[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 18 (Friday, January 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 7559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01982]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1213]


Certain Light-Emitting Diode Products, Fixtures, and Components 
Thereof; Notice of Commission Decision Not to Review an Initial 
Determination Granting Complainant's Motion To Amend the Complaint and 
Notice 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 has determined not to review an initial determination 
(``ID'') (Order No. 13) of the presiding administrative law judge 
(``ALJ'') granting complainant's motion to amend the complaint and 
notice of investigation (``NOI'') in the above-captioned investigation 
to add dependent claim 11 of U.S. Patent No. 8,403,531 (``the '531 
patent'') and withdraw claims 17, 21, and 24 of the same patent.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clint Gerdine, Esq., Office of the 
General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-3179. 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, telephone 202-205-1810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 17, 2020, the Commission 
instituted this investigation based on a complaint filed by Ideal 
Industries Lighting LLC d/b/a Cree Lighting (``Cree'') of Durham, North 
Carolina. 85 FR 50047-48 (Aug. 17, 2020). The complaint alleges 
violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 
U.S.C. 1337), based on the importation into the United States, the sale 
for importation, or the sale within the United States after importation 
of certain light-emitting diode products, fixtures, and components 
thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of the '531 patent 
and U.S. Patent Nos. 8,596,819; 8,777,449; 9,261,270; and 9,476,570. 
Id. The complaint further alleges that a domestic industry exists. Id. 
The notice of investigation named RAB Lighting Inc. of Northvale, New 
Jersey (``RAB'') as the sole respondent. Id. The Office of Unfair 
Import Investigations is not participating in the investigation. Id.
    On December 23, 2020, Cree filed a motion for leave to amend the 
complaint and notice of investigation (``NOI'') to add dependent claim 
11 of the '531 patent, and withdraw claims 17, 21, and 24 of the same 
patent. RAB opposed the motion.
    The ALJ issued the subject ID (Order No. 13) on January 8, 2021, 
granting Cree's motion for leave to amend the complaint and NOI. The ID 
finds that the prejudice to RAB is minimal and that the public interest 
weighs in favor of granting the motion to amend under Commission Rule 
210.14(b)(1) because it is in the public interest to adjudicate all 
relevant claims as efficiently as possible, i.e., in a single 
investigation. No petitions for review of the subject ID were filed.
    The Commission has determined not to review the ID.
    The Commission vote for this determination took place on January 
26, 2021.
    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: January 26, 2021.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2021-01982 Filed 1-28-21; 8:45 am]
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