[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 25, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71679-71680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-27942]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-660]


In the Matter of: Certain Active Comfort Footwear; 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 October 22, 2008, under section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of 
Masai Marketing & Trading AG of Romanshorn, Switzerland and Masai USA 
Corp. of Hailey, Idaho. A supplement to the complaint was filed on 
November 7, 2008. The complaint, as supplemented, 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 active comfort footwear that infringes certain 
claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,341,432. The complaint, as supplemented, 
further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as 
required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337.
    The complainants request that the Commission institute an 
investigation and, after the investigation, issue an exclusion order 
and cease and desist orders.

ADDRESSES: The complaint and supplement, 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: Heidi E. Strain, Esq., Office of 
Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 
telephone (202) 205-2606.
    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 November 19, 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 active 
comfort footwear that infringes one or more of claims 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 
12, 21, 23, 24, 28, and 30 of U.S. Patent No. 6,341,432, 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 complainants are:
Masai Marketing & Trading AG, Badstrasse 14, CH-8590 Romanshorn, 
Switzerland;
Masai USA Corp., 515 North River, Hailey, Idaho 83333.
    (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:
RYN Korea Co., Ltd., Yuk-Sam Dong, 667-8, Poong-Chun Building 1st 
Floor, Kang-Nam, Seoul, Korea;
Main d/b/a WalkingShoesPlus.com, 928 S. Western Avenue 235, 
Los Angeles, California 90006;
Feet First Inc., 5030 Champion Boulevard F7, Polo Club 
Shoppes, Boca Raton, Florida 33496.
    (c) The Commission investigative attorney, party to this 
investigation, is

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Heidi E. Strain, Esq., Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. 
International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Room 401, 
Washington, DC 20436; and
    (3) For the investigation so instituted, Paul J. Luckern, Chief 
Administrative Law Judge, U.S. International Trade Commission, shall 
designate 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 
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: November 19, 2008.
William R. Bishop,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. E8-27942 Filed 11-24-08; 8:45 am]
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