[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10071-10072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5412]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Inv. No. 337-TA-385]


Certain Random Access Memories, Processes for the Manufacture of 
Same, and Products Containing Same; Commission Determination Not To 
Review an Initial Determination Terminating the Investigation on the 
Basis of a Settlement Agreement

AGENCY: International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade 
Commission has determined not to review the presiding administrative 
law judge's (ALJ's) initial determination (ID) (Order No. 10) in the 
above-captioned investigation terminating the investigation on the 
basis of a settlement agreement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark D. Kelly, Esq., Office of the 
General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone 202-
205-3106.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This patent-based section 337 investigation 
was instituted by the Commission on March 19, 1996, on behalf of 
Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd., Seoul, Korea. 61 FR 11222. The 
complaint alleged violations 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 random access memories 
and products containing same that infringe claims 1-3 of U. S. Letters 
Patent 4,947,059, claims 1-7 of U. S. Letters Patent 5,444,026, and 
claims 1 and 5 of U. S. Letters Patent 5,072,134. The complaint also 
alleged that a domestic industry existed or was in the process of being 
established as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The notice 
of investigation named Texas Instruments Incorporated of Dallas, Texas, 
Texas Instruments Singapore (PTE), Ltd., and Texas Instruments Japan, 
Ltd. as respondents.

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    On December 23, 1996, the parties to the investigation, pursuant to 
Commission rule 210.21(a)(1) and (b)(1), filed a joint motion to 
terminate the investigation as to all issues based upon a settlement 
agreement. On January 30, 1997, the presiding ALJ granted the joint 
motion and issued his ID (Order No. 10) terminating the investigation 
on the basis of the settlement agreement. The ALJ found that there is 
no indication that termination of the investigation would have an 
adverse impact on the public interest and that termination based on 
settlement is generally in the public interest. No petitions for review 
were filed.
    This action is taken under the authority of section 337 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, 19 U.S.C. 1337, and Commission rule 210.42, 19 CFR 
210.42.
    Copies of the public version of the ALJ's ID, and all other 
nonconfidential documents filed in connection with this investigation, 
are or will be 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., Washington, DC 20436, 
telephone 202-205-2000. Hearing-impaired persons are advised that 
information on the matter can be obtained by contacting the 
Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-1810.

    Issued: February 27, 1997.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-5412 Filed 3-4-97; 8:45 am]
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