International Trade Commission June 25, 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on April 30, 2019, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Lighting Science Group Corporation of Cocoa Beach, Florida; Healthe, Inc. of Cocoa Beach, Florida; and Global Value Lighting, LLC of West Warwick, Rhode Island. An amended complaint was filed on May 20, 2019. A supplement to the amended complaint was filed on June 11, 2019. The complaint, as amended, 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 light- emitting diode products, systems, and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,098,483 (``the '483 Patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,095,053 (``the '053 Patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,506,118 (``the '118 Patent''); U.S. Patent No. 7,528,421 (``the '421 Patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,674,608 (``the '608 Patent''); U.S. Patent No. 8,201,968 (``the '968 Patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 8,967,844 (``the '844 Patent''). The complaint, as amended, further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complaint, as amended, also alleges violations of section 337 based on the importation into the United States, and in the sale of, certain light-emitting diode products, systems, and components thereof by reason of false advertising, the threat of effect of which is to destroy or substantially injure an industry in the United States. The complainants request that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.