[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 10, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 1242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-122]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-580]


In the Matter of Certain Peripheral Devices and Components 
Thereof and Products Containing Same; Notice of a Commission 
Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Terminating 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 an initial determination 
(``ID'') of the presiding administrative law judge (``ALJ'') 
terminating the above-captioned investigation under section 337 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337). The Commission has terminated the 
investigation based on settlement and licensing agreements.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clint Gerdine, Esq., telephone 202-
708-2310, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. International Trade 
Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436. Copies of all 
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) at http://edis.usitc.gov. 
Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information on the matter can 
be obtained by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-
1810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission instituted this investigation 
on September 6, 2006, based on a complaint filed on August 1, 2006, by 
Microsoft Corporation of Redmond, Washington. 71 FR 52578. 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 peripheral devices and components 
thereof and products containing same by reason of infringement of U.S. 
Patent No. 6,460,094 and U.S. Patent No. 6,795,949. The complaint 
further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as 
required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complaint named a 
single respondent: Belkin Corporation of Compton, California. The 
complaint further alleged that an industry in the United States exists 
as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337.
    On November 30, 2006, the complainant and the only respondent filed 
a joint motion to terminate the investigation on the basis of 
settlement and licensing agreements. The Commission Investigative 
Attorney filed a response in support of the motion on December 11, 
2006.
    The ALJ issued the subject ID on December 19, 2006, granting the 
joint motion for termination. No party petitioned for review of the ID 
pursuant to 19 CFR 210.43(a), and the Commission found no basis for 
ordering a review on its own initiative pursuant to 19 CFR 210.44. The 
Commission has determined not to review 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 sections 210.21(a)(2), (b) and 210.42(h)(3) of the Commission's 
Rules of Practice and Procedure.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: January 4, 2007.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
 [FR Doc. E7-122 Filed 1-9-07; 8:45 am]
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