Comments are due to the International Trade Commission by April 25 concerning a potential Section 337 investigation on imported light detection and ranging (lidar) systems. The ITC notice follows an April 11 complaint by Ouster, a California-based producer of lidar hardware and software. It alleges that Chinese company Hesai Technology and its U.S.- and Cayman Islands-based affiliates have imported lidar devices that infringe on five of Ouster's patents. Ouster seeks a permanent limited exclusion order barring the respondents’ infringing lidar systems from entry as well as a cease and desist order.
Ben Perkins
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.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's website April 13, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.
The International Trade Commission began a Section 337 investigation on imported LED landscape lighting devices (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1358), it said in a Federal Register notice. The investigation follows a March 10 complaint by Wangs Alliance (WAC Lighting), a New York-based lighting company. The complaint alleged Hinkley Lighting of Ohio imported lights and fixtures that infringe on three of WAC's patents that allow users to adjust settings and variable beam angles in a housing, removing the need for installers and disassembly to make adjustments while protecting the assemblies from the elements. WAC asked for a permanent limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's website April 12, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.
Canopies for child safety seats are properly classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 9401.99.90 as "other" seat parts, CBP headquarters said in a recently released ruling modification, despite a comment on the underlying proposal that said the court needed to follow U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit precedent and classify the canopies as parts of seats for vehicle seats.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's website April 11, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's website April 10, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's website April 7, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's website April 6, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.
The International Trade Commission is beginning a Section 337 investigation on allegations that imported dermatological treatment devices infringe patents held by Serendia, the ITC said in a notice (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1356). In a March 1 complaint, Serendia said 15 companies are importing and selling merchandise that copies its patented methods and items for treating skin tissue using bipolar electrodes in portable devices. The ITC will consider whether to issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against the following respondents to the investigation: