[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 23, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 8822]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-3417]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-506]


Certain Optical Disk Controller Chips and Chipsets and Products 
Containing Same, Including DVD Players and PC Optical Storage Devices; 
Notice of Commission Decision Not To Review an Initial Determination 
Terminating the Investigation as To Claim 12 of U.S. Patent No. 
6,466,736

AGENCY: 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 as to one patent claim.

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. 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. 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://edis.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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission instituted this investigation 
on April 14, 2004, based on a complaint filed on behalf of Zoran 
Corporation and Oak Technology, Inc. both of Sunnyvale, CA 
(collectively ``complainants''). 69 FR 19876. The complaint, as 
supplemented, alleged violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 
1930 in the importation into the United States, the sale for 
importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of 
certain optical disk controller chips and chipsets and products 
containing same, including DVD players and PC optical storage devices, 
by reason of infringement of claims 1-12 of U.S. Patent No. 6,466,736 
(the ``736 patent), claims 1-3 of U.S. Patent No. 6,584,527, and claims 
1-35 of U.S. Patent No. 6,546,440 (the ``440 patent). The notice of 
investigation identified 12 respondents. On June 7, 2004, the ALJ 
issued an ID (Order No. 5) terminating the investigation as to two 
respondents on the basis of a consent order and settlement agreement. 
On June 22, 2004, the ALJ issued an ID (Order No. 7) granting 
complainants' motion to amend the complaint and notice of investigation 
to add nine additional respondents. On December 22, 2004, the ALJ 
issued an ID (Order No. 33) granting complainants' motion to terminate 
the investigation in part with respect to claims 2-6, 8-10, and 11 of 
the ``736 patent and claims 2-4, 6, 9, 11, 12, 15-18, 20, 22-34, and 35 
of the ``440 patent. Those IDs were not reviewed by the Commission.
    On January 21, 2005, complainants moved pursuant to Commission rule 
210.21(a) to terminate the investigation in part by withdrawing the 
infringement allegations as to claim 12 of the ``736 patent. No 
responses to the motion were filed.
    On January 28, 2005, the ALJ issued an ID (Order No. 37) granting 
the 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. Sec.  
1337), and in section 210.42 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure (19 CFR 210.42).

    Issued: February 16, 2005.
    By order of the Commission.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 05-3417 Filed 2-22-05; 8:45 am]
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