[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 1, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 39790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-19192]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-441]


In the Matter of Certain Field Programmable Gate Arrays and 
Products Containing Same; Notice of a Commission Determination Not To 
Review an Initial Determination Amending the Notice of Investigation To 
Add a Patent Claim to the Scope of the 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 a 
motion to amend the notice of investigation to add a patent claim to 
the scope of the investigation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Tim Yaworski, Esq., Office of the General 
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 205-3096.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission instituted this investigation 
on December 21, 2000, based on a complaint by Xilinx, Inc. of San Jose, 
California, alleging that respondent Altera Corporation, also of San 
Jose, California, violated section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 by 
importing and selling certain field programmable gate arrays and 
products containing same by reason of infringement of, inter alia, 
claims 1 and 3 of U.S. Letters Patent 5,432,719 (``the '719 patent''). 
65 FR 80454.
    On February 9, 2001, the Commission investigative attorney (``IA'') 
filed an unopposed motion to amend the notice of investigation to add 
claim 2 of the '719 patent to the scope of the investigation.
    On July 11, 2001, the presiding ALJ issued an ID (Order No. 6) 
granting the IA's motion. No petitions for review of the ID were filed.
    This action is taken under the authority of section 337 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, and Commission rule 
210.42, 19 CFR 210.42. Copies of the subject 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. Hearing-impaired persons are advised 
that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the 
Commission's TTD terminal on 202-205-1810. General information 
concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its 
Internet server (http://www/usitc.gov). 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.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: July 27, 2001.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-19192 Filed 7-31-01; 8:45 am]
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