[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 51 (Thursday, March 14, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10595-10596]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6074]



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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-384]


Notice of Investigation

    In the Matter of, Certain Monolithic Microwave Integrated 
Circuit Downconverters and Products Containing the Same, Including 
Low Noise Block Downconverters.

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 February 7, 1996, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of 
Anadigics, Inc., 35 Technology Drive, Warren, NJ 07059. A supplement to 
the complaint was filed on February 29, 1996. The complaint, as 
supplemented, alleges violations 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 monolithic microwave 
integrated circuit downconverters and products containing the same, 
including low noise block downconverters, that infringe U.S. Registered 
Mask Works MW 6086, MW 6095, MW 6103, MW 7794, and MW 7792.
    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, S.W., Room 112, 
Washington, D.C. 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 210.10 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 March 8, 1996, 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)(D) 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 monolithic 
microwave integrated circuit downconverters and products containing the 
same, including low noise block downconverters, by reason of 
infringement of U.S. Registered Mask Works MW 6086, MW 6095, MW 6103, 
MW 7794, or MW 7792; 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--

Anadigics, Inc., 35 Technology Drive, Warren, NJ 07059

    (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:

Raytheon Company, 141 Spring Street, Lexington, MA 02173
New Japan Radio Co., Ltd., 8-1 Shimo Meguro 1-Chome, Tokyo, 0153, 
Japan
Nichimen Corp., 1-23 Shiba 4-chome Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107, Japan
Nichimen America Inc., 1185 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New 
York 10036-2601

    (c) Smith R. Brittingham IV, Esq., Office of Unfair Import 
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, 
S.W., Room 401-M, Washington, D.C. 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.

    Responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation must be 
submitted by the named respondents in accordance with section 210.13 of 
the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 C.F.R. 
Sec. 210.13. Pursuant to sections 201.16(d) and 210.13(a) of the 
Commission's Rules, 19 C.F.R. Secs. 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

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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: March 8, 1996.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-6074 Filed 3-13-96; 8:45 am]
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