The International Trade Administration issued an amended final determination and antidumping duty order on certain stilbenic optical brightening agents from Taiwan (A-583-848), which among other things amends the rate for the sole respondent and the All Others rate. The order also details a "gap period" of May 2 - May 7 of no AD duty liability due to the expiration of the provisional measures period. This order is effective May 8, 2012, and is expected to be implemented by U.S. Customs and Border Protection soon.
The International Trade Administration issued an amended final determination and antidumping duty order on certain stilbenic optical brightening agents from China (A-570-972), which among other things amends the rate for two respondents and the China-wide entity. The order also details a "gap period" of May 2 - May 7 of no AD duty liability due to the expiration of the provisional measures period. This order is effective May 8, 2012, and is expected to be implemented by U.S. Customs and Border Protection soon.
The International Trade Administration issued an amended final determination and antidumping duty order on certain steel nails from the United Arab Emirates (A-520-804), which among other things amends the rates for two respondents and the all other rates. The order also details a "gap period" of May 2 - May 7 of no AD duty liability due to the expiration of the provisional measures period. This order is effective May 8, 2012, and is expected to be implemented by U.S. Customs and Border Protection soon.
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the May 9, 2012, 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 decided to review part of an administrative law judge’s March 2012 final initial determination finding no violation of certain claims of patents held by Rambus, Inc. in its investigation of certain semiconductor chips and products containing the same (337-TA-753). The remaining respondents1 are LSI Corporation; STMicroelectronics N.V.; Asustek Computer, Inc.; Asus Computer International, Inc.; Cisco Systems, Inc.; Garmin International Inc.; Hewlett-Packard Company; Hitachi Global Storage Technologies; and Seagate Technology.
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the May 8, 2012, 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 April May 8, 2012, 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 Administration issued the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain steel threaded rod from China (A-570-932) for one company and the China-wide Entity. The ITA also announced its intent to rescind the administrative review for two companies1, and the rescission of this administrative review for six companies2. These preliminary results are not in effect. The ITA may modify them in the final results of this review and change the estimated AD cash deposit rate for this company.
The International Trade Commission is asking for comments by about May 15, 2012, on a patent complaint filed on behalf of California Institute of Technology, which alleges violations of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the U.S., the sale for importation, and the sale within the U.S. after importation of certain CMOS image sensors and products containing same (D/N 2895). ITC is asking for comments on any public interest issues that might affect ITC consideration, including whether the issuance of an exclusion order and/or cease and desist order would impact the public interest.
ITC Asks for Comments on Products w/ Interactive Program Guides & Parental Controls Patent Complaint
The International Trade Commission is asking for comments by about May 15, 2012, on a patent complaint filed on behalf of Rovi Corporation, Rovi Guides, Inc., Rovi Technologies Corporation, Starsight Telecast, Inc., United Video Properties, Inc., and Index Systems, which alleges violations of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the U.S., the sale for importation, and the sale within the U.S. after importation of certain products containing interactive program and parental control technology (D/N 2894). ITC is asking for comments on any public interest issues that might affect ITC consideration, including whether the issuance of an exclusion order and/or cease and desist order would impact the public interest.