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Liown Launches Newest Candle LED Technology: Push Flame™ Flameless Candle – Beautiful, Easy and Affordable

MINNEAPOLISJan. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Liown Electronics Co. Ltd, one of the world’s largest suppliers of light-emitting diode (LED) flameless candles and lighting, announced today an exclusive launch with RAZ IMPORTS of its newest LED Push Flame™ candles.

The new Push Flame™ candle represents Liown’s latest innovation in flameless candle technology. With the Push Flame™ candle, simply push the flame to activate the candle and blow on the flame to turn the candle off. Push Flame™ also features a five-hour daily timer.

The new Push Flame(TM) candle represents Liown's latest innovation in flameless candle technology. With the Push Flame(TM) candle, simply push the flame to activate the candle and blow on the flame to turn the candle off. Push Flame(TM) also features a five-hour daily timer. The revolutionary Push Flame(TM) offers the most realistic candle without the hazards of a flame--now with even easier on and off and competitively priced.
The new Push Flame(TM) candle represents Liown’s latest innovation in flameless candle technology. With the Push Flame(TM) candle, simply push the flame to activate the candle and blow on the flame to turn the candle off. Push Flame(TM) also features a five-hour daily timer. The revolutionary Push Flame(TM) offers the most realistic candle without the hazards of a flame–now with even easier on and off and competitively priced.

“We are excited to launch this new candle,” said Cynde Stewart of RAZ Imports. “The new Push Flame™ is a great addition to our current line of candles. This candle has the feel of a traditional burning candle and now has the really unique blow-out feature. It will cost 30% less than our Moving Flame™ candles.”

For nearly two decades, Liown has been committed to developing technology for the lighting and LED candle industries (among others). “Our 450 patents and patents pending are a testament to our focus on product innovation,” said Johnny Yang, CEO of Liown. “We were able to create our latest Push Flame™ technology by using four uniquely programmed diodes that create patterns to simulate the flicker of a real candle through the use of shadows and light,” continued Yang. “With no moving parts, we are pleased to be able to offer this beautiful candle at a very competitive price.”

All Liown’s products are manufactured in state-of-the-art facilities, owned and operated by Liown, and certified by retailers around the world. Components are assembled and tested by Liown employees to ensure the highest quality standards.

The Push Flame candles will be debuted at the Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market, January 10 – 17, 2017. RAZ Imports can be contacted at (800) 443-3540 to order Push Flame™ candles or stop by their showroom at Building 1 #18-C-15.

Liown Receives Favorable Preliminary Findings Against Luminara in Patent Review

Minneapolis, MN – June 20, 2016. PRNewswire -Liown Electronics Co. Ltd, one of the world’s largest suppliers of light-emitting diode (LED) flameless candles and lighting, today announced that the United States Patent Office’s Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) has issued preliminary findings that several of Luminara’s patents relating to flameless candle technologies are likely invalid.

“From the start of our patent disputes with Luminara, we have been committed to revealing the truth about our technologies and our role as the leading innovator in the flameless candle industry,” said Johnny Yang, Liown CEO. “These rulings from the PTAB are very promising and we look forward to resolving, once and for all, our disputes with Luminara.”

The PTAB found that 30 patent claims Luminara has asserted against Liown in litigation are likely invalid, including all of the asserted claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,696,166.  The PTAB found the asserted claims of the ‘166 likely invalid for not just one reason, but for multiple reasons. The so-called ‘166 patent was the basis of a preliminary injunction initially obtained by Luminara in 2015.

The PTABs decisions on the IPRs come on the heels of Luminara’s injunction against Liown being vacated in December 2015 by an appeals court less than 24 hours after it conducted oral argument. In overturning the injunction, the appeals court, like the PTAB, found a “substantial question of validity” with the ‘166 patent.

The initial determinations are telling; publicly-available PTAB statistics show that claims receiving such initial invalidity determinations are almost always terminated.

