Certain Set-Top Boxes and Components Thereof; Notice of Decisions to Review in Part, Take No Position in Part, and Not Review in Part the Administrative Law Judges Final Initial Determination; Notice of Decisions to Affirm Three Rulings of the Administrative Law Judge; Notice of Determination of No Violation of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930

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Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to review in part, to take no position in part, and to not review in part the final initial determination ("final ID") issued by the presiding administrative law judge ("ALJ") on June 21, 2002, finding no violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, 19 U.S.C. 1337, in the above-captioned investigation. Specifically, the Commission determined to review the issue of the technical prong of the domestic industry as it relates to claim 42 of U.S. Letters Patent 4,706,121 for the purpose of making a finding as to claim 42 of that patent that was omitted by the ALJ. The Commission also determined to take no position on the issue of patent misuse and to not review the remainder of the final ID. Finally, the Commission determined to affirm three ALJ rulings (involving ALJ Order No. 62, an ALJ ruling excluding evidence concerning the doctrine of equivalents, and an ALJ ruling limiting the testimony time of one witness) that were appealed to the Commission by the complainants. In light of these determinations, the Commission determined that there is no violation of section 337 in this investigation.