The Commerce Department will collect countervailing duties on frozen warmwater shrimp from China, India, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, but will leave alone shrimp imports from Ecuador and Indonesia as a result of negative subsidy determinations, it said in a fact sheet. In its preliminary determinations, announced May 29, the agency found CV rates of 5.76 percent for Chinese companies; 5.72 to 6.1 percent for Indian companies; 10.8 to 62.74 for Malaysian companies; de minimis to 2.09 percent for Thai companies; and 5.08 to 7.05 percent for Vietnamese companies. The final determinations in these countervailing duty investigations are due in August.

Nokia filed a complaint May 23 requesting the International Trade Commission block imports of several models of HTC cellphones that purportedly infringe its patents. According to Nokia, infringing models include the HTC One S, One V, One X, Evo 4G LTE, Droid Incredible 4G LTE, Droid DNA, One X+, One VX, First, and One. Nokia is requesting cease and desist and limited exclusion orders barring imports of the cellphones. It also requests the limited exclusion order block imports of components of the infringing cellphones, such as chipsets, to prevent evasion of any import ban.

The Commerce Department issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty new shipper review on multilayered wood flooring from China (A-570-970), calculating a preliminary zero AD rate for merchandise produced by Guangzhou Homebon Timber Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and exported by Power Dekor Group Co., Ltd. If the agency continues to find a zero AD rate in the final results, it will instruct CBP to liquidate entries of subject merchandise produced by Homebon and exported by Power Dekor during the period of review without regard to AD duties, and not collect cash deposits on such entries. These preliminary results are not in effect. Commerce may modify them in the final results of this review and change the estimated AD cash deposit rate for this company.

The Commerce Department published notices in the May 28 Federal Register on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):

The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the May 24 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will appear in another ITT article):

The International Trade Commission is asking for comments by about June 1 on public interest factors raised by Rohm and Hass’ May 21 Section 337 patent complaint on opaque polymers (see 13052115). According to Rohm and Hass and its parent company Dow Chemical, Organic Kimya, a company headquartered in Turkey with a Dutch subsidiary, manufactures opaque polymers that infringe its patents. These infringing products are then imported by Turk International and Aalborz Chemical. Rohm and Hass is requesting cease and desist orders and limited exclusion orders blocking import and sale in the U.S. of infringing opaque polymers.

The International Trade Commission is beginning a formal enforcement proceeding to determine if Delorme is violating Section 337 by selling global satellite communication devices that infringe BriarTek’s patents, in violation of a consent agreement. BriarTek requested the investigation April 10 (see 13041233). According to BriarTek’s complaint, a consent order between BriarTek and Delorme that went into effect April 1 barred unlicensed importation and sale of the infringing devices. Delorme never obtained the required licensing agreement, said BriarTek. Along with a cease and desist order, BriarTek is requesting penalties in the amount of twice the value of the good, or $100,000, whichever is greater.

The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the May 23 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will appear in another ITT article):

The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the May 22 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will appear in another ITT article):

The International Trade Commission is asking for comments by May 31 on public interest factors raised by Graphics Properties Holdings’ Section 337 patent complaint on consumer electronics devices with display and processing capabilities. According to GPH, laptops, netbooks, PCs, television sets, HD camcorders, and Blu-ray and DVD players imported and sold by Panasonic, Toshiba, Vizio, AmTran, and ZTE are infringing its patents. GPH is requesting a limited exclusion order and cease and desist order preventing importation and sale of the allegedly infringing merchandise.