2019年6月20日，美国国际贸易委员会（ITC）投票决定对特定LED产品、系统及其组件（1）（Certain Light-Emitting Diode Products, Systems, andComponents Thereof (I)）启动337调查（调查编码：337-TA-1163）。

2019年4月30日，美国Lighting Science Group Corporation ., of Cocoa Beach, FL、美国Healthe, Inc., of Cocoa Beach, FL,、美国Global Value Lighting, LLC, of West Warwick, RI向美国ITC提出337立案调查申请，主张对美出口、在美进口和在美销售的该产品侵犯了其专利权（美国注册专利号7,098,483、7,095,053、8,506,118、7,528,421、8,674,608、8,201,968、8,967,844），请求美国ITC发布有限排除令、禁止令。 

日本Nichia Corporation of Tokushima, Japan、美国Nichia America Corporation of Wixom, MI、美国Cree, Inc., of Durham, NC、香港特别行政区Cree Hong Kong, Limited, of Hong Kong、中国广东Cree Huizhou Solid State Lighting Co. Ltd. ofGuangdong, China、德国OSRAM GmbH of Munich, Germany、德国OSRAM Licht AG of Munich, Germany、德国OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg,Germany、美国OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, Inc., of Sunnyvale, CA、荷兰Lumileds Holding B.V. of Schipol, Netherlands、美国Lumileds, LLC, of San Jose, CA、荷兰Signify N.V. (f/k/a Philips Lighting N.V.) of Eindhoven, Netherlands、美国Signify North America Corporation (f/k/a Philips Lighting North AmericaCorporation) of Somerset, NJ、中国广东MLS Co., Ltd. of Zhongshan City, China、德国LEDVANCE GmbH of Garching, Germany、美国LEDVANCE LLC of Wilmington, MA、美国General Electric Company of Boston, MA、美国Consumer Lighting (U.S.), LLC, (d/b/a GE Lighting,LLC) of Cleveland, OH、美国Current Lighting Solutions, LLC of Cleveland, Ohio、美国Acuity Brands, Inc., of Atlanta, GA、美国Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc., of Conyers, GA、中国福建Leedarson Lighting Co., Ltd., of Xiamen, China、美国Leedarson America, Inc., of Smyrna, GA为列名被告。 

美国国际贸易委员会将于立案后45天内确定调查结束期。除美国贸易代表基于政策原因否决的情况外，美国国际贸易委员会在337案件中发布的救济令自发布之日生效并于发布之日后的第60日起具有终局效力。 

（编译自：美国国际贸易委员会官网） 

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以下为原文：

USITC INSTITUTES SECTION 337 INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE PRODUCTS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPONENTS THEREOF (I)

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to institute an investigation of certain light-emitting diode products, systems, and components thereof (I). The products at issue in the investigation are described in the Commission’s notice of investigation.

The investigation is based on a complaint, as amended, filed by Lighting Science Group Corporation and Healthe, Inc., of Cocoa Beach, FL, and Global Value Lighting, LLC, of West Warwick, RI, on April 30, 2019. This is one of two investigations that the USITC is instituting based on the amended complaint. As it pertains to this investigation, the amended complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the United States and sale of certain light-emitting diode products, systems, and components thereof that infringe certain patents asserted by the complainants. The complainants request that the USITC issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders. 

The USITC has identified the following as respondents in this investigation: 

Nichia Corporation of Tokushima, Japan; 

Nichia America Corporation of Wixom, MI;

Cree, Inc., of Durham, NC;

Cree Hong Kong, Limited, of Hong Kong;

Cree Huizhou Solid State Lighting Co. Ltd. of Guangdong, China;

OSRAM GmbH of Munich, Germany;

OSRAM Licht AG of Munich, Germany;

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany;

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, Inc., of Sunnyvale, CA;

Lumileds Holding B.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;

MLS Co., Ltd. of Zhongshan City, China;

LEDVANCE GmbH of Garching, Germany;

LEDVANCE LLC of Wilmington, MA;

General Electric Company of Boston, MA;

Consumer Lighting (U.S.), LLC, (d/b/a GE Lighting, LLC) of Cleveland, OH;

Current Lighting Solutions, LLC of Cleveland, Ohio;

Acuity Brands, Inc., of Atlanta, GA;

Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc., of Conyers, GA;

Leedarson Lighting Co., Ltd., of Xiamen, China; and

Leedarson America, Inc., of Smyrna, GA.

By instituting this investigation (337-TA-1163), the USITC has not yet made any decision on the merits of the case. The USITC’s Chief Administrative Law Judge will assign the case to one of the USITC’s administrative law judges (ALJ), who will schedule and hold an evidentiary hearing. The ALJ will make an initial determination as to whether there is a violation of section 337; that initial determination is subject to review by the Commission. 

The USITC will make a final determination in the investigation at the earliest practicable time. Within 45 days after institution of the investigation, the USITC will set a target date for completing the investigation. USITC remedial orders in section 337 cases are effective when issued and become final 60 days after issuance unless disapproved for policy reasons by the U.S. Trade Representative within that 60-day period.