The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the April 25 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 ended its Section 337 patent investigation on Apple iPhones (337-TA-745) with a finding of no violation. Motorola requested the investigation in 2010, alleging violations by imports of Apple iPhones (see 13022227). After a remand on several issues, an administrative law judge found infringement of certain patents, but said the patents were invalid because they were obvious concepts.

The Commerce Department initiated an antidumping duty new shipper review on freshwater crawfish tail meat from China (A-570-848) at the request of Hubei Nature Agriculture Industry Co., Ltd., for merchandise it produces and exports to the United States. The agency will determine if Hubei Nature Agriculture is eligible for an estimated AD cash deposit rate other than the China-wide entity rate it currently receives.

The Commerce Department amended the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on steel nails from China (A-570-909), revising AD rates for most companies slightly downwards in response to allegations it made calculation errors. The agency said the new rates will apply to AD cash deposits, but liquidation is currently on hold due to a Court of International Trade injunction. The new rate is effective April 26, and will be implemented by CBP soon.

Davis Wire Corporation and Insteel Wire Products filed petitions April 23 with the Commerce Department and International Trade Commission requesting antidumping duties be imposed on prestressed concrete steel rail tie wire from China, Mexico, and Thailand (A-570-989, A-201-843, A-549-829). According to the two companies, imports of the product have increased their U.S. market share by undercutting domestic prices, which in turn has eroded the finances of U.S. producers. Domestic industry is both materially injured and threatened by injury from dumped imports, they said.

The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the April 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 publishing notices in the April 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 asking for comments by May 3 on public interest factors it should consider in its decision on whether to issue a limited exclusion order blocking imports of Nanya’s DRAM semiconductor chips that infringe patents held by Elpida Memory. An administrative law judge recommended the order in September, the ITC said.

The International Trade Commission is beginning an enforcement investigation to see if imports of dimmable compact fluorescent lamps from MaxLite are violating Section 337, despite a consent agreement with complainant Neptun Light (337-TA-830). According to the Feb. 19 complaint, a lawyer representing Neptun was able to order the products online well after the settlement’s effective date (see 13022029). When the products arrived, they were branded "MaxLite" and said they were made in China, Neptun said. In its complaint, Neptun requested a permanent cease and desist order, as well as monetary penalties of the greater of the value of the good, or $100,000, for each day the order has been violated.

The Commerce Department published notices in the April 23 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):