In the Matter of Certain Base Plugs; Notice of Investigation

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Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on November 19, 2007, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Anchor Sports I, Inc. of Richardson, Texas. A supplement to the complaint was filed on December 10, 2007. 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 base plugs by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,142,882. The complaint, as supplemented, 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 the investigation, issue an exclusion order and cease and desist orders.