[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 58218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29052]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Inv. No. 337-TA-386]
Certain Global Positioning System Coarse Acquisition Code
Receivers and Products Containing Same; Notice of Commission
Determination Not To Review an Initial Determination Terminating the
Investigation on the Basis of a Settlement Agreement
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 the presiding administrative
law judge's (ALJ's) initial determination (ID) in the above-captioned
investigation terminating the investigation on the basis of a
settlement agreement.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean Jackson, Esq., Office of the
General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone 202-
205-3104.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 28, 1996, the Commission instituted
an investigation based on a complaint filed by Trimble Navigation
(Trimble) alleging violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930
in the importation and sale of certain global positioning system (GPS)
code receivers by reason of infringement of claims 1 and 7 of U.S.
Letters Patent 4,754,465 (the `465 patent). 61 FR 13876. NovAtel
Communications Ltd., of Canada was the only respondent named in either
Trimble's complaint or the Commission's notice of investigation.
On May 8, 1996, Trimble filed a motion to add Harris Canada, Inc.
(Harris) as a respondent to the investigation. That motion was granted
in an ID issued on July 3, 1996.
On July 18, 1996, while the ID adding Harris as a new respondent
was pending before the Commission, Trimble and NovAtel filed a joint
motion to terminate the investigation based on a settlement agreement.
On July 25, 1996, the Commission determined not to review the ID adding
Harris as a respondent. On July 29, 1996, the Commission investigative
attorney (IA) filed a response in support of the joint motion to
terminate conditioned upon the subscription of newly-added respondent
Harris to the settlement agreement and joint motion and the filing of a
public version of the settlement agreement. On August 5, 1996, Trimble,
NovAtel and Harris filed a reply to the IA's response, which stated
that respondent Harris joined in the request to terminate the
investigation.
On October 15, 1996, the ALJ issued an ID (Order No. 7) granting
the joint motion to terminate the investigation on the basis of a
settlement agreement. No petitions for review were filed.
This action is taken under the authority of section 337 of the
Tariff Act of 1930, 19 U.S.C. 1337, and section 210.42(h)(3) of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 C.F.R. 210.42(h)(3).
Copies of the public version of the ALJ's 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 S.W., Washington, D.C.
20436, telephone 202-205-2000. Hearing-impaired persons are advised
that information on the matter can be obtained by contacting the
Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-1810.
Issued: November 1, 1996.
By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-29052 Filed 11-12-96; 8:45 am]
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