In the Matter of Certain Liquid Crystal Display Devices and Products Interoperable With the Same; Notice of Investigation, 59290-59291 [2010-24062]

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 186 (Monday, September 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59290-59291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24062]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-737]


In the Matter of Certain Liquid Crystal Display Devices and 
Products Interoperable With the Same; 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 23, 2010, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of 
Chimei Innolux Corporation of Taiwan; Chi Mei Optoelectronics U.S.A., 
Inc. of San Jose, California; and Innolux Corporation of Austin, Texas. 
Letters supplementing the complaint were filed on September 2 and 10, 
2010. The 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 and products interoperable with the same by 
reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,134,092 
(``the `092 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 6,671,019 (``the `019 patent''); 
and U.S. Patent No. 5,732,241 (``the `241 patent''). The 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 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 https://www.usitc.gov. The 
public record for this investigation may be viewed on the

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Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vu Q. Bui, Esq., Office of Unfair 
Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone 
(202) 205-2582.

    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 complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on September 21, 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 and products interoperable with the same that 
infringe one or more of claims 1, 5, 12, 17, 18, 20, 21, and 26 of the 
`092 patent; claims 1-4, 8, 11-14, and 19 of the `019 patent; and 
claims 1, 5-7, 9, 10, 16, 19-21, 23, and 25 of the `241 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:

Chimei Innolux Corporation, No. 160 Kesyue Rd., Jhunan Science Park, 
Miaoli County 350, Taiwan;
Chi Mei Optoelectronics U.S.A., Inc., 101 Metro Dr., STE 510, San Jose, 
CA 95110;
Innolux Corporation, 2525 Brockton Drive, Austin, TX 78758.

    (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:
Sony Corporation, 1-7-1, Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan;

Sony Corporation of America, 550 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10022;
Sony Electronics Corporation, 16530 Via Esprillo, San Diego, CA 92127;
Sony Computer Entertainment America, LLC, 919 East Hillsdale Blvd., 
Foster City, CA 94404.
    (c) The Commission investigative attorney, party to this 
investigation, is Vu Q. Bui, 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 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 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 21, 2010.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2010-24062 Filed 9-24-10; 8:45 am]
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