The International Trade Administration issued the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on freshwater crawfish tail meat from China (A-570-848) for four companies, of which zero AD rates were assigned to two. 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 these companies.
The International Trade Administration issued the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain lined paper products from India (A-533-843). 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 these companies.
The International Trade Administration issued the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain kitchen appliance shelving and racks from China (A-570-941) for one company, finding an AD rate of zero for New King Shan (Zhu Hai) Co. 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 Administration issued the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain new pneumatic off-the-road tires from China (A-570-912). The ITA reviewed sales by one company, rescinded this review with respect to 33 companies with separate rates whose review requests were withdrawn, and preliminarily rescinded this review with respect to 78 companies that form part of the China-wide entity whose review requests were also withdrawn. 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 these companies.
The International Trade Administration issued the preliminary results of the administrative review of the countervailing duty order on certain kitchen appliance shelving and racks from China (C-570-942) for New King Shan (Zhu Hai) Co., Ltd. The ITA is also rescinding this review with respect to six other companies because their review requests were withdrawn.1 These CV rates are not in effect. The ITA may modify them in the final results of this review and change the estimated CV cash deposit rate for this company.
The International Trade Administration issued the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on lined paper products from China (A-570-901). The ITA rescinded this review with respect to Shanghai Lian Li Paper Products Co. because it had no shipments during the period of review. The ITA also continued to find that affiliated companies Leo's Quality Products Co. and Denmax Plastic Stationary Factory failed to cooperate,1 and so assigned them the China-wide AD rate of 258.21 percent. This rate, which is effective Oct. 9, is expected to be implemented by CBP soon.
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the Oct. 4 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 launched a Section 337 enforcement proceeding in response to petitioner Isola USA’s allegations that Taiwan Union Technology is violating a 2009 consent order. The consent order prohibited importing, offering for sale, and selling for importation into the U.S. of certain prepegs, laminates, and finished circuit boards (337-TA-659) that violated Isola’s patents.
The International Trade Administration published notices in the Oct. 4 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):
FTC Commissioner Julie Brill warned that the increase in patent disputes at the International Trade Commission (ITC) has the potential to threaten innovation in the mobile space. Brill's remarks came Oct. 3 during a speech at the University of Colorado's center for law, technology, and entrepreneurship. Brill said with effective application of intellectual property law and robust enforcement of competition law, the FTC can "ensure that high tech innovation does not become collateral damage" in today's patent wars. Brill said the commission has discovered more than a few "roadblocks at the intersection of intellectual property law and antitrust" law. First, the FTC believes that trivial and overbroad patents undermine competition, she said. Second, the FTC concluded that poor patent notice and inequitable patent remedies have a "huge impact on incentives to innovate, competition and consumer welfare."