International trade · 09/02/2001

In the Matter of Certain Abrasive Products Made Using a Process for Making Powder Preforms, and Products Containing Same; Notice of Investigation

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on January 5, 2001, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co., of St. Paul, Minnesota, and Ultimate Abrasive Systems, L.L.C., of Atlanta, Georgia. A supplement to the complaint was filed on January 18, 2001. 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 abrasive products made using a process for making powder preforms, and products containing same, by reason of infringement of claim 1 of U.S. Letters Patent 5,620,489. The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainants request that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a permanent exclusion order and a permanent cease and desist order.