International trade · 28/06/1999

Certain Conductive Coated Abrasives; Investigation

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on May 25, 1999, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Minnesota Mining Manufacturing Company of St. Paul Minnesota. A supplement to the complaint was filed on June 16, 1999. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain conductive coated abrasives by reason of infringement of claims 1, 15, 17, and 36 of U.S. Letters Patent 5,108,463, as amended by Reexamination Certificate B1 5,108,463. The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after a hearing, issue a permanent limited exclusion order and permanent cease and desist orders.