[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 40 (Friday, February 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12016-12017]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04109]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1182]


Certain Argon Plasma Coagulation System Probes, Their Components, 
and Other Argon Plasma Coagulation System Components for Use Therewith 
Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination 
Terminating the Investigation as to Certain Respondents and Granting 
Leave To Amend the Complaint and Notice of 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 (``Commission'') has determined not to review an initial 
determination (``ID'') of the presiding administrative law judge 
(``ALJ'') terminating this investigation as to certain respondents and 
granting leave to amend the complaint and notice of investigation to 
add a respondent.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Traud, Office of the General 
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202-205-3427. 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 at https://www.usitc.gov. The public record for this investigation may be viewed 
on the Commission's electronic docket (``EDIS'') at https://edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information 
on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission's TDD 
terminal, telephone 202-205-1810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 8, 2019, the Commission 
instituted this investigation based on a complaint filed by Erbe 
Elektromedizin GmbH of the Republic of Germany and Erbe USA, Inc. of 
Marietta, Georgia. 84 FR 60451. The complaint alleges violations of 
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337 based 
upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, 
or the sale within the United States after importation of certain argon 
plasma coagulation system probes, their components, and other argon 
plasma coagulation system components for use therewith by reason of 
infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. D577,671; 7,311,707; 
7,717,911; 9,510,889; and 9,603,653. Id. The Commission's notice of 
investigation named the following as respondents: (1) Olympus 
Corporation of Tokyo, Japan; (2) Olympus Corporation of the Americas of 
Center Valley, Pennsylvania; (3) Olympus America of Center Valley, 
Pennsylvania; (4) Olympus Surgical Technologies Europe of Hamburg, 
Republic of Germany; (5) Olympus Winter & lbe GmbH of Hamburg, Republic 
of Germany; (6) Olympus KeyMed Group Limited of Essex, United Kingdom; 
(7) KeyMed (Medical & Industrial Equipment) Ltd. of Essex, United 
Kingdom; (8) Olympus Bolton of Bolton, United Kingdom; (9) Olympus 
Surgical Technologies Europe [bond] Cardiff of Cardiff, United Kingdom. 
Id. at 60451-52. The Office of Unfair Import Investigations was also 
named as a party to this investigation. Id. at 60452.
    On January 27, 2020, the private parties filed a joint, unopposed 
motion seeking to terminate this investigation in part based on 
withdrawal of the complaint as to named respondents Olympus KeyMed 
Group Limited, KeyMed (Medical & Industrial Equipment) Ltd., Olympus 
Bolton, and Olympus Surgical Technologies Europe [bond] Cardiff. The 
motion also sought to amend the complaint and notice of investigation 
to add Gyrus Medical Ltd. as a named respondent.

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    On January 29, 2020, the ALJ issued Order No. 10, the subject ID, 
granting the motion. The ID finds that the motion complies with the 
Commission's Rules and that no extraordinary circumstances warrant 
denying the motion. No petitions for review of the subject ID 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).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: February 25, 2020.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020-04109 Filed 2-27-20; 8:45 am]
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