Comments are due to the International Trade Commission by Nov. 2 in a potential Section 337 investigation on unapproved imported drugs containing tirzepatide, the ITC said in a Federal Register notice.
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Ben Perkins, Assistant Editor, is a reporter with International Trade Today and its sister publications, Trade Law Daily and Export Compliance Daily, where he covers sanctions, court rulings, and other international trade issues. He previously worked as a trade analyst for a Washington D.C. advisory firm. Ben holds a B.A. in English from the University of New Hampshire and an M.A. in International Relations from American University. Ben joined the staff of Warren Communications News in 2022.
Former International Trade Commissioner Raldolph Stayin will join Buchanan Ingersoll in the international trade and national security practice, the firm said. The ITC announced Stayin's departure Oct. 19. His term would have expired in June 2026 (see 2310190048).
The International Trade Commission on Oct. 18 announced the departure of Commissioner Randolph Stayin, who will "return to private practice." The departure leaves the commission with only four of a possible six active commissioners. Stayin was confirmed by the Senate Aug. 1, 2019, and was set to serve until 2026. He served as vice chairman of the commission between June 2020 and June 2022.
Comments are due to the International Trade Commission by Oct. 26 in a potential Section 337 investigation regarding imported electronic devices, according to a notice in the Federal Register.
An automotive telematics device is properly classified as a "measuring or checking instrument" under Harmonized Tariff Schedule heading 9031 and not as a "telephone" under heading 8517, according to a recent ruling by CBP headquarters.
Comments are due to the International Trade Commission by Oct. 25 in a potential Section 337 investigation on imported 5G-capable mobile phones and components, according to a notice in the Federal Register.
The International Trade Commission has ended a Section 337 investigation on imported semiconductors with dummy fill (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1342), it said in a Federal Register notice. Complainant Bell Semiconductor initially alleged in 2022 that 15 companies were importing devices containing semiconductors that infringed on a Bell patent concerning the capacitive effect of non-signal carrying features within an integrated circuit (see 2211280030).
Calcium glycinate is not subject to antidumping duties on glycine from India, Japan and Thailand or countervailing duties on glycine from India and China, according to an Oct. 11 ruling by the Commerce Department.
In the Oct. 11 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 57, No. 37), CBP published a proposal to modify a ruling letter concerning woven upholstery fabric.
The International Trade Commission began a Section 337 investigation on imported electronic devices (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1373), it said in a Federal Register notice. The announcement follows a Sept. 1 complaint by InterDigital and its subsidiaries, in which the Delaware-based technology company alleged that various smartphones, computers and tablets imported by Lenovo, along with Motorola's Edge+ smartphone, contain components that infringe on five of InterDigital's patents covering wireless file-sharing and video-sharing (see 2309070014). InterDigital is seeking a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.