[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 240 (Monday, December 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 74113]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-29230]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-911]


Certain Lithium Silicate Materials and Products Containing the 
Same; Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination 
Granting a Joint Motion To Terminate the Investigation Based on a 
Settlement Agreement; Termination of the Investigation

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 an initial determination 
(``ID'') (Order No. 16) granting a joint motion to terminate the 
investigation based on a settlement agreement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lucy Grace D. Noyola, Office of the 
General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202-205-3438. 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 
on March 27, 2014, based on a complaint filed by Ivoclar Vivadent AG of 
Schaan, Liechtenstein; Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc. of Amherst, New York; and 
Ivoclar Vivadent Manufacturing Inc. of Somerset, New Jersey 
(collectively, ``Ivoclar''). 79 FR 17180, 17180-81 (Mar. 27, 2014). The 
complaint alleges violations of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, 
as amended, 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 lithium silicate materials and products 
containing the same by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. 
Patent Nos. 8,047,021 and 8,444,756. Id. at 17180. The notice of 
investigation names as respondents Dentsply International Inc. of York, 
Pennsylvania; Dentsply Prosthetics U.S. LLC, a/k/a Dentsply Ceramco, of 
York, Pennsylvania; and DeguDent GmbH of Hanau-Wolfgang, Germany 
(collectively, ``Respondents''). Id. at 17181. The Office of Unfair 
Import Investigations (OUII) also was named as a party to the 
investigation. Id.
    On October 29, 2014, Ivoclar and Respondents filed a joint motion 
to terminate this investigation in its entirety on the basis of a 
settlement agreement. On November 6, 2014, the Commission Investigative 
Staff (``Staff'') filed a response supporting the motion.
    On November 10, 2014, the presiding administrative law judge 
(``ALJ'') issued Order No. 16, granting the motion. The ALJ found that 
the joint motion complies with the Commission Rules. Specifically, the 
ALJ found that (1) the moving parties submitted their settlement 
agreement and a statement that they have no other agreements concerning 
the subject matter of this investigation and (2) the moving parties and 
Staff believe that granting the motion would not be contrary to the 
public interest. The ALJ also noted that termination of litigation 
under these circumstances as an alternative method of dispute 
resolution is generally in the public interest and will conserve public 
and private resources. No petitions for review were filed.
    The Commission has determined not to review the subject ID.
    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: December 9, 2014.

    By order of the Commission.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2014-29230 Filed 12-12-14; 8:45 am]
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