[Federal Register: January 20, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 12)]
[Notices]
[Page 2732]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Inv. No. 337-TA-494]
In the Matter of Certain Automotive Measuring Devices, Products
Containing Same, and Bezels for Such Devices; Notice of Commission
Decision Not To Review an Initial Determination Granting Complainant's
Motion To Amend the Complaint and Notice of Investigation To Add Six
Respondents to the 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 the initial determination
(``ID'') issued by the presiding administrative law judge (``ALJ'') on
November 26, 2003, granting complainant Auto Meter Products, Inc.'s
motion to amend the complaint and notice of investigation to add six
firms as respondents in the above-captioned investigation. These firms
are: Modern Work, Inc. of Taipei, Taiwan; Dynamik Exhaust Industry Co.,
Ltd. of Taipei, Taiwan; LPL Trans Trade Co. of Taipei, Taiwan;
Transglobal of Greenville, South Carolina; GSN Automotive, Inc. of Yung
Kang City, Taiwan; and Equus, Inc. of Taipei, Taiwan.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Liberman, Esq., Office of the
General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-3115. Copies 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, 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 issued a notice of
investigation dated June 16, 2003, naming Auto Meter Products, Inc.
(``Auto Meter'') of Sycamore, Illinois, as the complainant and several
companies as respondents. On June 20, 2003, the notice of investigation
was published in the Federal Register. 68 FR 37023 (June 20, 2003). The
complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930
in the importation and sale of certain automotive measuring devices,
products containing same, and bezels for such devices, by reason of
infringement of U.S. Registered Trademark Nos. 1,732,643 and 1,497,472,
and U.S. Supplemental Register No. 1,903,908, and infringement of the
complainant's trade dress. Subsequently, one more firm was added as a
respondent based on a motion filed by Auto Meter.
On October 2, 2003, Auto Meter filed a motion to amend the
complaint and notice of investigation, and protective order to include
six additional respondents. On October 14, 2003, American Products
Company, Inc. (``APC''), Equus Products, Inc. (``Equus Products'') and
GR Motorsports, Inc. D/b/a/ Matrix GR Motorsports (``GR''), three of
the current respondents, filed their opposition to Auto Meter's motion.
On October 23, 2003, Auto Meter filed a motion for leave to reply to
the opposition filed by APC, Equus Products, and GR, which was granted
by the ALJ. On October 29, 2003, the Commission investigative attorneys
filed a response in support of Auto Meter's motion.
On December 15, 2003, the ALJ issued an initial determination
(Order No. 12) granting Auto Meter's motion. No party petitioned for
review of 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 Sec. 210.42 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19
CFR 210.42).
Issued: January 13, 2004.
By order of the Commission.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-1130 Filed 1-16-04; 8:45 am]
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