In the Matter of Certain Personal Watercraft and Components Thereof; Notice of Investigation

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Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on February 6, 2001, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, dba Yamaha Motor Company, Ltd. of Iwata, Japan and Sanshin Kohyo Kabushiki Kaisha, dba Sanshin Industries Company, Ltd. of Hamamatsu, Japan. A supplement to the complaint was filed on February 26, 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 personal watercraft and components thereof by reason of infringement of claims 1-5 and 9-12 of U.S. Letters Patent 5,752,867; claims 1, 2, 3, 8, 11, 15, 18, 19, 21, 22, 41, 42, and 43 of U.S. Letters Patent 5,490,474; claims 1-11 of U.S. Letters Patent 5,619,950; claims 23-27 and 36-40 of U.S. Letters Patent 5,234,364; claims 19-24 of U.S. Letters Patent 5,572,943; claims 1, 2, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19, 20, and 21 of U.S. Letters Patent 5,699,749; claim 9 of U.S. Letters Patent 5,550,337; claim 24 of U.S. Letters Patent 4,811,560; claim 1 of U.S. Letters