[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 135 (Friday, July 13, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 36803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-445]


In the Matter of Certain Plasma Display Panels and Products 
Containing Same; Notice of a Commission Determination Not To Review an 
Initial Determination Granting a Motion to Amend the Complaint and 
Notice of Investigation

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 
complainants'' motion to amend the complaint and notice of 
investigation in the above-captioned investigation to add ``components 
thereof'' to the investigation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy P. Monaghan, Esq., Office of 
the General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202-205-3152. General information 
concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its 
Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov). Hearing-impaired persons are 
advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting 
the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-1810. The public record for 
this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket 
(EDIS-ON-LINE) at http://dockets.usitc.gov/eol/public.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission instituted this investigation 
on January 16, 2001, based on a complaint filed by the Board of 
Trustees of the University of Illinois, of Urbana, Illinois, and 
Competitive Technologies, Inc. of Fairfield, Connecticut. The 
respondents named in the investigation are Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu 
General Limited, Fujitsu General America Corp., Fujitsu 
Microelectronics, Inc. and Fujitsu Hitachi Plasma Display Ltd. 
(collectively ``Fujitsu''). The complaint alleged that Fujitsu violated 
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 by importing into the United 
States, selling for importation, and/or selling within the United 
States after importation certain plasma display panels and products 
containing same by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. 
Letters Patents Nos. 4,866,349, and 5,081,400.
    On June 15, 2001, complainants moved pursuant to rule 210.14(b) to 
amend the complaint and notice of investigation to add ``components 
thereof'' to the complaint and notice. Fujitsu responded to the motion, 
but did not oppose it.
    On June 21, 2001, the ALJ issued an ID granting complainants' 
unopposed motion. No petitions for review of the ID were filed.
    The authority for the Commission's action 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 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.

    Issued: July 10, 2001.

    By order of the Commission.
 Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-17619 Filed 7-12-01; 8:45 am]
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