[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 214 (Monday, November 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 55958]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-27636]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-451]


Certain CMOS Active Pixel Image Sensors and Products Containing 
Same; Notice of Commission Decision Not To Review an Initial 
Determination Terminating the Investigation on the Basis of a 
Settlement Agreement

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'') terminating the 
investigation in its entirety based on a settlement agreement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clara Kuehn, Esq., Office of the 
General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 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). 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, SW., Washington, DC 
20436, telephone 202-205-2000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission ordered the institution of 
this investigation on March 5, 2001, based on a complaint filed by 
Photobit Corp. (Photobit) and the California Institute of Technology 
(Caltech), both of Pasadena, CA, against respondents OmniVision 
Technologies, Inc. of Sunnyvale, CA (OmniVision), Creative Labs, Inc. 
of Milpitas, CA (Creative Labs), and X10 Wireless Technology Inc. of 
Seattle, WA (X10). 66 FR 14421 (2001). The complaint, as supplemented, 
alleged violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the 
importation into the United States, sale for importation, and sale 
within the United States after importation of certain CMOS active pixel 
image sensors and products containing same by reason of infringement of 
claims 1 and 2 of U.S. Letters Patent 5,841,126; claims 15-19 of U.S. 
Letters Patent 5,990,506; and claims 6-8 and 31 of U.S. Letters Patent 
6,005,619.
    On September 24, 2001, complainants Photobit and Caltech and 
respondents Creative Labs, OmniVision, and X10 filed a joint motion to 
terminate the investigation in its entirety based on settlement 
agreements. On October 2, 2001, the Commission investigative attorney 
filed a response supporting the joint motion. On October 9, 2001, the 
ALJ issued an ID (Order No. 10) granting the joint motion. No petitions 
for review of the ID were filed.
    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).

    Issued: October 30, 2001.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-27636 Filed 11-2-01; 8:45 am]
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