[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 17, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 51104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-18829]



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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-521]


In the Matter of Certain Voltage Regulator Circuits, Components 
Thereof and Products Containing Same; Notice of Investigation

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

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

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the 
U.S. International Trade Commission on July 16, 2004, under section 337 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of 
Linear Technology Corporation of Milpitas, California. A letter 
supplementing the complaint was filed on August 9, 2004. The complaint 
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 voltage regulator circuits, components 
thereof and products containing same by reason of infringement of 
claims 1-6, 31, 34-35, 41, 44-48, and 51-57 of U.S. Patent No. 
5,481,178 and claims 1-19, 31, 34, and 35 of U.S. Patent No. 6,580,258. 
The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States 
exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337.
    The complainant requests that the Commission institute an 
investigation and, after the investigation, issue an exclusion order 
and a cease and desist order.

ADDRESSES: The complaint and supplement, 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 also 
be obtained by accessing its internet server at 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David H. Hollander, Jr., Esq., Office 
of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 
telephone (202) 205-2746.

    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 210.10 (2003).

    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on August 11, 2004, Ordered That--
    (1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended, an investigation be instituted to determine 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 voltage 
regulator circuits, components thereof, or products containing same by 
reason of infringement of one or more of claims 1-6, 31, 34-35, 41, 44-
48, and 51-57 of U.S. Patent No. 5,481,178 and claims 1-19, 31, 34, and 
35 of U.S. Patent No. 6,580,258, and whether an industry in the United 
States exists 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 complainant is--Linear Technology Corporation, 1630 
McCarthy Boulevard, Milpitas, California 95035.
    (b) The respondent is the following company alleged to be in 
violation of section 337, and is the party upon which the complaint is 
to be served: Monolithic Power Systems, Inc., 983 University Avenue, 
Building A, Los Gatos, California 95032.
    (c) David H. Hollander, Jr., Esq., Office of Unfair Import 
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., 
Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436, who shall be the Commission 
investigative attorney, party to this investigation; and
    (3) For the investigation so instituted, the Honorable Sidney 
Harris is designated as the presiding administrative law judge.
    A response to the complaint and the notice of investigation must be 
submitted by the named respondent in accordance with section 210.13 of 
the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. 
Pursuant to 19 CFR 201.16(d) and 210.13(a), such response 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 the response to the 
complaint and the notice of investigation will not be granted unless 
good cause therefor is shown.
    Failure of the 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 a final determination containing such findings, and may result 
in the issuance of a limited exclusion order or cease and desist order 
or both directed against the respondent.

    Issued: August 12, 2004.

    By order of the Commission.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 04-18829 Filed 8-16-04; 8:45 am]
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