The International Trade Commission has instituted a section 337 patent-based investigation1 of certain gemcitabine and products containing same pursuant to a complaint.
The International Trade Administration is initiating an anti-circumvention inquiry to determine whether certain merchandise exported from the United Kingdom is circumventing of the antidumping duty order on small diameter graphite electrodes (SDGE) from China (A-570-929).
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of its first antidumping duty administrative review of laminated woven sacks from China (A-570-916) for the period of January 31, 2008 through July 31, 2009.
The International Trade Administration has issued the following notice:
The International Trade Commission has issued the following notices:
The International Trade Commission is terminating the Section 337 patent-based investigation of certain large scale integrated circuit semiconductor chips and products containing the same (Inv. No. 337-TA-716) based upon a settlement agreement. The investigation was based on a complaint filed by Panasonic Corporation of Japan against ten respondents, including several Freescale Semiconductor companies and Motorola, Inc. (See ITT's Online Archives or 04/30/10 news, 10043032, for BP summary of the institution of this patent investigation.)
The International Trade Administration frequently issues notices on antidumping and countervailing duty orders, investigations, etc. which Broker Power considers to be "minor” in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued, neither announce nor cause any changes to an order’s duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period, etc.
The International Trade Commission has issued a limited exclusion order and two cease and desist orders in its section 337 patent-based investigation of certain 4X4 automotive vehicles and designs. The ITC has also terminated the investigation.
The International Trade Administration is issuing an antidumping duty order on polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) from Taiwan (A-583-841).
The International Trade Commission is terminating the Section 337 patent-based investigation of certain connecting devices (quick clamps) for modular compressed air conditioning units (Inv. No. 337-TA-587), which was based on a complaint filed by Norgren, Inc. against four respondents. The ITC has determined to terminate the investigation with a finding of no violation of section 337 because the asserted claims of U.S. Patent No. 5,372,392 are invalid for obviousness. (See ITT's Online Archives or 11/17/06 news, 06111730, for BP summary of the institution of this patent investigation.)