Defendant

Shenzhen TCL New Technologies Co.

1 case as defendant.

Cases
1
Active
0
1 closed
Filed
2020
Top venue
ITC
1 case

Company profile

Shenzhen TCL New Technologies Co., Ltd. (深圳TCL新技术有限公司, sometimes rendered "Shenzhen TCL New Technology Co. Ltd.") is a Shenzhen-based operating subsidiary within China's TCL group. Chinese corporate records (Qixin, Baidu Baike) give a 1999-04-06 incorporation date, registered capital of HKD 10 million, and a registered address at Zhongshanyuan Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen. Ownership is split between TCL Holdings (BVI) Limited (80%) and TCL King Electrical Appliances (Huizhou) Co., Ltd. (20%), placing it under privately held TCL Industries Holdings Co., Ltd. (TCL实业控股), the smart-device arm created in the 2019 split of TCL Corporation into TCL Technology Group (000100.SZ, displays/semiconductors) and TCL Industries. Qixin lists roughly 1,577 insured employees (2024); TCL Industries reports 60,000–70,000 employees group-wide. Standalone financials for this entity are not public.

Operations. Its business registration covers TV and smart-device software development, smart-home/smart-community systems, and electronic components, with licensed operations including DVD home-theater systems, set-top boxes, digital communications equipment, and satellite receivers. Bloomberg's profile describes it as a maker/distributor of network set-top boxes and wireless telecom equipment. It is part of TCL Industries' consumer-electronics and smart-display supply chain (TCL, XESS, RayNeo and related brands).

Litigation posture. It is a pure defendant — 0 plaintiff cases, 1 defendant case — consistent with an operating company pulled into a supplier/customer dispute rather than an assertor. The sole tracked matter is the ITC Section 337 investigation into certain video processing devices and digital smart televisions.

Notable case. DivX, LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al., ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1222, instituted October 19, 2020 on DivX's September 10, 2020 complaint. Shenzhen TCL New Technologies was named among eight TCL respondents, alongside Samsung, LG, MediaTek, MStar, and Realtek. DivX asserted U.S. Patent Nos. 8,832,297, 10,212,486, 10,412,141, and 10,484,749, seeking a limited exclusion order and cease-and-desist orders; DivX filed parallel district court suits in the Eastern District of Texas and Delaware. Samsung, LG, MediaTek, and Realtek exited via settlement or withdrawal, and the Commission terminated the investigation as to the remaining TCL respondents on settlement in 2022.

DivX, LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al.

terminated/settled
Docket:
337-TA-1222
Filed:
2020-09-10

Section 337 investigation filed by DivX against Samsung, LG, MediaTek/MStar, Realtek, and TCL entities. The asserted patents included the '486 patent. Realtek was terminated in 2021; the investigation was terminated as to TCL in May 2022 based on a settlement agreement.