International trade · 21/09/2012

Certain Sintered Rare Earth Magnets, Methods of Making Same and Products Containing Same: Institution of Investigation Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on August 17, 2012, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Hitachi Metals, Ltd. of Japan and Hitachi Metals North Carolina, Ltd. of China Grove, North Carolina. A letter supplementing the complaint was filed on September 5, 2012. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain sintered rare earth magnets, methods of making same and products containing same by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,461,565 ("the `565 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 6,491,765 ("the `765 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 6,527,874 ("the `874 patent"); and U.S. Patent No. 6,537,385 ("the `385 patent"). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists or is in the process of being established as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainants request that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue an exclusion order and cease and desist or