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Christopher G. Paulraj, Esq., Office of
Unfair Import Investigations, U.S.
International Trade Commission, 500 E
Street, SW., Suite 401, Washington, DC
20436; and
(3) For the investigation so instituted,
the Honorable Sidney Harris is
designated as 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 respondents, 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 a limited
exclusion order or cease and desist
order or both directed against the
respondents.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: November 6, 2006.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Inv. No. 337–TA–588]
In the Matter of Certain Digital
Multimeters, and Products With
Multimeter Functionality; Notice of
Investigation
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
(2006).
International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Institution of investigation
pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337.
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AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that a
complaint was filed with the U.S.
International Trade Commission on
SUMMARY:
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October 6, 2006, under section 337 of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19
U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Fluke
Corporation of Everett, Washington.
Letters supplementing the complaint
were filed on October 27 and October
30, 2006. The complaint, as
supplemented, alleges violations of
section 337 in the importation into the
United States, the sale for importation,
and the sale within the United States
after importation of certain digital
multimeters, and products with
multimeter functionality by reason of
infringement of U.S. Trademark
Registration No. 2,796,480 and also by
reason of infringement of trade dress,
the threat or effect of which is to destroy
or substantially injure an industry in the
United States. The complaint further
alleges that there exists an industry in
the United States with respect to the
asserted intellectual property rights.
The complainant requests that the
Commission institute an investigation
and, after the investigation, issue a
permanent general exclusion order and
permanent cease and desist orders.
ADDRESSES: The complaint and
supplements, 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 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anne Goalwin, Esq., Office of Unfair
Import Investigations, U.S. International
Trade Commission, telephone (202)
205–2574.
Scope of Investigation: Having
considered the complaint, the U.S.
International Trade Commission, on
November 6, 2006, ordered that—
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(1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended, an investigation be instituted
to determine:
(a) Whether there is a violation of
subsection (a)(1)(C) 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 digital multimeters, or products
with multimeter functionality, by reason
of infringement of U.S. Trademark
Registration No. 2,796,480, and whether
an industry in the United States exists
as required by subsection (a)(2) of
section 337, or
(b) whether there is a violation of
subsection (a)(1)(A) 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 digital multimeters, or products
with multimeter functionality, by reason
of infringement of trade dress, the threat
or effect of which is to destroy or
substantially injure an industry in the
United States;
(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 complainant is—Fluke
Corporation, 6920 Seaway Boulevard,
Everett, Washington 98203.
(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:
Altadox, Inc., 309 E Las Flores Avenue,
Arcadia, CA 91006.
Circuit Specialists, Inc., 220 S Country
Club Drive #2, Mesa, AZ 85210.
Digitek Instruments Co., Ltd., Room
1905, Nan Fung Centre, 264–298,
Castle Peak Road, Tsuen Wan, N.T.,
Hong Kong.
Electronic Specialties, Inc., 2449 Piece
Drive, Spring Grove, IL 60081.
Electronix Express, A Division of R.S.R.
Electronics, Inc., 365 Blair Road,
Avenel, New Jersey 07001.
Elenco Electronics, Inc., 150 W.
Carpenter Avenue, Wheeling, IL
60090.
HandsOnTools, 1001–A E Harmony Rd,
Suite 332, Fort Collins, CO 80525.
Harbor Freight Tools, 3491 Mission
Oaks Blvd., Camarillo, CA 93011.
Jameco Electronics, 1355 Shoreway
Road, Belmont, CA 94002.
Kaito Electronics, Inc., 5185 Cliffwood
Drive, Montclair, CA 91763.
Parts Express, 725 Pleasant Valley
Drive, Springboro, Ohio 45066.
Precision Mastech Enterprises Co.,
Room 1708–9, Hewlett Centre, 54 Hoi,
Yuen Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon,
Hong Kong.
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Shenzhen Everbest Machinery, Industry
Co., Ltd., Room 302, No. 5, Kefa Road,
Science Industry Park, Shenzhen,
China.
ShenZhen Hongda Electronic Co., Ltd.,
East. 6/F, 14 Bagua-4 Road, Futian
District, Shenzhen, China.
