[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 89 (Monday, May 8, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26630-26631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11339]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION


Notice of Commission Decision Not to Review an Initial 
Determination Amending the Complaint and Notice of Investigation

[Inv. No. 337-TA-428]

    In the Matter of Certain Integrated Circuit Chipsets, Components 
Thereof and Products Containing Same.

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'') granting a 
motion to amend the complaint and notice of investigation to withdraw 
claims 1-11, 32-36, and 39-48 of U.S. Letters Patent 5,581,782 from the 
investigation and to amend the notice of investigation by adding to the 
caption and the text the phrase ``components thereof.''

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clara Kuehn, Esq., Office of the 
General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW, 
Washington, D.C. 20436, telephone (202) 205-3012. Hearing-impaired 
persons are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by 
contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-1810. General 
information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing 
its Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission ordered the institution of 
this investigation on February 4, 2000, based on a complaint filed by 
Intel Corp., of Santa Clara, California (``Intel''). 65 FR 7059 (2000). 
The complaint named five respondents: VIA Technologies, Inc., of 
Taipei, Taiwan; VIA Technologies, Inc., of Fremont, California 
(collectively, ``VIA''); First International Computer, Inc., of Taipei, 
Taiwan; First International Computer of America, Inc., of Fremont, 
California; and Everex Systems, Inc., of Fremont, California 
(collectively, ``FIC''). Id. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges 
violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation 
into the United States, sale for importation, and/or sale within the 
United States after importation of certain integrated circuit chipsets 
and products containing same by reason of infringement of claims 1-3 
and 15-16 of U.S. Letters Patent 5,333,276, claims 1-4, 10, 15, 22, 27-
30, 36-37, 44-45, and 49 of U.S. Letters Patent 5,740,385, claims 1-12 
and 28-48 of U.S. Letters Patent 5,581,782 (``the `782 patent''), and 
claims 1-31 of U.S. Letters Patent 5,548,733.
    On March 29, 2000, complainant Intel filed a motion to amend the 
complaint and notice of investigation by deleting claims 1-11, 32-36, 
and 39-48 of the `782 patent and by adding the phrase ``components 
thereof'' to the text and caption of the notice of investigation. 
Respondents opposed the motion to the extent that it sought to add the 
phrase ``components thereof'' to the notice of investigation. The 
Commission investigative attorney supported the motion in its entirety.
    On April 10, 2000, the presiding ALJ issued an ID (Order No. 6) 
granting Intel's motion, thereby amending the complaint to delete 
claims 1-11, 32-36, and 39-48 of the `782 patent, and amending the 
notice of investigation to delete claims 1-11, 32-36, and 39-48 of the 
`782 patent and add the phrase ``components thereof'' to the caption 
and the text. No party petitioned for review of the ID.
    The authority for the Commission's determination is contained in 
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 
Sec. 1337), and in section 210.42 of the Commission's Rules of Practice 
and Procedure (19 CFR Sec. 210.42). Copies 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.

    By order of the Commission.
    Issued: May 1, 2000.

Donna R. Koehnke
Secretary
[FR Doc. 00-11339 Filed 5-5-00; 8:45 am]
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