Notice2026-06387
Certain Video-Capable Electronic Devices, Including Smart Televisions, Monitors, and Components Thereof; Notice of Institution of Investigation
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April 2, 2026
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International Trade Commission
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on February 26, 2026, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of InterDigital, Inc. of Wilmington, Delaware, InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc. of Wilmington, Delaware, and InterDigital Madison Patent Holdings SAS of France. A letter supplementing the complaint was filed on March 13, 2026. The complaint, as supplemented, 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 video-capable electronic devices, including smart televisions, monitors, and components thereof by reason of the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,085,846 ("the '846 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 9,294,784 ("the '784 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 10,250,877 ("the '877 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 11,695,962 ("the '962 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 11,399,168 ("the '168 patent"); and U.S. Patent No. 9,654,751 ("the '751 patent"). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complainants request that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 63 (Thursday, April 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16743-16744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06387]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337-TA-1495]
Certain Video-Capable Electronic Devices, Including Smart
Televisions, Monitors, and Components Thereof; Notice of Institution of
Investigation
AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the
U.S. International Trade Commission on February 26, 2026, under section
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of InterDigital,
Inc. of Wilmington, Delaware, InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc. of
Wilmington, Delaware, and InterDigital Madison Patent Holdings SAS of
France. A letter supplementing the complaint was filed on March 13,
2026. The complaint, as supplemented, 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 video-capable electronic devices, including smart televisions,
monitors, and components thereof by reason of the infringement of
certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,085,846 (``the '846 patent''); U.S.
Patent No. 9,294,784 (``the '784 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 10,250,877
(``the '877 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 11,695,962 (``the '962
patent''); U.S. Patent No. 11,399,168 (``the '168 patent''); and U.S.
Patent No. 9,654,751
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(``the '751 patent''). The complaint further alleges that an industry
in the United States exists as required by the applicable Federal
Statute. The complainants request that the Commission institute an
investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion
order and cease and desist orders.
ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for any confidential information
contained therein, may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket
(EDIS) at <a href="https://edis.usitc.gov">https://edis.usitc.gov</a>. For help accessing EDIS, please email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b0f5f4f9e383f8d5dcc0f0c5c3d9c4d39ed7dfc6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1b5e5f524828537e776b5b6e68726f78357c746d">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 <a href="https://www.usitc.gov">https://www.usitc.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Orndoff, The Office of the
Secretary, Docket Services Division, U.S. International Trade
Commission, telephone (202) 205-1802.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: The authority for institution of this investigation is
contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19
U.S.C. 1337, and in section 210.10 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2025).
Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S.
International Trade Commission, on March 30, 2026, 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 products
identified in paragraph (2) by reason of infringement of one or more of
claims 1, 4, 5, 9-11, and 13-22 of the '846 patent; claims 9, 13, and
15 of the '784 patent; claims 1, 4, 7, and 8 of the '877 patent; claims
1, 3, 13, and 15 of the '962 patent; claims 18-20 of the '168 patent;
and claims 14-15 of the '751 patent, and whether an industry in the
United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337;
(2) Pursuant to section 210.10(b)(1) of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10(b)(1), the plain language
description of the accused products or category of accused products,
which defines the scope of the investigation, is ``smart televisions,
monitors, and components and modules thereof'';
(3) 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:
InterDigital, Inc., 200 Bellevue Parkway, Suite 300, Wilmington, DE
19809
InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc., 200 Bellevue Parkway, Suite 300,
Wilmington, DE 19809
InterDigital Madison Patent Holdings SAS, 3 Rue Du Colonel Moll, Paris,
France 75017
(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:
TCL Industries Holdings Co., Ltd., 22nd Floor, TCL Technical Tower,
Huifeng Third Road, Zhongkai Development, Zone, Huizhou, Guangdong,
China 516006
TCL Technology Group Corp., TCL Technology Building, No. 17, Huifeng
Third Road, Zhongkai High-Tech Development Zone, Huizhou, Guangdong,
China 516001
TCL Electronics Holdings Limited, 5th Floor, Building 22E, 22 Science
Park East Avenue, Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, New Territories, Hong
Kong
Shenzhen TCL New Technology Co., Ltd., 9th Floor, TCL Electronics
Holdings Limited, Building, TCL International E City, No. 1001,
Zhongshan Park Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
518067
TCL King Electrical Appliances (Huizhou), Company Limited, No. 78,
Huifeng Fourth Road, Zhongkai Development Zone, Huizhou, China 516006
TCL Overseas Marketing Limited, 5th Floor, Building 22E, 22 Science
Park East Avenue, Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, New Territories, Hong
Kong
TCL Smart Device (Vietnam) Company, Limited, No. 26 VSIP II-A, Street
32, Vietnam Singapore Industrial Park II-A, Tan Binh Commune, Bac Tan
Uyen District, Binh Duong Province, Vietnam, 75000
TCL Smart Screen Technology HK, 5th Floor, Building 22E, 22 Science
Park East Avenue, Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, New Territories, Hong
Kong
TCL Moka International Ltd., 7th Floor, Building 22E, 22 Science Park
East Avenue, Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
TTE Technology, Inc., 189 Technology Drive, Irvine, CA 92618
Hisense Co., Ltd., Hisense Tower No. 17, Donghaixi Road, Qingdao,
Shandong Province, 266071, China
Hisense USA Corporation, 7310 McGinnis Ferry Road, Suwanee, GA 30024
Hisense Electronics Manufacturing, Company of America Corporation, 7310
McGinnis Ferry Road, Suwanee, GA 30024
(4) For the investigation so instituted, the Chief Administrative
Law Judge, U.S. International Trade Commission, shall designate the
presiding Administrative Law Judge.
The Office of Unfair Import Investigations will not participate as
a party in this investigation.
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(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: March 30, 2026.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2026-06387 Filed 4-1-26; 8:45 am]
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