[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 14 (Monday, January 22, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 6668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-1784]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-445]


Certain Plasma Display Panels and Products Containing Same; 
Notice of Investigation

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of investigation pursuant to 19 U.S.C. Sec. 1337.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the 
U.S. International Trade Commission on December 21, 2000, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. Sec. 1337, on 
behalf of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, of 
Urbana, Illinois, and Competitive Technologies, Inc., of Fairfield, 
Connecticut. Supplements to the complaint were filed on December 28, 
2000 and January 3, 2001. 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 plasma display panels and products containing 
same by reason of infringement of claims 22-26, 28-33, 36, and 38-41 of 
U.S. Letters Patent 5,081,400 and claims 10-11 of U.S. Letters Patent 
4,866,349. The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United 
States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337.
    The complainants request that the Commission institute an 
investigation and, after the investigation, 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. Persons 
with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining 
access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 
202-205-2000. General information concerning the Commission may be 
obtained by accessing its internet server (http://www.usitc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven A. 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 210.10 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure, 19 CFR Sec. 210.10 (2000).

    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on January 16, 2001, Ordered That--
    (1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended, an investigation be instituted to determine:
    (a) 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 plasma display panels or products containing same by reason of 
infringement of claims 22-26, 28-33, 36, or 38-41 of U.S. Letters 
Patent 5,081,400 or claims 10-11 of U.S. Letters Patent 4,866,349, 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 complainants are--The Board of Trustees of the University 
of Illinois, 352 Henry Administration Building, 506 South Wright 
Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801; and Competitive Technologies, Inc., 
1960 Bronson Road, Fairfield, Connecticut 06430.
    (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: Fujitsu Limited, 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-Ku, 
Tokyo 100-8211, Japan; Fujitsu General Limited, 1116, Svenaga, Takatsu-
ku, Kawasaki, 213 Japan; Fujitsu General America Corp., 353 Route 46 
West, Fairfield, New Jersey 07004; and Fujitsu Microelectronics, Inc., 
3545 N. First Street, San Jose, California 95134.
    (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, who shall be the Commission investigative 
attorney, party to this investigation; and
    (3) For the investigation so instituted, the Honorable Debra 
Morriss 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 210.13 of 
the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR Sec. 210.13. 
Pursuant to 19 CFR Secs. 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 a response to the complaint will not be granted unless good 
cause therefor is shown.
    Failure of any 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: January 16, 2001.
    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
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