[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 200 (Monday, October 18, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63856-63857]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26110]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-741]


In the Matter of Certain Liquid Crystal Display Devices, 
Including Monitors, Televisions, and Modules, and Components Thereof; 
Notice of Investigation

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of investigation pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the 
U.S. International Trade Commission on August 27, 2010, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of 
Thomson Licensing SAS of France and Thomson Licensing LLC of Princeton, 
New Jersey. An amended complaint was filed on September 16, 2010. The 
amended complaint 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 liquid 
crystal display devices, including monitors, televisions, and modules, 
and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of 
U.S. Patent No. 6,121,941 (``the `941 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 
5,978,063 (``the `063 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 5,648,674 (``the `674 
patent''); U.S. Patent No. 5,621,556 (``the `556 patent''); and U.S. 
Patent No. 5,375,006 (``the `006 patent''). The amended complaint 
further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as 
required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337.
    The complainants request that the Commission institute an 
investigation and, after the investigation, issue an exclusion order 
and cease and desist orders.

ADDRESSES: The amended complaint, except for any confidential 
information contained therein, is available for inspection during 
official business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the 
Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Room 
112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202-205-2000. 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 http://www.usitc.gov. The 
public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's 
electronic docket (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel L. Girdwood, Esq., Office of 
Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 
telephone (202) 205-3409.


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    Authority:  The authority for institution of this investigation 
is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 
and in section 210.10 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2010).

    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the amended complaint, 
the U.S. International Trade Commission, on October 8, 2010, 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 liquid 
crystal display devices, including monitors, televisions, and modules, 
and components thereof that infringe one or more of claims 1 and 4 of 
the `941 patent; claims 1-4, 8, 11, 12, 14, 17, and 18 of the `063 
patent; claims 1, 7-9, 11, 13, 14, and 16-18 of the `674 patent; claim 
3 of the `556 patent; and claims 4, 7-10, and 14 of the `006 patent, 
and whether an industry in the United States exists as required by 
subsection (a)(2) of section 337;
    (2) 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 complainants are:

Thomson Licensing SAS, 1-5 rue Jeanne d'Arc, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, 
France.
Thomson Licensing LLC, 2 Independence Way, Princeton, New Jersey 08543.

    (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:

Chimei Innolux Corporation, No. 160 Kesyue Road, Jhunan Science Park, 
Miaoli County 350, Taiwan.
Innolux Corporation, 2525 Brockton Drive, Suite 300, Austin, TX 78758.
Chi Mei Optoelectronics USA, Inc., 101 Metro Drive, Suite 510, San 
Jose, CA 95110.
MStar Semiconductor, Inc., 4F-1, No. 26, Tai-Yuan Street, ChuPei, 
Hsinchu Hsien, Taiwan 302.
Qisda Corporation, 157 Shan-Ying Road, Gueishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
Qisda America Corporation, 8941 Research Drive, Suite 200, Irvine, CA 
92618.
Qisda (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., No. 169 Zhujiang Road, Suzhou, China 215015.
BenQ Corporation, 16 Jihu Road, Neihu, Taipei 114, Taiwan.
BenQ America Corp., 15375 Barranca Parkway, Suite A-205, Irvine, CA 
92618.
BenQ Latin America, 8200 NW 33rd Street, Suite 301, Miami, FL 33122.
Realtek Semiconductor Corporation, No. 2 Innovation Road II, Hsinchu 
Science Park, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan.

    (c) The Commission investigative attorney, party to this 
investigation, is Daniel L. Girdwood, Esq., Office of Unfair Import 
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., 
Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; and
    (3) For the investigation so instituted, the Honorable Paul J. 
Luckern, Chief Administrative Law Judge, U.S. International Trade 
Commission, shall designate the presiding Administrative Law Judge.
    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(d)-(e) and 210.13(a), such responses 
will be considered by the Commission if received not later than 20 days 
after the date of service by the Commission 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 amended 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.

    Issued: October 12, 2010.

    By order of the Commission.
William R. Bishop,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
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