The International Trade Administration published notices in the Nov. 14 Federal Register on the following AD/CV 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 Nov. 13 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 voted to institute a Section 337 investigation on patent infringement by imports of certain cases for portable electronic devices (337-TA-861). The investigation, which will focus on protective cases for cellular phones and tablets, was requested by Speculative Product Design, which is requesting the ITC issue cease and desist orders and an exclusion order. The ITC identified the following as respondents in this investigation:

The International Trade Administration intends to push back the effective date for revocation of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on honey from Argentina (A-357-812 / C-357-813), it said in the preliminary results of a changed circumstances review. The order was already revoked in September in a sunset review, with an effective date of Aug. 2, 2012. After a request from domestic honey industry associations, however, the ITA said it is considering earlier effective dates of Dec. 1, 2010 for the AD duty order, and Dec. 1, 2011 for the CV duty order.

Antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on hardwood and decorative plywood from China will continue after the International Trade Commission voted unanimously that U.S. industry is injured by dumped and subsidized imports. The ITA is set to issue its preliminary determination on Dec. 12 for the CV duty investigation, and March 6 for the AD duty investigation, although both deadlines are extendable.

Apple and HTC reached a settlement of their patent disputes that includes the dismissal of all current lawsuits and a ten-year license agreement, they said in a joint press release. The license agreement extends to current and future patents held by both parties, they said. The terms of the agreement are confidential. In the joint press release, which was sparse on detail, both CEOs said their companies can now focus on product innovation.

The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the Nov. 9 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 Administration published notices in the Nov. 9 Federal Register on the following AD/CV 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 Administration published notices in the Nov. 8 Federal Register on the following AD/CV 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 Administration issued the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain small diameter carbon and alloy seamless standard, line and pressure pipe from Romania (A-485-805), which sets an AD cash deposit rate of zero for ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Roman S.A. The rate is effective Nov. 9.