US ITC officially launched 337 investigation on LED products, systems and components related to China

According to China Trade Relief Information Network, on June 20, 2019, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) voted on specific LED products, systems and components (1) (2) (Certain Light-Emitting Diode Products, Systems, andComponents Thereof (I) (II)) initiated the 337 investigation (survey code: 337-TA-1163, 337-TA-1164).

April 30, 2019, American Lighting Science Group Corporation. , of Cocoa Beach, FL, Healthe, Inc., USA , of Cocoa Beach, FL, USA Global Value Lighting, LLC, of ??West Warwick, RI filed a 337 investigation application with the US ITC, claiming that the product exported to the United States, imported in the United States, and sold in the United States infringed its patent rights ( US registered patent numbers 7,098,483, 7,095,053, 8,506,118, 7,528,421, 8,674,608, 8,201,968, 8,967,844), requesting US ITC Issue a limited exclusion order or prohibition order.

In the first 337 investigation, Japan Nichia Corporation of Tokushima, Japan, the United States Nichia America Corporation of Wixom, MI, the United States Cree, Inc. , of Durham, NC, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Cree Hong Kong, Limited, of Hong Kong, China Guangdong Cree Huizhou Solid State Lighting Co. Ltd. ofGuangdong, China, Germany OSRAM GmbH of Munich, Germany, Germany OSRAM Licht AG of Munich, Germany, Germany OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany, USA OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, Inc. , of Sunnyvale, CA, Lumileds Holding B., The Netherlands V. Of Schipol, Netherlands, Lumileds, LLC, of ??San Jose, CA, Signify N. V. (f/k/a Philips Lighting N.V.) of Eindhoven, Netherlands, Signify North America Corporation (f/k/a Philips Lighting North America Corporation) of Somerset, NJ, China Guangdong MLS Co. , Ltd. Of Zhongshan City, China, Germany LEDVANCE GmbH of Garching, Germany, USA LEDVANCE LLC of Wilmington, MA, US General Electric Company of Boston, MA, US Consumer Lighting (U.S.), LLC, (d/b/a GE Lighting, LLC) of Cleveland, OH, Current Lighting Solutions, LLC of Cleveland, Ohio, USA Acuity Brands, Inc. , of Atlanta, GA, Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc. , of Conyers, GA, Leedarson Lighting Co., Fujian, China , Ltd. , of Xiamen, China, United States Leedarson America, Inc. , of Smyrna, GA is the listed defendant.

In the second 337 investigation, Signify N. V. (f/k/a Philips Lighting N.V.) ofEindhoven, Netherlands, Signify North America Corporation (f/k/a Philips Lighting North America Corporation) of Somerset, NJ, US General Electric Company of Boston, MA, US Consumer Lighting (U.S.), LLC, (d/b/a GE Lighting, LLC) of Cleveland, OH, Acuity Brands, Inc., USA , of Atlanta, GA, Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc. , of Conyers, GA, Leedarson Lighting Co., Fujian, China , Ltd. , of Xiamen, China, United States Leedarson America, Inc. , of Smyrna, GA is the listed defendant.

The US International Trade Commission will determine the end of the investigation within 45 days of filing. In addition to the US Trade Representative's veto on policy grounds, the US International Trade Commission's relief order issued in Section 337 came into effect on the date of publication and has a final effect from the 60th day after the date of publication.