[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 240 (Monday, December 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80818-80819]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27379]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1212]


Certain Electronic Candle Products and Components Thereof; 
Commission Determination Not to Review an Initial Determination 
Terminating the Investigation Due to a Settlement Agreement; 
Termination of Investigation

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade 
Commission (``Commission'') has determined not to review an initial 
determination (``ID'') (Order No. 11) of the presiding administrative 
law judge (``ALJ'') granting a joint motion to terminate the 
investigation based on a settlement agreement. The investigation is 
hereby terminated.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl P. Bretscher, Esq., Office of the 
General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2382. 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 August 17, 2020, the Commission 
instituted this investigation based on a complaint filed by 
complainants The Sterno Group Companies, LLC of Corona, California, and 
Sterno Home, Inc. of Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada (collectively, 
``Sterno''). 85 FR 50048-49 (Aug. 17, 2020). The complaint alleges 
violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 
U.S.C. 1337, in the importation into the United States, the sale for 
importation, or the sale within the United States after importation of 
certain electronic candle products and components thereof by reason of 
infringement of one or more of the asserted claims of Sterno's U.S. 
Patent Nos. 9,068,706; 10,024,507; 10,352,517; and 10,578,264. Id. at 
50048. The complaint alleges a domestic industry exists. Id. The 
Commission's notice of institution identified the following 
respondents: Shenzhen Liown Electronics Co. of Shenzhen, Guangdong, 
China; Luminara Worldwide, LLC of Eden Prairie, Minnesota; and L&L 
Candle Co. of Brea, California (collectively, ``Respondents''). Id. at 
50049. The Office of Unfair Import Investigations (``OUII'') was also 
named as a party to this investigation. Id.
    On November 12, 2020, Sterno and Respondents filed a joint motion 
to terminate the present investigation based on a settlement agreement, 
pursuant to Commission Rule 210.21(b) (19 CFR 210.21(b)). The parties 
included a public version of their settlement agreement in their joint 
motion and filed a confidential version of their agreement on November 
13, 2020. On November 18, 2020, OUII filed a statement in support of 
the joint motion to terminate.
    On November 23, 2020, the ALJ issued the subject ID (Order No. 11) 
granting the joint motion to terminate the investigation. Order No. 11 
at 1, 3 (Nov. 23, 2020). The ID finds that the joint motion complied 
with the requirements of Commission Rule 210.21(b). Id. at 1-2. The ID 
also finds that the settlement agreement serves the public interest, 
which generally favors settlement of disputes, without adversely 
affecting public health or welfare, competitive conditions in the

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U.S. economy, the production of like or directly competitive articles 
in the United States, or U.S. consumers. Id. at 2-3.
    No party filed a petition for review of the subject ID. The 
Commission has determined not to review the subject ID.
    The present investigation is hereby terminated.
    The Commission vote for this determination took place on December 
8, 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).

    By order of the Commission.
    Issued: December 8, 2020.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020-27379 Filed 12-11-20; 8:45 am]
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