Certain Ion Trap Mass Spectrometers and Components Thereof; Notice of Investigation

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed on January 24, 1997, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Finnigan Corporation, 355 River Oaks Parkway, San Jose, California 95134. A supplement to the complaint was filed on February 13, 1997. The Complaint, as supplemented, alleges a violation 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 ion trap mass spectrometers and components thereof, by reason of infringement of claims 1-20 of U.S. Letters Patent 4,540,884, and claims 1 and 12-19 of U.S. Reissue Patent 34,000. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after a hearing, issue a permanent exclusion order and permanent cease and desist orders.