U.S. to Investigate 7 Landscape Lighting Companies
In March, WAC Lighting filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) relating to the import and sale of LED products from seven lighting companies. After review of the complaint, the USITC has recently voted to institute an investigation of certain LED landscape lighting products from those companies.
In its complaint, WAC Lighting accuses several competitive products of patent infringement and is requesting that the USITC take the following actions:
- Prohibit import and sale of the competitive LED products cited in the complaint.
- Issue a permanent cease and desist order relating to sales and marketing activity of the alleged infringing products.
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WAC Lighting points to these manufacturers and products:
The companies cited by WAC Lighting include five U.S. companies and two Chinese companies.
- CAST Lighting LLC of Hawthorne, NJ
- cBright Lighting, Inc., of San Leandro, CA
- Dauer Manufacturing Corp. of Medley, FL
- FUSA Corp. of Medley, FL
- Lumien Enterprise, Inc. d/b/a Lumien Lighting of Acworth, GA
- Jiangsu Sur Lighting Co., Ltd., of Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, China
- Shenzhen Wanjia Lighting Co., Ltd d/b/a WONKA of Shenzhen, China
Read the Original Complaint from WAC Lighting »
Below is the announcement from the U.S. International Trade Commission:
USITC INSTITUTES SECTION 337 INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN LED LANDSCAPE LIGHTING DEVICES AND COMPONENTS THEREOF
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to institute an investigation of certain LED landscape lighting devices and components thereof. The products at issue in the investigation are described in the Commission’s notice of investigation.
The investigation is based on a complaint filed by Wangs Alliance Corporation d/b/a WAC Lighting of Port Washington, NY, on March 9, 2021. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the United States and sale of certain LED landscape lighting devices and components thereof that infringe patents asserted by the complainant. The complainant requests that the USITC issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.
The USITC has identified the following as respondents in this investigation:
CAST Lighting LLC of Hawthorne, NJ;
Shenzhen Wanjia Lighting Co., Ltd d/b/a WONKA of Shenzhen, China;
cBright Lighting, Inc., of San Leandro, CA;
Dauer Manufacturing Corp. of Medley, FL;
FUSA Corp. of Medley, FL;
Lumien Enterprise, Inc. d/b/a Lumien Lighting of Acworth, GA; and
Jiangsu Sur Lighting Co., Ltd., of Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, China.
By instituting this investigation (337-TA-1261), 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.
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