Comments are due to the International Trade Commission by March 28 regarding a potential Section 337 investigation on landscape lighting devices, it said in a notice to be published March 20 in the Federal Register. The request for comments follows a March 10 complaint by New York lighting company Wangs Alliance Corp., doing business as WAC Lighting. The complaint alleges that Ohio-based Hinkley Lighting imports user-adjustable lights and fixtures that infringe on three of WAC Lighting's patents concerning waterproof exterior light fixtures. WAC has asked the ITC for a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order against Hinkley.
The Commerce Department is setting new countervailing duty cash deposit requirements for imports of paper file folders from India (C-533-911), after finding illegal subsidization of Indian producers in the preliminary determination of its CV duty investigation. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements will take effect for entries on or after March 20, the date the preliminary determination is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register.
The Commerce Department has issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on common alloy aluminum sheet from China (A-570-073). These final results will be used to set final assessments of antidumping duties on importers for subject merchandise entered Feb. 1, 2021, through Jan. 31, 2022.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register March 16 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 International Trade Commission published notices in the March 15 Federal Register on the following AD/CVD injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register March 15 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 large power transformers from South Korea (A-580-867). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD on importers for subject merchandise entered Aug. 1, 2020, through July 31, 2021.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the March 14 Federal Register on the following AD/CVD injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
Comments are due March 23 to the International Trade Commission concerning a potential Section 337 investigation on anti-theft shopping cart wheels (ITC Docket No. 3671), it said in a Federal Register notice. The request for comments follows a March 8 complaint by Gatekeeper Systems, a California-based loss prevention and store optimization company. The complaint alleges that Rocateq International, Rocateq USA and Zhuhai Rocateq Technology Company import products that infringe five of Gatekeeper's patents concerning locking and movement systems for shopping carts. Gatekeeper has asked the ITC to issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against the respondents.
The International Trade Commission will consider a general exclusion order on imported compact wallets (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1355), it said in a Federal Register notice. The ITC announced the of the formal Section 337 investigation March 9, following a February complaint submitted by The Ridge Wallet, a California-based consumer goods company (see 2302100020). Ridge Wallet alleged that two U.S.-based and three Chinese companies continue to import knock-offs of one of Ridge's compact metal wallet designs. Those knock-offs, Ridge said, infringe one of its patents and on its trade dress.