[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 25, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 45802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18735]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-428]


Certain Integrated Circuit Chipsets, Components Thereof and 
Products Containing Same; Notice of Commission Decision Not To Review 
an Initial Determination Granting a Motion To Terminate the 
Investigation as to Fifteen Claims of One Patent

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'') granting 
complainant's motion for termination of the investigation as to 15 
claims of one patent at issue.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Yaworski, Office of the General 
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20436, telephone (202) 205-3096. 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; First 
International Computer, Inc., of Taipei, Taiwan; First International 
Computer of America, Inc., of Fremont, California; and Everex Systems, 
Inc., of Fremont, California. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges 
violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation 
into the United States, the sale for importation, and/or the 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; and 
claims 1-31 of U.S. Letters Patent 5,548,733 (``the `733 patent'').
    On June 5, 2000, complainant Intel moved to amend the complaint and 
notice of investigation by deleting claims 2-4, 7, 15-20, 22, 27-29, 
and 31 of the `733 patent. Motion Docket No. 428-14. There were no 
responses to the motion.
    On June 27, 2000, the ALJ issued an ID (Order No. 14) granting 
Intel's motion to the extent that he permitted Intel to withdraw claims 
2-4, 7, 15-20, 22, 27-29, and 31 of the `733 patent from the 
investigation. 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. 1337), and 
in section 210.42 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure 
(19 CFR 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.

    Issued: July 19, 2000.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-18735 Filed 7-24-00; 8:45 am]
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