[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 30, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45166-45167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21528]



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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-377]


Certain Microprocessors Having Alignment Checking and Products 
Containing Same; Notice of 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 July 24, 1995, under section 337 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of 
Intel Corporation, 2200 Mission College Boulevard, Santa Clara, 
California 95052-8119. A letter supplementing the complaint was filed 
on August 11, 1995. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges a violation 
of section 337 based on the importation into the United States, the 
sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after 
importation of certain microprocessors having alignment checking and 
products containing same by reason of infringement of claims 8 and 9 of 
U.S. Letters Patent 5,201,043. The complaint further alleges 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 a permanent cease and desist order.

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:
Thomas L. Jarvis, Esq., Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. 
International Trade Commission, telephone 202-205-2568.

Authority: The authority for institution of this investigation is 
contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and in 
section 210.10 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 
CFR 210.10.

Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on August 22, 1995, 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 subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 337 in the 
importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the 
sale within the United States after importation of certain 
microprocessors having alignment checking or products containing same 
by reason of alleged infringement of claims 8 or 9 of U.S. Letters 
Patent 5,201,043, 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--Intel Corporation, 2200 Mission College 
Boulevard, Santa Clara, California 95052-8119.
    (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:

Eurone (HK) Company Limited, Rm 1416 Fotan Industrial Centre, 26-28 Au 
Pui Wan St., Fotan, Sha Tin, New Territory, Hong Kong
Eurone L A, Incorporated, 2654 Durfee Avenue, El Monte, California 
91732.

    (c) Thomas L. Jarvis, Esq., Office of Unfair Import Investigations, 
U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Room 401J, 
Washington, DC 20436, shall be the Commission investigative attorney, 
party to this investigation; and
    (3) For the investigation so instituted, the Honorable Paul J. 
Luckern is designated as the presiding administrative law judge. 

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    Responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation must be 
submitted by the named respondents in accordance with Sec. 210.13 of 
the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. 
Pursuant to Secs. 201.16(d) and 210.13(a) of the Commission's Rules, 19 
CFR 201.16(d) and 210.13(a), such responses will be considered by the 
Commission if received not later than 20 days after the date of service 
by the Commission of the complaint and the notice of investigation. 
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 respondent, 
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: August 24, 1995.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-21528 Filed 8-29-95; 8:45 am]
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