[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 20, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 2732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-1130]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-494]


In the Matter of Certain Automotive Measuring Devices, Products 
Containing Same, and Bezels for Such Devices; Notice of Commission 
Decision Not To Review an Initial Determination Granting Complainant's 
Motion To Amend the Complaint and Notice of Investigation To Add Six 
Respondents to 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 initial determination 
(``ID'') issued by the presiding administrative law judge (``ALJ'') on 
November 26, 2003, granting complainant Auto Meter Products, Inc.'s 
motion to amend the complaint and notice of investigation to add six 
firms as respondents in the above-captioned investigation. These firms 
are: Modern Work, Inc. of Taipei, Taiwan; Dynamik Exhaust Industry Co., 
Ltd. of Taipei, Taiwan; LPL Trans Trade Co. of Taipei, Taiwan; 
Transglobal of Greenville, South Carolina; GSN Automotive, Inc. of Yung 
Kang City, Taiwan; and Equus, Inc. of Taipei, Taiwan.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Liberman, Esq., Office of the 
General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-3115. 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. 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). The public record for this 
investigation may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket 
(EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission issued a notice of 
investigation dated June 16, 2003, naming Auto Meter Products, Inc. 
(``Auto Meter'') of Sycamore, Illinois, as the complainant and several 
companies as respondents. On June 20, 2003, the notice of investigation 
was published in the Federal Register. 68 FR 37023 (June 20, 2003). The 
complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 
in the importation and sale of certain automotive measuring devices, 
products containing same, and bezels for such devices, by reason of 
infringement of U.S. Registered Trademark Nos. 1,732,643 and 1,497,472, 
and U.S. Supplemental Register No. 1,903,908, and infringement of the 
complainant's trade dress. Subsequently, one more firm was added as a 
respondent based on a motion filed by Auto Meter.
    On October 2, 2003, Auto Meter filed a motion to amend the 
complaint and notice of investigation, and protective order to include 
six additional respondents. On October 14, 2003, American Products 
Company, Inc. (``APC''), Equus Products, Inc. (``Equus Products'') and 
GR Motorsports, Inc. D/b/a/ Matrix GR Motorsports (``GR''), three of 
the current respondents, filed their opposition to Auto Meter's motion. 
On October 23, 2003, Auto Meter filed a motion for leave to reply to 
the opposition filed by APC, Equus Products, and GR, which was granted 
by the ALJ. On October 29, 2003, the Commission investigative attorneys 
filed a response in support of Auto Meter's motion.
    On December 15, 2003, the ALJ issued an initial determination 
(Order No. 12) granting Auto Meter's motion. 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 Sec.  210.42 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 
CFR 210.42).

    Issued: January 13, 2004.

    By order of the Commission.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-1130 Filed 1-16-04; 8:45 am]
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