The International Trade Commission is seeking comments by May 4 on public interest issues raised by a Section 337 complaint submitted April 19 by Centripetal Networks. The complaint alleges that Keysight Technologies is importing network security equipment and related software that infringe on three of Centripetal's patents. The products at issue are Keysight's Vision and ThreatArmor product lines, which are used by businesses and data centers to "monitor, detect, and respond to network activities and cyber threats," according to the complaint. Centripetal is asking the ITC for a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register April 25 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 beginning new antidumping duty investigations on preserved mushrooms from France, the Netherlands, Poland and Spain, as well as new antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on white grape juice concentrate from Argentina, it said in recently released fact sheets. Petitions for both sets of investigations were filed in late March (see 2204050031 and 2204050029). The International Trade Commission is scheduled to make its preliminary injury determinations by May 16. These AD/CV duty investigations will only continue if the ITC finds injury. International Trade Today will provide more details upon publication of the initiation notices in the Federal Register.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the April 22 Federal Register on the following AD/CV 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 April 22 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 issued a correction to the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review on cold-rolled steel flat products from South Korea (C-580-882) (see 2204070064), used to set final assessments of CV duties on importers for subject merchandise entered Jan. 1, 2019, through Dec. 31, 2019, starting April 8. Commerce said two of the 45 companies listed in Appendix II of the original notice of final results as having the review average rate assessed should not have appeared on the list: Dongbu USA and POSCO International Corp. The review average rate of 1.93% does not apply to those two companies. The correction does not affect any other results in the review.
The Commerce Department this week issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on polyethylene retail carrier bags from China (A-570-886). The agency said two of the the only companies remaining under review -- Dongguan Nozawa Plastics Products Co., Ltd. and its affiliate United Power Packaging, Ltd. -- did not have any shipments during the period of review. As a result, if the no shipment finding is confirmed in the final results, their cash deposit rate will not change, and any entries under their case numbers during the period will be liquidated at the China-wide rate.
The Commerce Department will consider whether imports of dual-piston engines from China are circumventing antidumping and countervailing duties on vertical shaft engines between 99cc and up to 225 cc from China (A-570-124/C-570-125), it said in a notice released April 22 announcing the initiation of an anti-circumvention inquiry.
The Commerce Department is rescinding 13 antidumping duty administrative reviews after review requests for all respondents in each proceeding were withdrawn, it said in a notice.
The International Trade Commission issued a general exclusion order banning imports of container openers that infringe patents held by Draft Top, ending a Section 337 invetistigation that began in early 2021, the ITC said in a notice (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1255). The ITC found seven respondents -- KKS Enterprises Co., Ltd. of Hangzhou, China; Kingskong Enterprises Co., Ltd. of Hangzhou, China; Du Zuojun of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China; WN Shipping USA, Inc. of Inwood, New York; Shuje Wei of Pomona, California; Express Cargo Forwarded, Ltd. of Los Angeles, California; Hou Wenzheng of Hebron, Kentucky -- in default, after they didn't participate in the case. The ITC set bond at 100% of the entered value of the excluded products imported during the period of Presidential review.