About Liown

Since 1999, Liown Electronics Co. Ltd. has been the leader in LED lighting technologies. Liown is a fully integrated business enterprise with a special focus in product development, turn-key manufacturing, and global distribution services. With over 300 patents and patents pending worldwide, Liown is one of the world’s largest suppliers of LED electronic candles and LED lighting products.

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Stacy Bettison
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Luminara’s Request to Challenge Liown’s Flameless Candle Patents Denied by U.S. Patent Appeals Board

MINNEAPOLISJuly 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Liown Electronics Co. Ltd., one of the world’s largest suppliers of light-emitting diode (LED) flameless candles and lighting, today announced that the United States Patent Office’s Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) has refused Luminara’s request to review Liown’s U.S. Patent No. 8,926,137.

“From the start of our patent disputes with Luminara, we have steadfastly maintained that Liown is the original innovator in the flameless candle industry,” said Johnny Yang, Liown CEO. “This ruling from the PTAB helps confirm that our IP is as strong as we have always maintained.”

Luminara had requested that the PTAB institute a so-called inter partes review (IPR) of Liown’s ‘137 patent.  To institute such a review, the PTAB would have needed to find that Liown’s ‘137 patent was likely invalid.  And, by refusing to institute, the PTAB showed its faith in the validity of ‘137 patent. In Luminara’s petition, it argued that the patents Luminara licenses from Disney invalidated Liown’s ‘137 patent.  But the PTAB squarely rejected those arguments. The PTAB’s decision is available online at https://ptab.uspto.gov/#/login.

About Liown

Since 1999, Liown Electronics Co. Ltd. has been the leader in LED lighting technologies. Liown is a fully integrated business enterprise with a special focus in product development, turn-key manufacturing, and global distribution services. With over 300 patents and patents pending worldwide, Liown is one of the world’s largest suppliers of LED electronic candles and LED lighting products.

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Stacy Bettison
(612) 807-6337

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LightLi Launches Premium Line Of Flameless Wax Candles, The First Ever Controlled By An Exclusive Smartphone App

MINNEAPOLISJune 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — LightLi, the leader in LED lighting technologies since 1999, today announced the future of LED candles with its new line of premium candles. In addition, LightLi has launched a new Bluetooth app for its flameless candles that allows the user to control the candle and its settings for selected styles of LightLi’s family of Bluetooth-ready technologies. Set the mood. Turn them on and off. Control the flame movement. Adjust the brightness. Program the timer. Even manage multiple LightLi LED candles by grouping them together. The Light Garden, GKI/Bethlehem Lighting, and Napa Home & Garden are marketing and distributing four (4) new LightLi-patented candle technologies, including:
  • Moving Flame® Candles: Patented Moving Flame® technology creates a flame that dances like a traditional flame without the hazard or mess. App available on C and D Moving Flame®.
  • Matrix Flame Candles: Using 76 micro LEDs built into the tip, the flame is ever varying in its appearance and creates one of the most realistic flickers invented. App available on C and D Matrix Flame.
  • PushWick® Candles: Turn the flame on and off with a simple push of the wick. Creates the natural flickering of a traditional burning flame for a soothing candlelit glow. App coming soon.
  • Outdoor Candles: Moving Flame® and TruFlame® candles will flicker and glow in even the toughest natural elements. IPX4 Certified. App coming soon.

The candles will be debuted at the following gift markets: Dallas Total Home & Gift Market, June 22 – 28, 2016; Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market, July 12 – 19, 2016; and the Las Vegas Market, July 31 – August 4, 2016.

In addition to the industry-changing app, LightLi is also introducing our new 5-function remote that provides an alternative for easily controlling the light of your candles. What’s more, our product line comes with new premium packaging, which makes it highly giftable. The high-end aesthetic of our candles offers superior quality, especially when compared to inferior knock-off brands. All of our products are manufactured in state-of-the-art facilities, owned and operated by LightLi and certified by retailers around the world. Components are assembled and tested by LightLi employees to ensure the highest quality standards.

