[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 92 (Friday, May 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26542-26543]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10163]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1263]


Certain Televisions, Remote Controls, and Components Thereof; 
Notice of Institution of Investigation

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 April 8, 2021, under section 337 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on

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behalf of Roku, Inc. of San Jose, California. A supplement to the 
complaint was filed on April 9, 2021, and an amended complaint was 
filed on April 27, 2021. The complaint, as supplemented and amended, 
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 televisions, remote controls, and 
components thereof by reason of infringement of one or more claims of 
U.S. Patent No. 8,378,875 (``the '875 patent'') and U.S. Patent No. 
7,388,511 (``the '511 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 limited exclusion order and cease 
and desist orders.

ADDRESSES: The amended 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 amended complaint, 
the U.S. International Trade Commission, on May 10, 2021, 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 1-5, 8-11, and 14 of the '875 patent and claim 5 of the '511 
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) 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 ``televisions, remote 
controls and components thereof'';
    (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: Roku, Inc., 1155 Coleman Avenue, San Jose, 
CA 95110.
    (b) The respondents are the following entities alleged to be in 
violation of section 337, and are the parties upon which the amended 
complaint is to be served:

Universal Electronics, Inc., 15147 N Scottsdale Road, Suite H300, 
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
Gemstar Technology (Qinzhou) Co. Ltd., Hedong Industrial Park, Qinzhou, 
Guangxi Province, 535000 China
Gemstar Technology (Yangzhou) Co. Ltd., 1 Junsheng Road Industry Park, 
Fanshui Industrial Zone, Baoying, Yanzhou, Jiangsu Province, 225800 
China
C.G. Development Ltd., Units 902-905, 9/F, One Harbourfront, 18 Tak 
Fung Street, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Universal Electronics BV, Colosseum 2, 7521 PT Enschede, Netherlands
UEI Brasil Controles Remotos Ltda., Avenida Torquato Tapajos, no 4010 
Galpao 04, Colonia Santo Antonio, CEP:69093-018, Manaus--Amazonas--
Brasil
CG M[eacute]xico Remote Controls, S. de R.L. de C.V., S[eacute]ptima 
No. 840-B, Parque Industrial Monterrey, Apodaca, NUEVO LEON, 66603, 
Mexico
LG Electronics Inc., LG Twin Tower, 128, Yeoui-daero, Yeongdeungpo-gu, 
Seoul, 07336, Republic of Korea
LG Electronics USA, Inc., 1000 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 
07632
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 129, Samsung-Ro, Maetan-3dong, 
Yeongtong-Gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 16677, Republic of Korea
Samsung Electronics America, Inc., 85 Challenger Road, Ridgefield Park, 
NJ 07660
Charter Communications, Inc., 400 Atlantic Street, Stamford, CT 06901
Charter Communications Operating, LLC, 12405 Powerscourt Drive, St. 
Louis, MO 63131
Spectrum Management Holding Company, LLC, 400 Atlantic Street, 
Stamford, CT 06901
Altice USA, Inc., One Court Square, Long Island City, NY 11101
Cablevision Systems Corp., 1111 Stewart Ave., Bethpage, NY 11714
Cequel Communications, LLC d/b/a Suddenlink Communications, One Court 
Square, Long Island City, NY 11101
Wideopenwest, Inc., 7887 E Belleview Ave., Ste. 1000, Englewood, CO 
80111

    (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 is not a party to this 
investigation.
    Responses to the amended 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 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 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 10, 2021.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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