[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 141 (Friday, July 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43205-43206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18031]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337-TA-564]


Enforcement Proceeding: In the Matter of: Certain Voltage 
Regulators, Components Thereof and Products Containing Same; Notice of 
Final Determination

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The United States International Trade Commission hereby 
provides notice that it has made a final determination in the above-
captioned proceeding.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul M. Bartkowski, Office of the 
General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 708-5432. 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 the investigation 
underlying this enforcement proceeding on March 22, 2006, based on a 
complaint filed by Linear Technology Corporation (``Linear'') of 
Milpitas, California. 71 FR 14545. The complaint, as supplemented, 
alleged violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
1337) in the importation into the United States, the sale for 
importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of 
certain voltage regulators, components thereof and products containing 
the same, by reason of infringement of certain claims of United States 
Patent No. 6,411,531 and of United States Patent No. 6,580,258 (``the 
'258 patent''). The complaint named Advanced Analogic Technologies, 
Inc. (``AATI'') of Sunnyvale, California as the sole respondent. After 
Commission review of the administrative law judge's (``ALJ'')

[[Page 43206]]

final ID, the Commission determined that there was a violation of 
section 337 by AATI with respect to certain asserted claims of the '258 
patent and issued a limited exclusion order (``LEO'') consistent with 
its findings of violation. Subsequently, based on an enforcement 
complaint filed by Linear, the Commission instituted an enforcement 
proceeding by notice in the Federal Register on October 10, 2008.
    On March 18, 2010, the ALJ issued the subject ID, finding that, due 
to infringement of claims 2 and 34 of the '258 patent by the accused 
products, AATI violated the LEO. On May 17, 2010, the Commission 
determined not to review the ID and requested briefing from the parties 
regarding remedy, the public interest, and bonding.
    Having reviewed the record of this investigation, including the 
recent submissions by the parties, for the reasons set forth in the 
Commission Opinion, the Commission has determined not to modify the 
existing limited exclusion order and not to issue a cease-and-desist 
order. The products at issue in the enforcement proceeding are covered 
by the existing limited exclusion order, and should be excluded 
thereunder.
    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 part 210 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 
part 210).

    Issued: July 19, 2010.

    By order of the Commission.
William R. Bishop,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2010-18031 Filed 7-22-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE P