In the Matter of Certain Liquid Crystal Display Devices, Including Monitors, Televisions, and Modules, and Components Thereof; Notice of Investigation; Notice of Investigation, 74080-74081 [2010-30010]

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74080-74081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30010]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

 Inv. No. 337-TA-749


 In the Matter of Certain Liquid Crystal Display Devices, 
Including Monitors, Televisions, and Modules, and Components Thereof; 
Notice of Investigation; 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 October 25, 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. 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, including monitors, televisions, and modules, 
and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of 
U.S. Patent No. 5,978,063 (``the `063 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 
5,621,556 (``the `556 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 5,375,006 (``the 
`006 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 Commission's 
electronic docket (EDIS) at https://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.

    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 November 23, 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 claim 3 of the `556 
patent; claims 1-4, 8, 11, 12, 14, 17, and 18 of the `063 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, NJ 08543.

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    (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:

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., 169 Zhujiang Road, Suzhou, China 215015.
BenQ Corporation, 16 Jihu Road, Neihu, Taipei 114, Taiwan.
BenQ America Corporation, 15375 Barranca Parkway, Suite A-205, Irvine, 
CA 92618.
BenQ Latin America Corporation, 8200 NW 33rd Street, Suite 301, Miami, 
FL 33122.
AU Optronics Corporation, No. 1, Li-Hsin Road 2, Hsinchu Science Park, 
Hsinchu, Taiwan.
AU Optronics Corporation America, 9720 Cypresswood Drive, Suite 241, 
Houston, TX 77070-3355.
    (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 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.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2010-30010 Filed 11-29-10; 8:45 am]
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