[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 10072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5409]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Inv. No. 337-TA-394]


Certain Screen Printing Machines, Vision Alignment Devices Used 
Therein, and Component Parts Thereof; 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 January 28, 1997, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of 
MPM Corporation, 16 Forge Park, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038. 
Supplements to the complaint were filed on February 11, February 13, 
and February 18, 1997. 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 screen printing machines, vision alignment 
devices used therein, and component parts thereof that infringe claims 
1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 18, and 21 of U.S. Letters Patent 5,060,063 and claims 
1 and 7 of U.S. Letters Patent Re. 34,615. 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 permanent cease and desist orders.

ADDRESSES: The complaint and supplements, except for any confidential 
information contained therein, are 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 202-205-2000. 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: Steven Glazer, Esq., Office of Unfair 
Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone 
202-205-2577.

    Authority: The authority for institution of this investigation 
is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 
and in section Sec. 210.10 of the Commission's rules of practice and 
procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (1996).

    SCOPE OF INVESTIGATION: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on February 27, 1997, 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 screen 
printing machines, vision alignment devices used therein, or component 
parts thereof by reason of infringement of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 18, 
or 21 of U.S. Letters Patent 5,060,063, or claims 1 or 7 of U.S. 
Letters Patent Re. 34,615, 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--
    MPM Corporation, 16 Forge Park Franklin, MA 02038.
    (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:

DEK Printing Machines Limited, 11 Albany Road Granby Industrial Estate, 
Weymouth, Dorset DT4 9TH, United Kingdom.
DEK USA Inc., 8 Bartles Corner Road, Flemington, NJ 08822.

    (c) Steven A. Glazer, Esq., Office of Unfair Import Investigations, 
U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Room 401-K, 
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.
    Responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation must be 
submitted by the named respondents in accordance with section 
Sec. 210.13 of the Commission's rules of practice and procedure, 19 CFR 
210.13. Pursuant to 19 CFR 201.16(d) and 210.13(a) of the Commission's 
rules, 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: February 27, 1997.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-5409 Filed 3-4-97; 8:45 am]
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