[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 188 (Friday, September 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79307-79308]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22187]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1420]


Certain Smart Televisions; 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 August 22, 2024, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Maxell, Ltd. of 
Japan. A letter supplementing the complaint was filed on September 10, 
2024. 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 televisions by reason of the infringement of certain 
claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,549,109 (``the '109 patent''); U.S. Patent 
No. 11,451,860 (``the '860 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 11,924,502 (``the 
'502 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 10,958,971 (``the '971 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 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c287868b91f18aa7aeb282b7b1abb6a1eca5adb4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7a3f3e332949321f160a3a0f09130e19541d150c">[email protected]</span></a>. 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: Pathenia M. Proctor, The Office of 
Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 
telephone (202) 205-2560.

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 (2024).
    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on September 23, 2024, 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 
claim 4 of the '109 patent; claims 7-11 of the '860 patent; claims 1, 
4, 6, 11, 12, 15, 17, and 22 of the '502 patent; and claim 1 of the 
'971 patent, and whether an

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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 ``televisions with 
smart features and functionality'';
    (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: Maxell, Ltd., 1. Koizumi, Oyamazaki, 
Oyamazaki-cho, Otokuni-gun, Kyoto, 618-8525 Japan.
    (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:

TCL Electronics Holdings Ltd. (f/k/a TCL, Multimedia Technology 
Holdings, Ltd.), 7th Floor, Building 22E, 22 Science Park East Avenue, 
Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
TCL Industries Holdings Co., Ltd., 22nd Floor, TCL Technical Tower, 
Huifeng 3 Road, Zhongkai Development, Zone Huizhou, Guangdong, China, 
516006
T.C.L. Industries Holdings (H.K.) Limited, 8th Floor, Building 22E, 
Phase Three, Hong Kong Science Park, Pak Shek Kok, New Territories, 
Hong Kong
TTE Technology, Inc. (d/b/a TCL North America), 1860 Compton Avenue, 
Corona, CA 92881
TTE Corporation, 7th Floor, Building 22E, 22 Science Park East Avenue, 
Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
TCL King Electrical Appliances, (Huizhou) Co. Ltd., No. 78, Huifeng 4 
Road, Zhongkai Development Zone Huizhou, China, 516006
Manufacturas Avanzadas S.A. de C.V., Blvd. Independecia No. 2151, 
Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, 32580, Mexico
 TCL Smart Device (Vietnam) Co., Ltd., No. 26 VSIP II-A, Street 32, 
Vietnam Singapore Industrial Park II-A, Tan Binh Commune, Bac Tan Uyen 
District, Binh Duong Province, 75000, Vietnam
Shenzhen TCL New Technology Co., Ltd., 9th Floor, TCL Electronics 
Holdings Limited Building, TCL International E City, No. 1001 Zhongshan 
Park Road, Nanshan, China, 518067
TCL Optoelectronics Technology (Huizhou) Co., Ltd., No. 78, Huifeng 4 
Road, Zhongkai Development Zone Huizhou, China, 516006
TCL Overseas Marketing Ltd., 5th Floor, Building 22E, 22 Science Park 
East Avenue, Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
TCL Technology Group Corporation, (f/k/a TCL Corp.), TCL Technology 
Building, No. 17, Huifeng Third Road, Zhongkai High-Tech Development 
Zone, Huizhou, Guangdong, China 516001

    (c) The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International 
Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; and
    (4) For the investigation so instituted, the Chief Administrative 
Law Judge, U.S. International Trade Commission, shall designate the 
presiding Administrative Law Judge.
    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.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: September 24, 2024.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-22187 Filed 9-26-24; 8:45 am]
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