The International Trade Commission is asking for comments by Jan. 25 on public interest factors it should consider before issuing exclusion and cease and desist orders against Apple, Hewlett-Packard, and Intel, in connection with its Section 337 patent investigation of certain microprocessors, components thereof, and products containing same (337-TA-781). The investigation was instituted in June 2011 on the basis of a complaint by X2Y Attenuators. In its Dec. 14 remedy recommendation, the administrative law judge recommended a limited exclusion order against subject Intel microprocessors, but that the order be delayed based on public interest factors. The ALJ also recommended extensions of the limited exclusion orders against Apple and HP to cover downstream products, and cease and desist orders against all three respondents.
Radio Systems Corp. filed a Section 337 complaint with the International Trade Commission, seeking to exclude Sunbeam Products, Inc.’s bark control collars from import into the U.S. According to RSC, Sunbeam’s “Advanced Bark Control Collar” and “Mini Bark Control Collar” infringe its patents. RSC is requested a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order prohibiting entry and sale of the bark control collars, which RSC says Sunbeam imports from China.
The International Trade Administration issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of tapered roller bearings and parts thereof, finished and unfinished, from China (A-570-601). Of the five reviewed companies, only two qualified for separate rates. The ITA assigned the other three the China-wide entity rate. The new rate is effective Jan. 16, and will be implemented by CBP soon.
The International Trade Administration is proposing changes to its regulations governing extensions of time limits for submissions in antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings. The proposed rule would only allow late submissions under “extraordinary circumstances,” and would clarify that time limit extension provisions apply to all submissions, not just factual information. Comments are due by March 18.
On Jan. 14 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
During the week of Jan. 7-13, the Food and Drug Administration modified the following existing Import Alerts (not otherwise listed on the FDA's new and revised import alerts page) on the detention without physical examination and/or surveillance of:
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the January Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List (ICSSL). The ICSSL is published monthly for the information and use by food control officers, the seafood industry and other interested persons. The shippers listed have been certified by regulatory authorities in the U.S., Canada, Chile, Korea, Mexico and New Zealand under the uniform sanitation requirements of the National Shellfish Program.
On Jan. 14 the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Jan. 15:
The Bureau of Industry and Security issued a final rule, effective Jan. 16, amending the list of eligible destinations for three Authorization Validated End-User listings at Supplement No. 7 to Part 748 of the Export Administration Regulations, and removing an eligible ECCN for one of the VEUs. The final rule also adds a statement clarifying that language in the VEU supplement doesn’t supersede other EAR requirements. These changes are not because of activities of concern, but instead arise from the companies’ normal course of business or company requests, BIS said.