The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the April 19, 2012, 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 voted to institute an investigation of certain consumer electronics, including mobile phones and tablets (337-TA-839).
According to the International Trade Commission, a section 337 patent complaint on certain electronic devices having a retractable USB connector was filed on behalf of Anu IP LLC. on April 18, 2012. The proposed respondents are:
The International Trade Administration is publishing notices in the April 18, 2012, Federal Register on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, the scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The International Trade Administration issued the final results of its antidumping duty changed circumstances review of certain frozen warmwater shrimp from Vietnam (A-552-802). The ITA determined that C. P. Vietnam Corporation is the successor-in-interest to C. P. Vietnam Livestock Corporation. As such, the ITA will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to apply the same AD cash deposit rate in effect for C.P. Livestock (1.04%) to all entries of subject merchandise from C.P. Vietnam that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after April 18, 2012.
The International Trade Commission determined that a U.S. industry is not materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of imports of bottom mount refrigerator-freezers from Korea that the International Trade Administration has determined are subsidized and from Korea and Mexico that the ITA has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value.
The International Trade Commission determined that a U.S. industry is not materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of imports of certain steel wheels from China that the International Trade Administration has determined are subsidized and sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the April 17, 2012, 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 said it will not review the administrative law judge's(ALJ) finding of violations of section 337 in the importation into the U.S., the sale for importation, and the sale within the U.S. after importation of certain handbags, luggage, accessories, and packaging thereof, by reason of infringement of trademarks held by Louis Vuitton Malletier S.A. of France and Louis Vuitton U.S. Manufacturing, Inc. of San Dimas, CA (337-TA-754). The ALJ's initial determination also recommended that the ITC issue a general exclusion order and set a bond of 100% during the period of Presidential review.
The International Trade Commission voted to institute an investigation of certain food waste disposers and components and packaging thereof (337-TA-838). The products at issue in this investigation are undersink-mounted food waste disposers.