[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 73 (Wednesday, April 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 18651]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9843]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Inv. No. 337-TA-388]
Certain Dynamic Random Access Memory Controllers and Certain
Multi-layer Integrated Circuits, as Well as Chipsets and Products
Containing Same; Notice of Commission Determination Not to Review an
Initial Determination Terminating the Investigation on the Basis of a
Settlement Agreement
AGENCY: U.S. 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. 13) 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: On June 12, 1996, the Commission voted to
institute this investigation based on a complaint filed by Intel Corp.
of Santa Clara, California (``Intel''), to determine whether there were
violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, in the
importation, sale for importation, or sale within the United States
after importation of certain dynamic random access memory controllers
and certain multi-layer integrated circuits, as well as chipsets and
products containing same, by reason of infringement of claims 1, 2, 5,
and 7 of U.S. Letters Patent 5,703,320, or claims 1 and 11 of U.S.
Letters Patent 4,775,550, both owned by Intel. 61 F.R. 31148. The
complaint named the following parties as respondents: Silicon
Integrated Systems Corp. of Taiwan and Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.
(U.S.) (collectively, ``the SiS respondents''), United Microelectronics
Corporation, Hsinchu, Taiwan (``UMC''), and Integrated Technology
Express, Santa Clara, CA (``ITE''). On November 7, 1996, the presiding
ALJ issued an initial determination (ID) (Order No. 5), terminating the
SiS respondents from the investigation pursuant to agreement and
removing U.S. Letters Patent 5,703,320 from the scope of the
investigation. This ID was not reviewed by the Commission and became
the Commission's final determination on December 3, 1996. See
Commission Notice issued December 3, 1996.
On February 6, 1997, Intel and the remaining respondents, UMC and
ITE, filed a joint motion under 19 C.F.R. Sec. 210.21 to terminate the
investigation based on a settlement agreement. On March 13, 1997, the
ALJ granted the joint motion and issued his ID (Order No. 13)
terminating the investigation on the basis of the settlement agreement.
The ALJ found that there is no indication that termination of the
investigations 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. Sec. 1337, and Commission rule 210.42, 19
C.F.R. Sec. 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 S.W., Washington, D.C.
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: April 9, 1997.
By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-9843 Filed 4-15-97; 8:45 am]
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