[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 92 (Wednesday, May 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 26625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12676]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-409]


Certain CD-ROM Controllers and Products Containing Same-II; 
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 April 7, 1998, under section 337 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Oak 
Technology, Inc., 139 Kifer Court, Sunnyvale, California 94086. On 
April 20 and April 24, 1998, Oak filed supplements to its complaint. 
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 CD-ROM 
controllers and products containing same by reason of infringement of 
claims 1-5 and 8-10 of U.S. Letters Patent 5,581,715. The complaint 
further alleges that there exists an industry in the United States as 
required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337.
    The complainant requests that the Commission institute an 
investigation and, after the investigation, issue a permanent exclusion 
order and a permanent cease and desist order.

ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for any confidential information 
contained therein, is 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, D.C. 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 (http://www.usitc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas L. Jarvis, Esq., Office of 
Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 
telephone 202-205-2568.

    Authority: The authority for institution of this investigation 
is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 
and in 210.10 of the Commission's rules of practice and procedure, 
19 CFR 210.10 (1997).

SCOPE OF INVESTIGATION: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on May 7, 1998, ordered that--
    (1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended, an investigation be instituted to determine whether 
there is a violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) 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 CD-ROM 
controllers or products containing same by reason of infringement of 
claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, or 10 of U.S. Letters Patent 5,581,715, and 
whether there exists an industry in the United States as required by 
subsection (a)(2) of section 337.
    (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--Oak Technology, Inc., 139 Kifer Court, 
Sunnyvale, CA 94086.
    (b) The respondents are the following companies alleged to be in 
violation of section 337, and are the parties upon which the complaint 
is to be served:

MediaTek, Inc., No. 13 Innovation Road I, Science-Based Industrial 
Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan
United Microelectronics Corporation, No. 3, Li-Hsin Road II, Science-
Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Lite-On Technology Corp., 5F, 16, Sec. 4, Nanking E. Rd., Taipei, 
Taiwan
AOpen, Inc., 6F, #88, Sec. 1, Hsin Tai Wu Rd., Hsichih, Taipei Hsien, 
Taiwan 221

    (c) Thomas L. Jarvis, Esq., Office of Unfair Import Investigations, 
U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Room 401-J, 
Washington, D.C. 20436, who shall be the Commission investigative 
attorney, party to this investigation; 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 Sec. 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 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 both an initial determination and a final determination 
containing such findings, and may result in the issuance of a limited 
exclusion order or a cease and desist order or both directed against 
such respondent.

    Issued: May 7, 1998.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-12676 Filed 5-12-98; 8:45 am]
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