InnoTV Labs Section 337 Investigation - Display Devices and Streaming Players

Regs.gov: International Trade Commission

Published April 6th, 2026

Detected April 7th, 2026

Summary

The U.S. International Trade Commission instituted investigation 337-TA-1496 on April 1, 2026, based on a complaint by InnoTV Labs alleging that imports of smart televisions, LED televisions, streaming devices, and components infringe six U.S. patents. The Commission will determine whether there is a violation of Section 337 and whether a domestic industry exists, and may issue limited exclusion orders and cease and desist orders if violations are found.

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The ITC has instituted a formal Section 337 investigation to determine whether imports of smart televisions, LED televisions, streaming devices, and their hardware and software components infringe claims of six patents owned by InnoTV Labs. The investigation covers specific claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,965,918, 12,096,066, 10,018,863, RE50,251, 11,714,306, and 12,038,636.

Importers, manufacturers, and sellers of accused display devices and streaming products face potential exclusion orders and cease and desist orders if the Commission finds a violation. Parties named or with interests in the accused products should monitor this investigation closely, as the ITC has broad authority to block importation of products found to infringe and can order respondents to cease domestic sales.

What to do next

Identify any accused products (smart TVs, streaming devices, components) in your supply chain or inventory
Assess patent exposure for display devices and streaming technology products
Consider participating in the investigation or seeking licenses to the asserted patents

Penalties

Potential issuance of limited exclusion orders barring entry of infringing products into the United States and cease and desist orders; violation of exclusion or cease and desist orders may result in enforcement actions

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ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on March 2, 2026, under section
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of InnoTV Labs, LLC of Las Vegas, Nevada. A supplement to the complaint
was filed on March 17, 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 display
devices, streaming players, and components thereof by reason of the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,965,918
(“the '918 patent”); U.S. Patent No. 12,096,066 (“the '066 patent”); U.S. Patent No. 10,018,863 (“the '863 patent”); U.S.
Patent No. RE50,251 (“the '251 patent”); U.S. Patent No. 11,714,306 (“the '306 patent”); and U.S. Patent No. 12,038,636 (“the
'636 patent”). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by the applicable Federal
Statute. The complainant requests 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 https://edis.usitc.gov. For help accessing EDIS, please email EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. 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 *https://www.usitc.gov.*

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 April 1, 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 3-8, 10-20, 22, and 24 of the '918 patent; claims 1, 4-8, 10, and 11 of the '066
patent; claims 1-8, 11-16, and 21 of the '863 patent; claims 1-3, 10, 25-27, 31, 32, and 36-39 of the '251 patent; claims
1-5, 10-13, and 16-20 of the '306 patent; and claims 1-5, 9, 11, 12, 17-20, 22, and 28 of the '636 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, LED televisions, streaming devices, and hardware and software components 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 complainant is:

InnoTV Labs, LLC, 732 S 6th St # 8058, Las Vegas, NV 89101

(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:

Hisense Co., Ltd., 17 Donghai West Road, Shinan, Qingdao, 266071, China

Hisense International Co., Ltd., 218 Qianwangang Road, Economic and Technological Development Zone, Qingdao, 266555, China

Hisense Visual Technology Co., Ltd., 218 Qianwangang Road, Economic and Technological Development Zone, Qingdao, 266555, China

Hisense USA Corporation, 7310 McGinnis Ferry Road, Suwanee, GA 30024

Hisense Electronics Manufacturing Company of America Corporation, 7310 McGinnis Ferry Rd., Suwanee, GA 30024

Hisense Monterrey Home Appliance Manufacturing, S. de R.L. de C.V., Av. Puerta Grande No. 1301, Hofusan Industrial Park, Salinas
Victoria, Nuevo Leon, 65330 Mexico

Roku, Inc., 1173 Coleman Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110

Purple Tag Media Technology (Shanghai) Ltd., 10/F, Central Park Jing'an, 329 Hengfeng Road, Shanghai, China

Purple Tag Media Technology (Shanghai) Ltd.—Shenzhen Branch, 5F, China Energy Storage Tower, No. 3099, South Keyuan Road,
Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

Purple Tag Mexico, S.A. de C.V., Av. P.º de la Reforma 483, Cuauhtémoc, 06500 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico

(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: April 1, 2026. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2026-06580 Filed 4-3-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020-02-P