15
Oct
By Eric Schweibenz
On October 13, 2009, ALJ E. James Gildea issued a notice regarding the Final Initial Determination and Recommended Determination on Remedy and Bond (“ID”) in Certain Coaxial Cable Connectors and Components Thereof and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-650).

The Complainant in this investigation is John Mezzalingua Associates, Inc. d/b/a PPC, Inc. (“PPC”) and the Respondents are Fu Ching Technical Industry Co. Ltd. and Gem Electronics, Inc. (“Respondents”).

According to the notice, ALJ Gildea held that no violation of Section 337 had occurred in connection with Respondents importation into the U.S., the sale for importation, or the sale within the U.S. after importation of certain coaxial cable connectors by reason of infringement of United States Patent No. 5,470,257 (the ‘257 patent).

The notice further indicates that the following defaulting Respondents were found in violation of Section 337 for reasons of infringement of the ‘257 patent, as well as U.S. Patent Nos. 6,558,194; D440,539; and D519,076:  Hanjiang Fei Yu Electronics Equipment Factory, Zhongguang Electronics, Yangzhou Zhongguang Electronics Co., Ltd., and Yangzhou Zhongguang Foreign Trade Co., Ltd.

The notice issued by ALJ Gildea released only pages 1-3 of the ID.  We will provide additional information once the public version of the ID is issued in its entirety.



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