[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 202 (Monday, October 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66355-66356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23056]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1222]


Certain Video Processing Devices, Components Thereof, and Digital 
Smart Televisions Containing the Same; Institution of Investigation

AGENCY: 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 September 10, 2020, under 
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of DivX, 
LLC of San Diego, California. The complaint was supplemented on 
September 15 and 22, 2020. 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 video processing devices, components thereof, and digital smart 
televisions containing the same by reason of infringement of one or 
more claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,832,297 (``the '297 patent''); U.S. 
Patent No. 10,212,486 (``the '486 Patent); U.S. Patent No. 10,412,141 
(``the '141 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 10,484,749 (``the '749 
patent''). The 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 limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.

ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for any confidential information 
contained therein, may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket 
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help accessing EDIS, please email 
[email protected]. 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Hiner, Office of Docket 
Services, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 205-
1802.

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 (2020).
    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on October 13, 2020, 2020, 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 products 
identified in paragraph (2) by reason of infringement of one or more of 
claims 1-11, 14-29, and 32-39 of the '297 patent; claims 1-5, 7-10, 13-
19, and 21-25 of the '486 patent; claims 1-3, 5-11, 20-22, and 26-30 of 
the '141 patent; claims 1-18 of the '749 patent; and whether an 
industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) 
of section 337;
    (2) Pursuant to section 210.10(b)(1) of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10(b)(1), the plain language 
description of the accused products or category of accused products, 
which defines the scope of the investigation, is: ``video processing 
devices, consisting of printed circuit board assemblies for use in 
video processing in digital smart televisions and associated software 
and/or firmware, components thereof, consisting of integrated circuits 
containing video processors and associated software and/or firmware, 
and digital smart televisions containing the same, consisting of 
digital smart televisions containing such video processing devices and/
or components'';
    (3) 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:

DivX, LLC, 4350 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 950, San Diego, CA 92122.

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    (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., 129, Samsung-Ro, Maetan-3dong, 
Yeongtong-Gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 16677, Rep. of Korea.
Electronics America, Inc., 85 Challenger Road, Ridgefield Park, NJ 
07660.
Samsung Electronics HCMC CE Complex, Co., Ltd., Lot I-11, D2 Road, 
Saigon Hi-Tech Park, Tang Nhon Phu B Ward, District 9, Ho Chi Minh 
City, 700000, Vietnam.
LG Electronics Inc., LG Twin Tower, 128, Yeoui-daero, Yeongdeungpo-gu, 
Seoul, 07336, Rep. of Korea.
LG Electronics USA, Inc., 1000 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 
07632.
TCL Corporation, TCL Technology Building, No. 17 Huifeng 3rd Road, 
Zhongkai High-Tech Development District, Huizhou, Guangdong, 516001, 
China.
TCL Technology Group Corporation, TCL Technology Building, 22/F, No. 17 
Huifeng 3rd Road, Zhongkai High-Tech Development District, Huizhou, 
Guangdong, 516001, China.
TCL Electronics Holdings Limited, 9 Floor, TCL Electronics Holdings 
Limited Building, TCL International E City, #1001 Zhongshan Park Road, 
Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518067, China.
TTE Technology, Inc., 1860 Compton Avenue, Corona, CA 92881.
Shenzhen TCL New Technologies Co. Ltd., 9 Floor, TCL Electronics 
Holdings Limited Building, TCL International E City, #1001 Zhongshan 
Park Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518067, China.
TCL King Electrical Appliances (Huizhou) Co. Ltd., No. 78, 4th Huifeng 
Rd., Zhongkai New & High-Tech Industries Development Zone, Huizhou, 
Guangdong, 516006, China.
TCL MOKA International Limited, 7/F Hong Kong Science Park, Building 22 
E, 22 Science Park East Avenue, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong 
(SAR).
TCL Smart Device (Vietnam) Co., Ltd, No. 26 VSIP II-A, Street 32, 
Vietnam Singapore Industrial Park II-A, Tan Binh Commune, Bac Tan Uyen 
District, Binh Duong Province, 75000, Vietnam.
MediaTek Inc., No. 1, Dusing 1st Road, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu 
City, 30078, Taiwan.
MediaTek USA Inc., 2840 Junction Avenue, San Jose, California 95134.
MStar Semiconductor, Inc., 4F-1, No. 26, Tai-Yuan St., ChuPei City, 
Hsinchu Hsien 302, Taiwan.
Realtek Semiconductor Corp., No. 2, Innovation Road II, Hsinchu Science 
Park, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan.
    (4) For the investigation so instituted, the Chief Administrative 
Law Judge, U.S. International Trade Commission, shall designate the 
presiding Administrative Law Judge.
    The Office of Unfair Import Investigations will not participate as 
a party in this investigation.
    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), as amended in 85 FR 15798 
(March 19, 2020), such responses will be considered by the Commission 
if received not later than 20 days after the date of service by the 
complainant 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: October 14, 2020.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020-23056 Filed 10-16-20; 8:45 am]
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