The International Trade Commission seeks comments by Oct. 4 on a Section 337 complaint alleging that imports of open-ear earpiece devices infringe patents held by Bose, it said in a notice to be published Sept. 26 in the Federal Register. According to the complaint, the respondents are seeking a general exclusion order and cease and desist orders against 22 Chinese companies to bar from entry "certain open-ear earpiece devices (also known as open-ear headphones or open earbuds)" that violate their patents. Bose described its products as "open-ear earbuds which, unlike traditional in-ear or over-ear headphones, do not block the ear canal, allowing users to hear both their audio and ambient sounds simultaneously."
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Sept. 25 on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CVD rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department began administrative reviews for certain firms subject to antidumping and countervailing duty orders with August anniversary dates. Producers and exporters subject to any of these administrative reviews on China or Vietnam must submit their separate rate certifications or applications on or about Oct. 9 to avoid being assigned high China-wide or Vietnam-wide rates.
Suspension of liquidation and countervailing duty cash deposit requirements take effect Sept. 26 for imports of silicon metal from Australia (C-602-814), Laos (C-553-002), Norway (C-403-807) and Thailand (C-549-856), after the Commerce Department found countervailable subsidization in preliminary determinations in its ongoing CVD investigations.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Sept. 24 Federal Register on the following antidumping and countervailing duty injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The International Trade Commission seeks comments by Oct. 2 on a Section 337 complaint alleging that imports of vaporizer devices infringe patents held by NJOY, Altria and their subsidiaries, it said in a notice released Sept. 24. According to the complaint, NJOY is seeking a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against Juul Labs, Inc. to bar from entry "certain vaporizer devices, cartridges used therewith, and components thereof" that violate its patents. This is the latest in a series of dueling Section 337 complaints by NJOY and Juul, and the ITC is currently investigating a similar complaint by Juul filed in August (see 2509100017).
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Sept. 24 on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CVD rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department soon will suspend liquidation and impose countervailing duty cash deposit requirements on imports of silicon metal from Australia, Laos, Norway and Thailand, it said in a Sept. 23 fact sheet. Commerce will set the CVD rate at 41.31% for all Australian exporters, at 240% for all Laotian exporters, at 16.87% for all Norwegian exporters, and at 31.27% for all Thai exporters, the agency said as it announced its preliminary determinations in its ongoing CVD investigation. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements will take effect for entries on or after the date of publication of the preliminary determinations in the Federal Register, which should occur in the coming days. Commerce is conducting concurrent antidumping duty investigations on the same product from Australia and Norway, with a preliminary determination expected by Nov. 20.
The Commerce Department has released the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on stainless steel plate in coils from Belgium (A-423-808). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD on importers for entries May 1, 2023, through April 30, 2024.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Sept. 23 Federal Register on the following antidumping and countervailing duty injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):