In the Matter of Certain Flat Panel Digital Televisions and Components Thereof; Notice of Investigation

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Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on July 16, 2010, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Vizio, Inc. of Irvine, California. 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 flat panel digital televisions and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 5,511,096 ("the `096 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 5,621,761 ("the `761 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 5,703,887 ("the `887 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 5,745,522 ("the `522 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 5,511,082 ("the `082 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 5,396,518 ("the `518 patent"); and U.S. Patent No. 5,233,629 ("the `629 patent"). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue an exclusion order and a cease and desist order.