The International Trade Commission issued a proposed rule that would change the discovery provisions of its Rules of Practice and Procedure for Section 337 patent investigations. The proposal would limit discovery of electronically stored information, allow an administrative law judge to limit discovery in certain cases, and add new provisions on privileged information and attorney work product. The ITC said the proposal would reduce expensive, inefficient, unjustified, or unnecessary discovery practices in agency proceedings. Comments on the proposed rule are due Dec. 4.
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the Oct. 3 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 is considering issuing a limited exclusion order several companies' coenzyme Q10 products for use as "heart healthy" nutritional supplements and in "anti-aging" cosmetics, and is asking for comments by Oct. 29 on any relevant public interest factors. Kaneka Corporation of Japan alleges that the products infringe its patents. The administrative law judge in the case recommended limited exclusion orders against the following companies:
The International Trade Commission is considering issuing a limited exclusion order against Apple iPhones and iPads, and is asking for comments by Oct. 22 on any relevant public interest factors. Samsung alleges that Apple's devices infringe its patents. The administrative law judge issued the final initial determination in this Section 337 investigation of certain electronic devices, including wireless communication devices, portable music and data processing devices, and tablet computers (337-TA-794) on Sept. 14, finding no violation of Section 337.
The International Trade Administration initiated a new shipper review for the antidumping duty order on certain frozen fish fillets from Vietnam (A-552-801) at the request of Golden Quality Seafood Corp. The ITA will determine if this company is eligible for an estimated AD cash deposit rate other than the Vietnam-wide entity rate it currently receives.
The International Trade Administration made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that drawn stainless steel sinks from China (A-570-983) are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The ITA found preliminary AD rates of 54.25% to 76.53%, which are effective Oct. 4. CBP is expected to implement these AD cash deposit/bond requirements soon. Pursuant to the ITA's October 2011 final rule, no bond will be accepted in lieu of a cash deposit.
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the Oct. 2 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 Oct. 2 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 publishing notices in the Oct. 1 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 is asking for comments by about Oct. 10 on a patent complaint filed Sept. 26 on behalf of Speculative Product Design, which alleges violations of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the import into the U.S., the sale for import, and the sale within the U.S. after import of certain cases for portable electronic devices (D/N 2917). The 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. The complaint names the following respondents: