[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 19 (Friday, January 28, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-1910]


[Federal Register: January 28, 1994]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-363]


Certain Multibrand Infrared Remote Control Transmitters; 
Investigation

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Institution of investigation pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the 
U.S. International Trade Commission on December 21, 1993, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of 
Zenith Electronics Corporation, 1000 Milwaukee Avenue, Glenview, 
Illinois 60025-4593. An amended complaint was filed on January 10, 
1994. The complaint, as amended, alleges violations of subsection 
(a)(1)(B) of section 337 in the importation into the United States, the 
sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after 
importation of certain multibrand infrared remote control transmitters, 
by reason of alleged induced and contributory infringement of the two 
claims of U.S. Letters Patent 4,425,647, and that there exists an 
industry in the United States as required by subsection (a)(2) of 
section 337.
    The complainant requests that the Commission institute an 
investigation and, after a hearing, issue a permanent exclusion order 
and permanent cease and desist orders.

ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for any confidential information 
contained therein, is available for inspection during official business 
hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. 
International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., room 112, 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202-205-1802. Hearing-impaired 
individuals are advised that information on this matter can be obtained 
by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-1810.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Smith R. Brittingham IV, Esq., Office 
of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 
telephone 202-205-2576.

AUTHORITY: The authority for institution of this investigation is 
contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and in 
section 210.12 of the Commission's Interim Rules of Practice and 
Procedure, 19 CFR 210.12.

SCOPE OF INVESTIGATION: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on January 21, 1994, 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 section 337(a)(1)(B)(i) in the importation into 
the United States, the sale for importation, or the sale within the 
United States after importation of certain multibrand infrared remote 
control transmitters, by reason of alleged infringement of claim 1 or 2 
of U.S. Letters Patent 4,425,647, and whether there exists an industry 
in the United States as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337.
    (2) 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--Zenith Electronics Corporation, 1000 
Milwaukee Avenue, Glenview, Illinois 60025-4593.

    (b) The respondents are the following companies alleged to be in 
violation of section 337, and are the parties upon which the complaint 
is to be served:

Universal Security Instruments, Inc., 10324 South Dolfield Road, Owings 
Mills, Maryland 21117.
Recoton Corporation, 2950 Lake Emma Road, Lake Mary, Florida 32746.
Universal Electronics, Inc., 1864 Enterprise Parkway, Hudson, Ohio 
44236.
Memtek Products, 3131 W. Bolt Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76110.
Bondwell Industrial Company, 47785 Seabridge Bridge, Freemont, 
California 94538.
Jasco Products Co., Inc., 311 Northwest 122nd Street, Oklahoma City, 
Oklahoma 73114.
Fox Electronics & Technology, Inc., 2200-F Zenker Road, San Jose, 
California 95131.
Team Concepts International, Inc., 5/F Yan Hing Centre, 9-13 Wong Chuk 
Yeung Street, Fo Tan, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong.
U.S. Electronics, 600D North Bicycle Path, Port Jefferson Station, New 
York, New York 11776.
GC Electronics, 1801 Morgan Street, Rockford, Illinois 61102.
Tandy Corporation, 1800 One Tandy Center, Fort Worth, Texas 76102.
Nippon America Company, 1195 NW 97th Avenue, Miami, Florida 33172.
Casio, Inc., 570 Mount Pleasant Avenue, P.O. Box 7000, Dover, New 
Jersey 07801.
GO-Video, Inc., 570 North Hayden Road, Suite 219, Scottsdale, Arizona 
85260.
Remotec Ltd., 1301 Swire & Maclaine House, 19-23 Austin Avenue, TST, 
Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Gemini Industries, Inc., 215 Entin Road, Clifton, New Jersey 07014.

    (c) Smith R. Brittingham IV, Esq., Office of Unfair Import 
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., 
room 401-M, Washington, DC 20436, who shall be the Commission 
investigative attorney, party to this investigation; and
    (3) For the investigation so instituted, Janet D. Saxon, Chief 
Administrative Law Judge, U.S. International Trade Commission, shall 
designate the presiding Administrative Law Judge.
    Responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation must be 
submitted by the named respondents in accordance with section 210.21 of 
the Commission's Interim Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 
210.21. Pursuant to sections 201.16(d) and 210.21(a) of the 
Commission's Rules, 19 CFR 201.16(d) and 210.21(a), such responses will 
be considered by the Commission if received not later than 20 days 
after the date of service of the complaint. Extensions of time for 
submitting responses to the complaint 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 
respondents, to find the facts to be as alleged in the complaint and 
this notice and to enter both an initial determination and a final 
determination containing such findings, and may result in the issuance 
of a limited exclusion order or a cease and desist order or both 
directed against such respondent.

    Issued: January 24, 1994.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-1910 Filed 1-27-94; 8:45 am]
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