The International Trade Commission seeks comments by Dec. 21 on allegations that imports of household furniture from Whalen are infringing copyrights held by Toppan Interamerica, the ITC said in a Dec. 13 notice. In a Section 337 complaint filed Dec. 7, Toppan said Whalen Furniture Manufacturing is importing furniture finished with a decorative wood grain paper that copies Toppan’s copyrighted patterns. Toppan seeks a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders banning importation and sale of infringing furniture from Whalen.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Dec. 13 on the following AD/CV duty 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 Commerce Department has released the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from South Korea (A-580-887). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for subject merchandise from the companies under review entered May 1, 2021, through April 30, 2022.
The Commerce Department has released the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from Belgium (A-423-812). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD on importers for subject merchandise entered May 1, 2021, through April 30, 2022.
Several types of collared studs exported by Competent Technologies International are not subject to antidumping duties on certain carbon and alloy steel threaded rods from Taiwan (A-583-865), the Commerce Department said in a scope ruling issued Nov. 17. The scope of the order doesn't cover the studs because they are headed.
Multiple types of furniture imported by Moe’s Home Collection are covered by the antidumping duty order on wooden bedroom furniture from China, Commerce said Nov. 22 in a scope ruling.
The Commerce Department soon will suspend liquidation and impose countervailing duty cash deposit requirements on imports of pea protein from China, it said in a fact sheet issued Dec. 12. Commerce set CVD rates ranging from 15.09% to 342.53% for all Chinese exporters, the agency said as it announced its preliminary determinations in its ongoing CVD investigations. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements will take effect for entries on or after the date of publication of the preliminary determinations in the Federal Register, which should occur in the coming days.
Future Motion seeks a general exclusion order barring all imports of self-balancing electric skateboards that infringe its patent, it said in a Section 337 complaint filed Dec. 5 with the International Trade Commission. The company said Floatwheel, Smilo, Gaea, and SoverSky are importing one-wheeled electric skateboards, which move in response to a rider’s weight distribution, that copy its patented technologies used in the Future Motion OneWheel electric skateboard. Future motion also seeks cease and desist orders against Floatwheel, Smilo, Gaea, and SoverSky. Comments are due to the ITC by Dec. 19.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Dec. 12 on the following AD/CV duty 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 Commerce Department is ending an inquiry into allegations that the South Korean company Gwangyang Aluminum is circumventing the antidumping and countervailing duties on common alloy aluminum sheet from China (A-570-073/C-570-074), the agency said in a notice. The domestic petitioners that requested the inquiry withdrew their request, Commerce said. In the inquiry, Commerce was considering whether to extend the antidumping duties on China to Chinese common alloy aluminum sheet to aluminum sheet produced in South Korea by Gwangyang Aluminum, assembled or completed using flat rolled aluminum having a thickness greater than 6.3 mm produced by Henan Mingtai or Zhengzhou Mingtai in China, and exported to the U.S. (see 2307120020). The domestic petitioners' lawyer didn't comment.