The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the Jan. 16 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 assented to a request by complainant SI Group to add four respondents to the Section 337 patent investigation of rubber resins (337-TA-849). Per SI Group’s request, the ITC added to the investigation Red Avenue Group Limited, Sino Legend Holding Group of the Marshall Islands, Gold Dynasty Limited, and Elite Holding Group. Requests to add two other proposed respondents were denied. The full list of respondents is now as follows:
The International Trade Administration published notices in the Jan. 16 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 asking for comments by Jan. 25 on public interest factors it should consider before issuing exclusion and cease and desist orders against Apple, Hewlett-Packard, and Intel, in connection with its Section 337 patent investigation of certain microprocessors, components thereof, and products containing same (337-TA-781). The investigation was instituted in June 2011 on the basis of a complaint by X2Y Attenuators. In its Dec. 14 remedy recommendation, the administrative law judge recommended a limited exclusion order against subject Intel microprocessors, but that the order be delayed based on public interest factors. The ALJ also recommended extensions of the limited exclusion orders against Apple and HP to cover downstream products, and cease and desist orders against all three respondents.
Radio Systems Corp. filed a Section 337 complaint with the International Trade Commission, seeking to exclude Sunbeam Products, Inc.’s bark control collars from import into the U.S. According to RSC, Sunbeam’s “Advanced Bark Control Collar” and “Mini Bark Control Collar” infringe its patents. RSC is requested a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order prohibiting entry and sale of the bark control collars, which RSC says Sunbeam imports from China.
The International Trade Administration issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of tapered roller bearings and parts thereof, finished and unfinished, from China (A-570-601). Of the five reviewed companies, only two qualified for separate rates. The ITA assigned the other three the China-wide entity rate. The new rate is effective Jan. 16, and will be implemented by CBP soon.
The International Trade Administration is proposing changes to its regulations governing extensions of time limits for submissions in antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings. The proposed rule would only allow late submissions under “extraordinary circumstances,” and would clarify that time limit extension provisions apply to all submissions, not just factual information. Comments are due by March 18.
The International Trade Administration published notices in the Jan. 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):
Clenergy (Xiamen) Technology Co.’s solar panel mounting systems fall outside of the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on aluminum extrusions from China (A-570-967 / C-570-968), said the International Trade Administration. The mounting systems, as imported from China, are finished goods kits that are excluded from coverage by the scope language of the AD and CV duty orders, it said.
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the Jan. 11 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):