[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 234 (Friday, December 4, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78360-78361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26660]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1220]


Certain Filament Light-Emitting Diodes and Products Containing 
Same (II); Notice of Commission Decision Not To Review an Initial 
Determination Granting a Motion to Intervene

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade 
Commission has determined not to review an initial determination 
(``ID'') (Order No. 14) of the presiding administrative law judge 
(``ALJ'') granting a motion to intervene filed by non-party Signify 
North America Corp. (``Signify'').

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Houda Morad, Office of the General 
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 708-4716. Copies of non-
confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation may 
be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help accessing EDIS, please email 
[email protected]. General information concerning the Commission may 
also be obtained by accessing its internet server at https://www.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information on 
this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal 
on (202) 205-1810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 5, 2020, the Commission 
instituted this investigation under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337 (``section 337''), based on a 
complaint filed by The Regents of the University of California 
(``Complainant''). See 85 FR 62761-62 (Oct. 5, 2020). The complaint, as 
supplemented, alleges a violation 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 filament 
light-emitting diodes and products containing the same by reason of 
infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 9,240,529; 
9,859,464; 10,593,854; 10,644,213; and 10,658,557. See id. The notice 
of investigation names the following respondents: General Electric 
Company of Boston, Massachusetts; Consumer Lighting (U.S.) LLC, d/b/a 
GE Lighting of Cleveland, Ohio; Savant Systems, Inc. of Hyannis, 
Massachusetts; Home Depot Product Authority, LLC; Home Depot U.S.A., 
Inc.; and The Home Depot, Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia; Feit Electric 
Company, Inc. of Pico Rivera, California; Satco Products, Inc. of 
Brentwood, New York; IKEA Supply AG of Pratteln, Switzerland; IKEA U.S. 
Retail LLC of Conshohocken, Pennsylvania; and IKEA of Sweden AB of 
Almhult, Sweden. See id. The Office of Unfair Import Investigations 
(``OUII'') is also a party to the investigation. See id.
    On October 26, 2020, Signify filed a motion to intervene in this 
investigation pursuant to Commission Rule 210.19 (19 CFR 210.19). 
Signify argued that its motion is timely and that ``[i]ntervention is 
necessary so that Signify may properly defend its LED products that are 
alleged to be imported and/or sold after importation by the Home Depot 
Respondents.'' See Mot. at 1. No party opposed the motion to intervene 
except that Complainant argued that Signify should not be allowed to 
intervene as to the issue of domestic industry because Signify's 
interests on that issue are adequately represented by the existing 
parties. See Complainant's Resp. at 3 (Nov. 2, 2020). On November 2, 
2020, OUII filed a response in support of the motion to intervene.
    On November 5, 2020, the ALJ issued the subject ID (Order No. 14) 
granting Signify's motion to intervene. The ID notes that ``[n]o party 
disputes that Signify should be allowed to intervene.'' See ID at 2. 
The ID finds that ``Signify may fully participate as a party in the 
investigation, including with respect to all claims and defenses at 
issue in the investigation.'' See id. No petition for review of the 
subject ID was filed.
    The Commission has determined not to review the subject ID. Signify 
is an intervenor in this investigation.
    The Commission's vote for this determination took place on November 
30, 2020.
    The authority for the Commission's determination is contained in 
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and 
in part 210 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 
part 210).


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    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: November 30, 2020.
Katherine Hiner,
Supervisory Attorney.
[FR Doc. 2020-26660 Filed 12-3-20; 8:45 am]
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