[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 13 (Friday, January 18, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3483-3484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-822]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-599]


In the Matter of Certain Lighting Control Devices Including 
Dimmer Switches and/Or Switches and Parts Thereof; Notice of Commission 
Decision Not To Review Initial Determinations Granting Motions To 
Terminate Investigation As to All Respondents and to Terminate the 
Investigation In Its Entirety

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 presiding administrative 
law judge's (``ALJ'') initial determination (``ID'') (Order No. 9) 
granting the joint motion of complainant Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. 
(``Lutron'') and Leviton Manufacturing Company, Inc. (``Leviton'') to 
terminate the investigation as to Leviton on the basis of a settlement 
agreement, and the ALJ's ID (Order No. 10) granting the motion of 
Lutron to terminate the investigation as to Control 4 Corporation 
(``Control4'') based on withdrawal of the complaint and terminating the 
investigation in its entirety.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan J. Engler, Esq., Office of 
the General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-3112. Copies of the 
ALJ's IDs and all other non-confidential 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 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. 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: On April 5, 2007, the Commission instituted 
this investigation, based on a complaint filed by Lutron Electronics 
Co., Inc. (``Lutron'') of Coopersburg, Pennsylvania. Lutron's amended 
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 lighting control devices including 
dimmer switches and/or switches and parts thereof by reason of 
infringement of claims 1, 36, 65, 83, 85, 89, 90, 94, 112, 114, 116, 
118, 119, 123, 149, 178, 193, 195, 197, 199, and 200 of U.S. Patent No. 
5,637,930 (``the `930 patent''); claims 44, 47, and 49 of U.S. Patent 
No. 5,248,919 (``the `919 patent''); claims 1-5, 8-10, 12, and 22 of 
U.S. Patent No. 5,982,103 (`` the `103 patent''); claims 151, 152, and 
155-157 of U.S. Patent No. 5,905,442 (``the `442 patent''); and claims 
1, 3, and 14

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of U.S. Patent No. 5,736,965 (``the `965 patent''). The complaint 
further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as 
required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainant requested 
that the Commission issue a limited exclusion order and a cease and 
desist order. The complaint named two firms as respondents: Leviton 
Manufacturing Company, Inc. (``Leviton'') of Little Neck, New York, and 
Control4 Corporation (``Control4'') of Salt Lake City, Utah.
    On September 24, 2007, a joint motion between Lutron and Respondent 
Leviton was filed seeking termination of this investigation based upon 
a settlement agreement. On October 2, 2007, Lutron moved to terminate 
the investigation as to respondent Control4 based on withdrawal of the 
complaint. Control4 did not oppose Lutron's motion.
    On November 15, 2007 the ALJ issued Order No. 9, terminating the 
investigation as to Leviton and Order No. 10, terminating the 
investigation with respect to Control4 and, inasmuch as no respondent 
remains, terminating the investigation in its entirety. The Commission 
has determined not to review the IDs.
    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 section 210.42 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure 
(19 CFR Sec.  210.42).

    Issued: December 10, 2007.

    By order of the Commission.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
 [FR Doc. E8-822 Filed 1-17-08; 8:45 am]
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