[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 11378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-5670]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[ Inv. No. 337-TA-660]


 In the Matter of Certain Active Comfort Footwear; Notice of 
Commission Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination 
Granting In Part Complainants' Amended Motion 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 has determined not to review an initial determination 
(``ID'') (Order No. 4) of the presiding administrative law judge 
(``ALJ'') granting in part an amended motion to amend the complaint and 
notice of investigation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Mark B. Rees, Esq., Office of the General 
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202-205-3116. Copies of the ID and all 
other 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. Hearing-impaired persons are advised 
that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the 
Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-1810. 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission instituted this investigation 
on November 25, 2008, based on the complaint of Masai Marketing & 
Trading AG of Romanshorn, Switzerland and Masai USA Corp. of Haley, 
Idaho (``Complainants''). 73 FR 73884 (Nov. 25, 2008). The complaint, 
as supplemented, alleges 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 active comfort footwear that infringes certain 
claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,341,432. Complainants named as respondents 
RYN Korea Co., Ltd. of Seoul, Korea; Main d/b/a WalkingShoesPlus.com of 
Los Angeles, California; and Feet First Inc. of Boca Raton, Florida.

    On January 30, 2009, Complainants filed a motion seeking leave 
to amend the complaint and notice of investigation to add three 
additional respondents to the investigation. On February 11, 2009, 
the ALJ issued an ID (Order No. 4) in which he determined to grant 
the motion in part and amend the notice of investigation to add as 
respondents The Tannery of Cambridge, Massachusetts and A Better Way 
to Health of West Melbourne, Florida. No party petitioned for review 
of the ID.
    The Commission has determined not to review the 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 section 210.42(h) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure (19 CFR 210.42(h)).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: March 11, 2009.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. E9-5670 Filed 3-16-09; 8:45 am]
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