The International Trade Commission has determined to rescind the limited exclusion order against TPV Technology, Ltd.; TPV International (USA), Inc.; Top Victory Electronics (Taiwan) Co., Ltd.; and Envision Peripherals, Inc. (the TPV respondents), and the cease and desist order issued against TPV USA and Envision, in its patent-based investigation of certain digital televisions and certain digital products containing the same and methods of using the same (337-TA-617).
The International Trade Commission announces that a Section 337 patent-based complaint has been filed regarding certain dynamic random access memory and NAND flash memory devices and products containing same.
The International Trade Commission has voted to institute a section 337 patent-based investigation of certain universal serial bus (USB) portable storage devices, including USB flash drives and components thereof, pursuant to a complaint filed by Trek 2000 International Ltd., Technology (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., and S-Com System (S) Pte. Ltd. of Singapore against Imation Corporation of Oakdale, MN; IronKey Incorporated of Sunnyvale, CA; Kingston Technology Company, Incorporated, of Fountain Valley, CA; Patriot Memory, LLC, of Freemont, CA; RITEK Corporation of Taiwan; Advanced Media Inc./RITEK USA of Diamond Bar, CA; Verbatim Corporation, Incorporated, of Charlotte, NC; and Verbatim Americas LLC of Charlotte, NC. (Inv. No. 337-TA-788). (See ITT's Online Archives or 06/17/11 news, 11061762, for BP summary of ITC receiving this patent complaint.)
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of certain frozen warmwater shrimp from India (A-533-840). The review sets the AD cash deposit rates for two mandatory respondents and 178 separate rate respondents. The AD rates, which are officially effective July 13, 2011, are expected to be implemented by CBP soon.
The International Trade Commission has announced the institution of an investigation and the commencement of a preliminary phase antidumping duty injury investigation regarding large power transformers from Korea that are provided for in HTS subheading 8504.23.00.
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will appear in a future issue of ITT):
The International Trade Administration is publishing notices in the Federal Register on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, the scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The International Trade Commission is terminating the Section 337 patent-based investigation of certain flash memory chips and products containing the same, such as smartphones (337-TA-735), which was based on a complaint filed by Spansion LLC of Sunnyvale, CA against 14 respondents, including Apple Inc. of Cupertino, CA; two Nokia companies; and five Samsung companies. The ITC has determined not to review the presiding administrative law judge’s initial determination granting a motion to terminate the investigation on the basis of a settlement agreement. (See ITT's Online Archives or 09/10/10 news, 10091001, for BP summary of the institution of this patent investigation.)
The International Trade Commission has voted to institute a section 337 patent-based investigation of certain coenzyme Q10 products and method of making same (used in "heart healthy" nutritional supplements and in "anti-aging" cosmetics), pursuant to a complaint filed by Kaneka Corporation of Japan against Zhejiang Medicine Co., Ltd.; ZMC-USA, LLC; Xiamen Kingdomway Group Company; Pacific Rainbow International, Inc.; Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.; Maypro Industries, Inc.; and Shenzhou Biology & Technology Co., Ltd. (Inv. No. 337-TA-790). (See ITT's Online Archives or 06/22/11 news, 11062238, for BP summary of ITC receiving this patent complaint.)
The International Trade Administration is revoking the antidumping duty orders on ball bearings and parts thereof from Japan and the United Kingdom (A-588-804, A-412-801), pursuant to a court order that sustained a “no injury” determination and ordered revocation of the orders prior to completing additional reviews.