[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 105 (Thursday, May 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25044-25046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11664]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1114]


Certain Modular LED Display Panels and Components Thereof; 
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 March 27, 2018, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Ultravision 
Technologies, LLC of Dallas, Texas. An amended complaint was filed on 
April 16, 2018. Supplements were filed on May 7, 2018 and May 8, 2018. 
The amended complaint, as supplemented, 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 modular LED display panels and components thereof by reason of 
infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,349,306 (``the '306 
Patent'') and U.S. Patent No. 9,916,782 (``the '782 Patent''). The 
amended complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States 
exists or is in the process of being established as required by the 
applicable Federal Statute.
    The complainant requests that the Commission institute an 
investigation and, after the investigation, issue a general exclusion 
order, or in the alternative a limited exclusion order, and (a) cease 
and desist order(s).

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ADDRESSES: The amended complaint, as supplemented, 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 
https://www.usitc.gov. The public record for this investigation may be 
viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.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 (2018).
    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the amended complaint, 
the U.S. International Trade Commission, on May 23, 2018, 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 modular LED 
display panels and components thereof by reason of infringement of one 
or more of claims 1, 3-10, 12-14, 16-19, 21-23, and 25-27 of the '306 
patent and claims 1-6, 9-14, 16, and 22-28 of the '782 patent; and 
whether an industry in the United States exists or is in the process of 
being established 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: Ultravision Technologies, LLC, 4542 McEwen 
Road, Dallas, TX 75244.
    (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:

Shenzhen Absen Optoelectronic Co., Ltd, 18-20F Building 3A, Cloud Park, 
Bantian, Longgang District, Shenzhen, 518129, China
Absen, Inc., 7120 Lake Ellenor Drive, Orlando, Florida 32809
Shenzhen AOTO Electronics Co., Ltd, 9-10/F, United Headquarters 
Mansion, N0.63 Xuefu Road, Hi-Tech Zone, Nanshan in Shenzhen, China
AOTO Electronics (US) LLC, 12 Hughes, #D-100, Irvine, California 92618
Barco NV, Barco One Campus Beneluxpark 21, BE-8500 Kortrijk, Belgium
Barco Inc., 3059 Premiere Parkway, Duluth, Georgia 30097
Cirrus Systems, Inc., 47 Spring Hill Road, Saco, Maine 04072
CreateLED Electronics Co. Ltd., F1-F2, Taijiale Industry Area, Tongguan 
Road, Western District, High-Tech Industrial Park, Guangdong Province, 
Shenzhen 518132 China
CreateLED USA LLC, 4000 W. Ali Baba Lane, Suite B, Las Vegas, Nevada 
89118
digiLED (UK) Limited, formerly displayLED (HK) Limited, The Pixel 
Depot, Copse Farm, Moorhurst Lane, Beare Green, Near Dorking, Surrey 
RH5 4LJ, United Kingdom
Elation Lighting, Inc., d/b/a Elation Professional, 6122 S. Eastern 
Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90040
General Link International Cooperation Inc., 510 Coralridge Place, 
Suite 101, Industry, California 91746
GLIC LED Displays Inc., 510 Coralridge Place, Suite 101, Industry, 
California 91746
Glux Visual Effects Tech (Shenzhen) Co., Donghuan 2nd Road, Longhua 
District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
LEDMan Optoelectronic Co., Ltd., Building 8, Block 2, Baimang 
Baiwangxin Industrial Park, Xili Area, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, 
China
Shenzhen Liantronics Co. Ltd., Liantronics Building, Antongda 
Industrial Zone, 3rd Liuxian Road, 68 Block Baoan, Shenzhen, China
Liantronics, LLC, 46722 Fremont Boulevard, Fremont, California 94538
Lighthouse Technologies (Hong Kong) Limited, Unit 608, 6/F, Photonics 
Centre, 2 Science Park East Avenue, Hong Kong Science Park, New 
Territories, Hong Kong
Shenzhen Mary Photoelectricity Co., Ltd., No. 4F, Meishengchuanggu Tech 
Park, 10th Longchang Road, Xin'an Street, Bao'an District, Shenzhen 
City, Guangdong Province, China
MRLED Inc., 377 S. Lemon Avenue, Suite E, Walnut, California 91789
Prismaflex International France S.A., 309 Route de Lyon, CS 50001, 
69610 Haute-Rivoire, France
Prismaflex USA, Inc., 113 West Broad Street, Elizabethtown, North 
Carolina 28337
Rocketsign Hong Kong Ltd., RM 1601, The Sun's Group Center, Gloucester 
Road 200, Hong Kong
Shanghai Sansi Electronic Engineering Co., Ltd., 1280 Shuying Road, 
Shanghai, 201100, China
Sansi North America, LLC, 1500 Broadway, Suite 901, New York, New York 
10036
Shenzhen Spectrum Technology Co., Ltd., 4C 123, Trade Plaza One, China 
South City, Pinghu Town, Longgang District, Shenzhen, China
Unilumin Group Co., Ltd., 112 Yongfu Road, Qiaotou Village, Fuyong 
Town, Baoan District, Shenzhen 518103 China
Unilumin LED Technology FL LLC, 8350 Parkline Boulevard, Unit #15, 
Orlando, Florida 32809
Yaham Optoelectronics Co., Ltd., #118 Yongfu Road, Qiaotou Community, 
Fuyong, Baoan District, Shenzhen, China 518103
Yaham LED U.S.A., Inc., 4058 Dean Martin Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada 
89103
Formetco Inc., 2963 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth, Georgia 30096
Leyard Optoelectronic Co., No. 9 Zhenghongqi West Street, North of 
Summer Palace, Haidian District, Beijing, China
Leyard American Corporation, 1692 Barclay Boulevard, Buffalo Grove, 
Illinois 60089
NanoLumens Inc., 4900 Avalon Ridge Parkway, Peachtree Corners, Georgia 
30071
NEC Display Solutions, Ltd., Mita Kokusai Building, 4-28, Mita 1-chome, 
Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0073 Japan
NEC Display Solutions of America, Inc., 500 Park Boulevard, Suite 1100, 
Itasca, Illinois 60143
Panasonic Corporation, 1006, Oaza Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka, Japan
Panasonic Corporation of North America, Two Riverfront Plaza, 828 
McCarter Highway, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Vanguard LED Displays, Inc., formerly Aeson LED Display Technologies, 
Inc., 4190 Waring Road, Unit 101, Lakeland, Florida 33811
GoVision, LLC, 8291 Gateway Drive, Suite #100, Argyle, Texas 76226

    (c) The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International 
Trade

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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(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 amended complaint and the 
notice of investigation. Extensions of time for submitting responses to 
the amended 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 amended complaint and in this notice may be deemed to 
constitute a waiver of the right to appear and contest the allegations 
of the amended 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 amended 
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: May 24, 2018.
William Bishop,
Supervisory Hearings and Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-11664 Filed 5-30-18; 8:45 am]
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