[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 105 (Friday, May 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31145-31146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-12028]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-650]


In the Matter of Certain Coaxial Cable Connectors and 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 April 28, 2008, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of 
John Mezzalingua Associates, Inc. d/b/a PPC, Inc. of East Syracuse, New 
York. A letter amending the complaint was filed on May 19, 2008. The 
complaint, as amended, alleges violations of section 337 based upon the 
importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the 
sale within the United States after importation of certain coaxial 
cable connectors and components thereof and products containing same 
that infringe certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,558,194, U.S. Patent 
No. 5,470,257, U.S. Patent No. D440,539, and U.S. Patent No. D519,076. 
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 cease and desist orders.

ADDRESSES: The complaint and amendment, 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: Kevin Baer, Esq., Office of Unfair 
Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone 
(202) 205-2221.

    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 (2008).

    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on May 22, 2008, 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 coaxial 
cable connectors or components thereof or products containing same that 
infringe one or more of claims 1 and 2 of U.S. Patent No. 6,558,194; 
claims 1-5 and 10 of U.S. Patent No. 5,470,257; the claim of U.S. 
Patent No. D440,539; and the claim of U.S. Patent No. D519,076; 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--
John Mezzalingua Associates, Inc., d/b/a PPC, Inc., 6176 E. Molloy 
Road, East Syracuse, New York 13057.
    (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:
Aska Communication Corp., 2911 Center Port Circle, Pompano Beach, 
Florida 33065.

Edali Industrial Corp., No. 70-6 Shia-Kwei Rou-shan, Tau-Sui, Taipei 
Hsien, Taiwan.

Fu Ching Technical Industrial Co., Ltd., No. 6, Lane 88 Sec. 1, Chung 
Shin Road, Wuku Hsiang, Taipei Hsein, Taiwan.
Gem Electronics, 920A River Street, Kennedy Industrial Park, Windsor, 
Connecticut 06095.

Hanjiang Fei Yu Electronics Equipment Factory, No. 1 East Hongxing 
Road, Hongqiao Street, Touqiao Town, Hanjiang District, Yangzhou, 
Jiangsu Province, China.

Zhongguang Electronics, No. 1 East Hongxing Road, Hongqiao Street, 
Touqiao Town, Hanjiang District, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.

Yangzhou Zhongguang Electronics Co., Ltd., No. 1 East Hongxing Road, 
Hongqiao Street, Touqiao Town, Hanjiang District, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 
Province, China.

Yangzhou Zhongguang Foreign Trade Co., Ltd., No. 1 East Hongxing Road, 
Hongqiao Street, Touqiao Town, Hanjiang District, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 
Province, China.

    (c) The Commission investigative attorney, party to this 
investigation, is Kevin Baer, Esq., Office of Unfair Import 
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., 
Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; and
    (3) For the investigation so instituted, the Honorable Charles E. 
Bullock 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

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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 
to enter an initial determination and a final determination containing 
such findings, and may result in the issuance of an exclusion order or 
a cease and desist order or both directed against the respondent.

    By order of the Commission.
    Issued: May 23, 2008.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
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