ALJ Finds Section 337 Violations in LED Patent Investigation
An administrative law judge found violations of Section 337 in the International Trade Commission’s patent investigation of imports of certain LED lighting devices and components thereof (337-TA-804), according to a document posted to the ITC website. The notice did not specify which companies were found to be in violation. The investigation, instituted in September 2011 on the basis of a complaint brought by Litepanels, includes the following respondents:
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- Flolight, LLC, of Campbell, Calif.;
- Prompter People, Inc., of Campbell, Calif.;
- IKAN Corporation of Houston, Texas;
- Advanced Business Computer Services, LLC, of Reno, Nev.;
- Elation Lighting, Inc., of Los Angeles, Calif.;
- Fotodiox, Inc., of Waukegan, Ill.;
- Fuzhou F&V Photographic Equipment Co., Ltd., of China;
- Yuyao Lishuai Photo-Facility Co., Ltd., of China;
- Yuyao Fotodiox Photo Equipment Co., Ltd., of China;
- Shantou Nanguang Photographic Equipment Co., Ltd., of China;
- Visio Light, Inc., of Taiwan;
- Tianjin Wuqing Huanyu Film and TV Equipment Factory of China;
- Stellar Lighting Systems of Los Angeles, CA; and
- Yuyao Lily Collection Co., Ltd., of China.
(See ITT’s Online Archives 11090117 for summary of the institution of this investigation.)