[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 30, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69145-69146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30878]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-695]


In the Matter of: Certain Silicon Microphone Packages and 
Products Containing Same Designation of Investigation as ``More 
Complicated''

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the presiding administrative law 
judge (``ALJ'') has designated the above-captioned investigation ``more 
complicated.''

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Liberman, Office of the 
General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202-205-3112. Copies of 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 
(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: The Commission instituted this investigation 
under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, 19 U.S.C. 1337 (``section 
337''), on December 16, 2009, based on a complaint, as supplemented, 
filed by Knowles Electronic LLC of Itasca, Illinois alleging a 
violation of section 337 in the importation, sale for importation, and 
sale within the United States after importation of certain silicon 
microphone packages and products containing the same by reason of 
infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,781,231 (``the '231 
patent'') and U.S. Patent No. 7,242,089 (``the '089 patent''). The 
complainant named Analog Devices Inc. of Norwood, MA as the respondent, 
and requested that the Commission find a violation of section 337 and 
issue an exclusion order and a cease and desist order. The complainant 
also filed a motion for temporary relief requesting that the Commission 
issue a temporary limited exclusion order and temporary cease and 
desist order prohibiting the importation into and the sale within the 
United States after importation of certain silicon microphone packages 
and products containing the same that infringe claim 1 of the '231 
patent and claims 1, 2, 7, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 20 of the '089 patent 
during the pendency of the Commission's investigation.
    On December 18, 2009, the ALJ issued Order No. 4 designating the 
investigation ``more complicated'' pursuant to Commission Rule 210.60, 
19 CFR 210.60, on the basis of the complexity of the issues raised in 
the complainant's motion for temporary relief.
    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 210.60 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure 
(19 CFR 210.60).

    Issued: December 23, 2009.
    By order of the Commission.

Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. E9-30878 Filed 12-29-09; 8:45 am]
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