Shenzhen Victor Hi-Tech Co., Ltd., 3/F,
Building 412, Bagua 4th Road, Futian
District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong
Province, China, 518029.
Sinometer Instruments Co. Ltd., Ginza
International Building, 1056, Shennan
Avenue, Shenzhen, China.
TechBuys, LLC, 1813 Yeager Avenue, La
Verne, CA 91750.
Velleman Inc., 7354 Tower Street, Fort
Worth, TX 76118.
(c) The Commission investigative
attorney, party to this investigation, is
Anne Goalwin, Esq., Office of Unfair
Import Investigations, U.S. International
Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW.,
Room 401–R, Washington, DC 20436;
and
(3) For the investigation so instituted,
the Honorable Charles E. Bullock is
designated as 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 a limited exclusion order or
cease and desist order or both directed
against the respondent.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: November 6, 2006.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
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[Investigation No. 337–TA–556]
In the Matter of Certain HighBrightness Light Emitting Diodes and
Products Containing Same; Notice of
Commission Decision Not To Review
an Initial Determination Granting
Complainant’s Motion To Amend the
Complaint
International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. International Trade
Commission has determined not to
review an initial determination (‘‘ID’’) of
the presiding administrative law judge
(‘‘ALJ’’) granting complainant’s motion
to amend the complaint in the abovecaptioned investigation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Clint Gerdine, Esq., Office of the
General Counsel, U.S. International
Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)
708–5468. 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 on (202) 205–1810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission instituted this investigation
on December 8, 2005, based on a
complaint filed by Lumileds Lighting
U.S., LLC (‘‘Lumileds’’) of San Jose,
California. 70 FR 73026. The complaint,
as amended and supplemented, 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 highbrightness light emitting diodes
(‘‘LEDs’’) and products containing same
by reason of infringement of claims 1
and 6 of U.S. Patent No. 5,008,718;
claims 1–3, 8–9, 16, 18, and 23–28 of
U.S. Patent No. 5,376,580; and claims
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12–16 of U.S. Patent No. 5,502,316. The
complaint further alleges the existence
of a domestic industry. The
Commission’s notice of investigation
named Epistar Corporation (‘‘Epistar’’)
of Hsinchu, Taiwan, and United Epitaxy
Company (‘‘UEC’’) of Hsinchu, Taiwan
as respondents.
On April 28, 2006, Lumileds moved
to amend the complaint to: (1) Remove
UEC as a named respondent, (2) change
the complainant’s full name from
Lumileds Lighting U.S., LLC to Philips
Lumileds Lighting Company LLC, and
(3) identify additional Epistar LEDs
alleged to infringe one or more patentsin-suit. The remaining respondent did
not oppose the motion.
On October 23, 2006, the ALJ issued
the subject ID granting Lumileds’
motion, and further ordering that the
Notice of Investigation be amended to
identify the actual parties in the abovecaptioned investigation. No party
petitioned for review of the ID pursuant
to 19 CFR 210.43(a), and the
Commission found no basis for ordering
a review on its own initiative pursuant
to 19 CFR 210.44. The Commission has
determined not to review this 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
sections 210.14 and 210.42(c)) of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 19 CFR 210.14, 210.42(c)).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: November 6, 2006.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. E6–19071 Filed 11–9–06; 8:45 am]
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Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree,
under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of
1980, as Amended (‘‘CERCLA’’)
Pursuant to 29 CFR 50.7, notice is
hereby given that on October 31, 2006,
a proposed consent decree in United
States v. Bill D. Stallings and Stallings
Salvage, Inc., Civil action No.
3:05CV247–H, was lodged with the
United States District Court for the
Western District of North Carolina.
