Case Name: The United States v. Texas Instruments, Inc.
Court: United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1982-03-25
Citations: 69 C.C.P.A. 136
Docket Number: Appeal No. 81-23
Parties: The United States v. Texas Instruments, Inc.
Judges: Before Markey, Chief Judge, Rich, Baldwin, Miller, and Nies, Associate Judges.
Reporter: Court of Customs and Patent Appeals Reports
Volume: 69
Pages: 136–140

Head Matter:
(Appeal No. 81-23)
The United States v. Texas Instruments, Inc.
(673 F.2d 1375)
United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals,
March 25, 1982,
J. Paul McGrath, Asst. Attorney General, David M. Cohen, Director, Joseph I. Liebman, Attorney-in-charge, and Jerry P. Wiskin, of New York, New York, attorneys for appellant.
Frederick L. Ikenson, of Washington, D.C., attorney for appellee.
Louis Schneider and Herbert Peter Larsen, attorneys for General Electric Company, amicus curiae.
[Oral argument on February 1, 1982 by Joseph I. Liebman for appellant and Frederick L. Ikenson for appellee.]
Before Markey, Chief Judge, Rich, Baldwin, Miller, and Nies, Associate Judges.

Opinion:
Markey, Chief Judge.
The Government appeals from the judgment of the Court of International Trade, Texas Instruments, Inc. v. United States, 1 CIT 236, Slip Op. 81-38 (April 17, 1981), holding that assembled solid state electronic watches and modules therefor are classifiable as electrical articles and parts thereof not specially provided for under item 688.45, Tariff Schedules of the United States (TSUS).
After careful consideration of appellant's arguments, we are in full agreement with the decision of the Court of International Trade, and, accordingly, the judgment is affirmed.