America, 1525 McCarthy Boulevard, Suite 216, 
Milpitas, CA 95035.

    (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:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics Building, 1320-10, 
Seocho 2-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Korea 137-857.
Samsung Electronics America, Inc., 105 Challenger Road, Ridgefield 
Park, NJ 07660.
AT&T, Inc., 208 South Akard Street, Dallas, TX 75202-4206.
Best Buy Co., Inc., 7601 Penn Avenue South, Richfield, MN 55423.
BrandsMart USA, Inc., 3200 SW 42nd Street, Hollywood, FL 33312.

    (c) The 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 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

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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.

     Issued: July 21, 2011.

    By order of the Commission.
James R. Holbein,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2011-19013 Filed 7-27-11; 8:45 am]
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