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###### International Trade Commission

          - [Investigation. No. 337-TA-1374]

# AGENCY:

International Trade Commission.

# ACTION:

Notice.

# SUMMARY:

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on September 20, 2023, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Wangs Alliance Corporation d/b/a of WAC Lighting of Port Washington, New York. A supplement to the complaint was filed on September 26, 2023. The complaint, as supplemented, 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 smart ceiling fans, components thereof, and associated systems and software thereof, by reason of the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 11,028,854 (“the '854 patent”); U.S. Patent No. 10,488,897 (“the '897 patent”); and U.S. Patent No. 11,598,345 (“the '345 patent”). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists 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                         *EDIS3Help@usitc.gov.*                         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 the Secretary, Docket Services Division, 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 (2023).                

*Scope of Investigation:*                     Having considered the complaint, the U.S. International Trade Commission, on October 20, 2023,                     *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 1-3 and 8-10 of the '854 patent; claims 1-5, 7-9, and 11 of the '897 patent; and claims 1, 3-10, and 12-17 of the '345 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 “smart ceiling fans, smart fan devices, and components thereof, specifically electrical boards carrying circuitry that enables smart features thereof, receivers and their circuitry, motors, housings, electrical conversion filters, and controllers, and systems and software associated with any of the foregoing”;

(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:

Wangs Alliance Corporation d/b/a, WAC Lighting, 44 Harbor Park Drive, Port Washington, NY 11050

(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:

Minka Lighting, LLC, 12500 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News, VA 23602

Tech Lighting LLC, 7400 Linder Avenue, Skokie, IL 60077

VC Brands, LLC, 7400 Linder Avenue, Skokie, IL 60077

(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 participating as a party to 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.

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By order of the Commission.

Issued: October 20, 2023.

Lisa Barton,

Secretary to the Commission.

[FR Doc. 2023-23625 Filed 10-25-23; 8:45 am]

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