Speculative Product Design filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission Dec. 26, alleging violations of its patents related to certain cases for portable electronic devices. The complaint lists the following proposed respondents:
The International Trade Commission is asking for comments by about Jan. 5 on a patent complaint filed by Fellowes Office Products (Suzhou) on certain paper shredders, certain processes for manufacturing or relating to same and certain products containing same and certain parts thereof (D/N 2924). The complaint named the following as respondents:
The International Trade Commission is asking for comments by about Jan. 5 on public interest issues raised by the patent complaint filed Dec. 20 by Nuance Communications on certain mobile handset devices and related touch keyboard software technology (D/N 2923). The complaint listed the following as respondents:
The International Trade Commission issued its annual report on violations of its administrative protective orders for calendar year 2011. The report only summarizes investigations of breaches in its antidumping and countervailing duty and Section 337 patent proceedings. No rules violation investigations were completed in 2011, the ITC said.
The International Trade Administration published notices in the Dec. 27 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):
According to the International Trade Commission, a Section 337 patent complaint on Certain Paper Shredders, certain processes for manufacturing or relating to same and certain products containing same was filed on behalf of Fellowes Office Products (Suzhou) on Dec. 20. The proposed respondents are:
According to the International Trade Commission, a Section 337 patent complaint on certain mobile handset devices and related touch keyboard software technology was filed on behalf of Nuance Communications on Dec. 20. The proposed respondents are:
The International Trade Administration published notices in the Dec. 26 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):
Refrigerator/freezer trim kits made from extruded aluminum and imported by Meridian Products are within the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on aluminum extrusions from China (A-570-967 / C-570-968), the International Trade Administration said in a scope ruling. Meridian argued that the merchandise constitutes “finished goods kits,” and thus are excluded from the purview of the AD/CV duty orders. But relying on the language of the scope and past scope rulings, the ITA said the AD/CV duty orders on aluminum extrusions from China apply.
The International Trade Administration issued its final affirmative countervailing duty determination on large residential washers from Korea (C-580-869), which increased the CV rates for most Korean companies. Although this final determination takes effect Dec. 26, ITA will only require CV cash deposits of estimated CV duties if it issues a CV order.