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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337-TA-366]

 

Certain Microsphere Adhesives, Process for Making Same, and 
Products Containing Same, Including Self-Stick Repositionable Notes; 
Investigation

AGENCY: 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 May 9, 1994, under section 337 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of 
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, 3M Center, St. Paul, 
Minnesota 55133. An amended complaint was filed on May 27, 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 microsphere adhesives, and products containing same, including 
self-stick repositionable notes, by reason of alleged infringement of 
claims 1-8 and 10 of U.S. Letters Patent 4,166,152, and whether 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: John M. Whealan, Esq., Office of 
Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 
telephone 202-205-2574.

AUTHORITY: The authority for institution of this investigation is 
contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and in 
Sec. 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 June 2, 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) in the importation into 
the United States, the sale for importation, or the sale within the 
United States after importation of certain microsphere adhesives, and 
products containing same, including self-stick repositionable notes, by 
reason of alleged infringement of claims 1-8 or 10 of U.S. Letters 
Patent 4,166,152, or 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--Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, 
3M Center, St. Paul, Minnesota 55133.
    (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:

Taiwan Hopax Chemicals Mfg. Co. Ltd., 13 F-2, 77, Li Wen Rd., Tso Ying 
District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Yuen Foong Paper Co. Ltd., 4F, 51 Chung Ching S. Rd., Sec. 2, Chung 
Cheng Dist., Taipei, Taiwan.
Beautone Specialties Co. Ltd., 4th Floor, 51 Chung Ching South Road, 
Section 2, Chung Cheng District, Taipei, Taiwan.
Kudos Finder Tape Industrial Ltd., 10th Floor, 811 Chung Hsiao East 
Road, Section 5, Taipei, Taiwan TW-115.
Kudos Finder Trading Co. Ltd., 10th Floor, 811 Chung Hsiao East Road, 
Section 5, Nan Kang District, Taipei, Taiwan TW-115.
Print-Inform GmbH & Co., Borsigstr 8, 24568 Kaltenkirchen, Germany.
Beautone Specialties Co. Ltd. Inc., 200 High Street, 5th Floor, Boston, 
MA 02110.
Z-International, 110 East 16th Avenue, North Kansas City, MO 64116.

    (c) John M. Whealan, Esq., Office of Unfair Import Investigations, 
U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., room 401-P, 
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 Sec. 210.21 of 
the Commission's Interim Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 
210.21. Pursuant to Secs. 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 no 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: June 3, 1994.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-13904 Filed 6-7-94; 8:45 am]
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