This Consent decree will resolve
claims asserted by the United States in
a complaint previously filed against
defendants Bill D. Stallings and
Stallings Salvage, Inc., for past costs
incurred by EPA at the Stallings Salvage
Site in Monroe, North Carolina. A
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Inv. No. 337-TA-588]
In the Matter of Certain Digital Multimeters, and Products With
Multimeter Functionality; Notice of Investigation
AGENCY: 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 6, 2006, under section
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of
Fluke Corporation of Everett, Washington. Letters supplementing the
complaint were filed on October 27 and October 30, 2006. The complaint,
as supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 in the importation
into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within
the United States after importation of certain digital multimeters, and
products with multimeter functionality by reason of infringement of
U.S. Trademark Registration No. 2,796,480 and also by reason of
infringement of trade dress, the threat or effect of which is to
destroy or substantially injure an industry in the United States. The
complaint further alleges that there exists an industry in the United
States with respect to the asserted intellectual property rights.
The complainant requests that the Commission institute an
investigation and, after the investigation, issue a permanent general
exclusion order and permanent cease and desist orders.
ADDRESSES: The complaint and supplements, 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 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Goalwin, Esq., Office of Unfair
Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone
(202) 205-2574.
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 (2006).
Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S.
International Trade Commission, on November 6, 2006, ordered that--
(1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of section 337 of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended, an investigation be instituted to determine:
(a) Whether there is a violation of subsection (a)(1)(C) 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 digital multimeters, or products with multimeter functionality,
by reason of infringement of U.S. Trademark Registration No. 2,796,480,
and whether an industry in the United States exists as required by
subsection (a)(2) of section 337, or
(b) whether there is a violation of subsection (a)(1)(A) 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 digital multimeters, or products with multimeter functionality,
by reason of infringement of trade dress, the threat or effect of which
is to destroy or substantially injure an industry in the United States;
(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 complainant is--Fluke Corporation, 6920 Seaway Boulevard,
Everett, Washington 98203.
(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:
Altadox, Inc., 309 E Las Flores Avenue, Arcadia, CA 91006.
Circuit Specialists, Inc., 220 S Country Club Drive 2, Mesa,
AZ 85210.
Digitek Instruments Co., Ltd., Room 1905, Nan Fung Centre, 264-298,
Castle Peak Road, Tsuen Wan, N.T., Hong Kong.
Electronic Specialties, Inc., 2449 Piece Drive, Spring Grove, IL 60081.
Electronix Express, A Division of R.S.R. Electronics, Inc., 365 Blair
Road, Avenel, New Jersey 07001.
Elenco Electronics, Inc., 150 W. Carpenter Avenue, Wheeling, IL 60090.
HandsOnTools, 1001-A E Harmony Rd, Suite 332, Fort Collins, CO 80525.
Harbor Freight Tools, 3491 Mission Oaks Blvd., Camarillo, CA 93011.
Jameco Electronics, 1355 Shoreway Road, Belmont, CA 94002.
Kaito Electronics, Inc., 5185 Cliffwood Drive, Montclair, CA 91763.
Parts Express, 725 Pleasant Valley Drive, Springboro, Ohio 45066.
Precision Mastech Enterprises Co., Room 1708-9, Hewlett Centre, 54 Hoi,
Yuen Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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Shenzhen Everbest Machinery, Industry Co., Ltd., Room 302, No. 5, Kefa
Road, Science Industry Park, Shenzhen, China.
ShenZhen Hongda Electronic Co., Ltd., East. 6/F, 14 Bagua-4 Road,
Futian District, Shenzhen, China.
Shenzhen Victor Hi-Tech Co., Ltd., 3/F, Building 412, Bagua 4th Road,
Futian District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China, 518029.
Sinometer Instruments Co. Ltd., Ginza International Building, 1056,
Shennan Avenue, Shenzhen, China.
TechBuys, LLC, 1813 Yeager Avenue, La Verne, CA 91750.
Velleman Inc., 7354 Tower Street, Fort Worth, TX 76118.
(c) The Commission investigative attorney, party to this
investigation, is Anne Goalwin, Esq., Office of Unfair Import
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW.,
Room 401-R, Washington, DC 20436; and
(3) For the investigation so instituted, the Honorable Charles E.
Bullock is designated as 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 a limited exclusion
order or cease and desist order or both directed against the
respondent.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: November 6, 2006.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. E6-19073 Filed 11-9-06; 8:45 am]
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