The Commerce Department published notices in the May 22 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 21 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):

Graphics Properties Holdings filed a petition for an International Trade Commission investigation May 17, alleging consumer electronics imported and sold by Panasonic, Toshiba, Vizio, AmTran, and ZTE are infringing its patents. According to the complaint, the products at issue are consumer electronics devices with display and processing capabilities, such as laptops, netbooks, PCs, television sets, HD camcorders, and Blue-ray and DVD players, that combine several pre-existing technologies into a single device. GPH is requesting cease and desist orders and limited exclusion orders against the products purportedly in violation of Section 337, as well as a bond requirement during the 60-day period during which the White House may veto any ITC orders.

Rohm and Hass and its parent company, Dow Chemical, filed a Section 337 complaint May 20 with the International Trade Commission, in an attempt to block allegedly patent-infringing imports of opaque polymers. Opaque polymers are hollow-sphere polymeric pigments that allow paint manufacturers to reduce the raw material cost of their formulations by using tiny air voids trapped in the polymer to scatter light. Rohm and Hass’ patented technology involves a process to obtain polymer particles of uniform and ideal size with higher void fractions and “dramatically improved opacifying properties.” According to Rohm and Hass, Organik 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 Commerce Department published notices in the May 21 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 Commerce Department found most of R.W. Beckett Corporation’s pipe fittings are covered by antidumping duty order on non-malleable cast iron pipe fittings from China (A-570-875), in a final scope ruling dated May 14. Of the 76 pipe fittings subject to the scope proceeding, only three were found to be excluded because they were made from aluminum and zinc alloys, instead of cast iron or gray iron.

The Commerce Department published notices in the May 20 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 Commerce Department issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge from China (A-570-844). Both respondents did not respond to Commerce's questionnaires, and so were assigned adverse facts available (AFA) AD rates as noncooperating companies, Commerce said. 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 rates for these companies.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet and strip from the United Arab Emirates (A-520-803). In a change from its preliminary results, Commerce found targeted dumping by respondent JBF RAK, and so adopted a nonstandard average-to-transaction calculation methodology that increased the AD rate for the company. The agency found a zero AD rate for the other respondent, FLEX Middle East, so entries of subject merchandise from that company during the period of review will be liquidated without regard to AD duties, and future entries of subject merchandise from the company will not be subject to an AD cash deposit requirement until further notice. The new rates are effective May 21, and will be implemented by CBP soon.

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on ball bearings from Germany (A-428-801). The agency made no changes from its preliminary results, continuing to find zero AD rates for all respondents. As such, Commerce will direct CBP to liquidate entries of merchandise from these companies without regard to AD duties. Commerce revoked these orders effective Sept. 15, 2011, so entries of subject merchandise are no longer covered by a cash deposit requirement. This is the last administrative review of the Germany ball bearings antidumping order.