[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 16, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28387-28388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7439]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-570]


In the Matter of Certain Flash Memory Chips, Flash Memory 
Systems, 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 April 11, 2006, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of 
Lexar Media, Inc. of Fremont, California. 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 flash memory chips, flash memory systems, and 
products containing same by reason of infringement of claims 1 and 2 of 
U.S. Patent No. 6,801,979; claims 1-7 of U.S. Patent No. 6,397,314; and 
claims 1-13, 15, and 16 of U.S. Patent No. 6,978,342. The complaint 
further alleges that an industry in the United States exists or is in 
the process of being established as required by subsection (a)(2) of 
section 337.
    The complainant requests that the Commission institute an 
investigation and, after the investigation, issue a permanent exclusion 
order and permanent cease and desist orders.

ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for any confidential information 
contained therein, is 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

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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: Bryan F. Moore, Esq., Office of Unfair 
Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone 
202-205-2767.

    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 (2005).

    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on May 10, 2006, 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 flash memory 
chips, flash memory systems, or products containing same by reason of 
infringement of one or more of claims 1 and 2 of U.S. Patent No. 
6,801,979, claims 1-7 of U.S. Patent No. 6,397,314, and claims 1-13, 
15, and 16 of U.S. Patent No. 6,978,342, and whether an industry in the 
United States exists or is in the process of being established 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--
    Lexar Media, Inc., 47300 Bayside Parkway, Fremont, CA 94538.
    (b) The respondents are the following entities alleged to be in 
violation of section 337, and are the parties upon which the complaint 
is to be served:
    Toshiba Corporation, 1-1-1, Shibaura, Minato-Ku, Tokyo 105-0023 
Japan.
    Toshiba America, Inc., 1251 Avenue of Americas, Suite 4100, New 
York, NY 10020.
    Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., 19900 Macarthur Blvd., 
Suite 400, Irvine, CA 92612.
    (c) The Commission investigative attorney, party to this 
investigation, is Bryan F. Moore, Esq., Office of Unfair Import 
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., 
Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436.
    (3) For the investigation so instituted, the Honorable Robert L. 
Barton, Jr. is designated as the presiding administrative law judge.
    Responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation must be 
submitted by the named respondents 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 responses 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 responses to the 
complaint and the notice of investigation will not be granted unless 
good cause therefor is shown.
    Failure of a 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 
enter both an initial and 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.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: May 11, 2006.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. E6-7439 Filed 5-15-06; 8:45 am]
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