About LightLi

Since 1999, LightLi has been the leader in LED lighting technologies. LightLi is a fully integrated business enterprise with a special focus in creating products with high design aesthetic and trailblazing technology. With over 250 patents and patents pending worldwide, LightLi is one of the world’s largest suppliers of LED electronic candles and LED lighting products. www.lightlicandles.com

About The Light Garden

Founded in 2005, The Light Garden team has over 100 years of combined experience in the home decor and gift industry. Distributors to wholesale customers of the highest quality innovative lighting products, The Light Garden ensures customers receive unique, high-profit products and outstanding customer service. Visit their showrooms in DallasAtlanta and Las Vegas to see the new LightLi collection and hundreds of other products displayed in unique and inspiring ways.

About GKI/Bethlehem Lighting

GKI/Bethlehem Lighting began as a resource to the professional decorating industry providing commercial-grade quality products to both the commercial decorator as well as the retail consumer. Always changing with the times and providing a sharp focus on innovation, GKI/Bethlehem Lighting has become one of the leading players in the flameless candle industry by continuing to offer high-end, innovative flameless candles across a variety of channels. Featuring the leading brands in the market such as Torchier, LightLi, and Aquaflame, GKI/Bethlehem Lighting is your top destination for all things flameless and can be found at both the Dallas and Atlanta markets.

About Napa Home & Garden

Napa Home & Garden is known for their fashion sense and style inspired by the casually elegant lifestyle of the Napa Valley, where it was founded. Very few companies offer selections in home, garden, floral and holiday and because of this, Napais uniquely qualified to offer LightLi flameless candles to its large customer base. Their products offer great value for consumers and true one-stop shopping for retailers. Napa has award-winning showrooms in AtlantaDallas and Las Vegas and is represented by the Ivystone Sales Network nationwide.

Media Contact:
Stacy Bettison
(612) 807-6337

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RAZ Imports to Feature Liown’s Extensive Holiday and Complete Moving Flame™ Candle Collection at AmericasMart Atlanta

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Liown Electronics Co. Ltd., one of the world’s largest suppliers of light-emitting diode (LED) flameless candles and lighting, announced today that M&B Products, a division of RAZ Imports, will be featuring new products in their holiday collection as well as the core line of everyday Moving Flame™ Candles next week at AmericasMart Atlanta.


“Customers are going to be so excited to see the stunning new holiday collection in our Moving Flame™ candle collection, which will be available for purchase through M&B Products in Atlanta,” said Johnny Yang, Liown CEO. “We have been working very hard to create the most dazzling array of candles that give customers the greatest range of choices.”


The holiday collection, as well as the full Moving Flame™ candle collection, will be available through M&B Products, and includes glitter candles, oil lanterns, Moving Flame™ ornaments, wood lanterns and other beautiful products that incorporate Liown’s Moving Flame™ technology.

M&B Products, a division of RAZ Imports, can be contacted at (800) 443-3540 to order Moving Flame™ candles or stop by their showroom at Building 1 #18-C15 at the Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishings Market January 12-19, 2016.

All Liown’s products are manufactured in state-of-the-art facilities, owned and operated by Liown and certified by retailers around the world. Components are assembled and tested by Liown employees to ensure highest quality standards.

About RAZ Imports

RAZ Imports, headquartered in Arlington, Texas, is a wholesale importer in business since 1979. Its wide selection of products includes Christmas, Fall, Halloween, Spring and Easter merchandise as well as garden and floral accents. RAZ Imports prides itself in providing quality products, competitive pricing and excellent customer service. Each season customers have access to a new array of items, with hundreds of new designs in coordinating themes. RAZ Imports also offers unique and innovative collections, from licensed artists that are exclusive to RAZ Imports. RAZ Imports showrooms are located in Atlanta and Dallas, with regional showrooms in Columbus, Minneapolis, New England and New York. Red_Lantern