WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) -
The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Wednesday it
has received a trade complaint seeking to block imports of
liquid crystal displays used in televisions and other devices
that allegedly violate a U.S. company's patent.
The complaint, filed by BH Innovations LLC, alleges
violations by major television producers including China's TCL
and Hisense, South Korea's LG Electronics
and U.S.-based Vizio Holding.
The complaint alleges the imported displays violate
Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930.
The commission, in a Federal Register notice, invited
interested parties and government agencies to file comments on
public interest issues raised by the complaint within the next
eight days after publication of the notice.
"Comments should address whether issuance of the relief
specifically requested by the complainant in this investigation
would affect the public health and welfare in the United States,
competitive conditions in the United States economy, the
production of like or directly competitive articles in the
United States, or United States consumers," the commission said
in the filing.
The commission also asked for comments on whether the BH
Innovations, its licensees or any third party suppliers have the
capacity to replace the volume of articles potentially subject
to the blocking of the respondent firms' imports "within a
commercially reasonable time."