The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the June 11 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will appear in another ITT article):
Emir Tiar and Radcliffe, LLC filed a petition with the International Trade Commission June 7 requesting a Section 337 investigation into whether imports of a children’s television show shown on the Disney Channel violate their copyrights. The allegedly infringing product is “Mr. Young.”. The program, which is produced and filmed in Vancouver, Canada, is a comedy about a student who becomes the teacher of his class. Tiar alleges that “Mr. Young” violates a copyright he holds on a pilot for a television show he wrote called “Student Teacher.” Rights to that show are currently held by Radcliffe. The infringing show is currently being produced in Canada by Thunderbird, and imported to the U.S. from Canada and aired by Disney Channel. Tiar and Radcliffe also allege violations of Section 337 by Canadian company Mindset. They request exclusion and cease and desist orders against the respondents, as well as exclusion of infringing goods during the investigation.
The International Trade Commission clarified recent changes to its Rules of Practice and Procedure, in a Federal Register notice on its website that hasn’t yet been published. According to the notice, the changes from the April 19 final rule are effective only for investigations instituted on or after May 20. The final rule had specified only a May 20 effective date. The rules are not applicable to investigations that began before May 20, although “parties are nonetheless encouraged to submit proposed consent orders consistent with Commission rule 210.21(c).
The Commerce Department published notices in the June 11 Federal Register 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 said a revisited scope ruling that found Rowley Company’s drapery rail kits outside the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on aluminum extrusions from China (A-570-967 / C-570-968) went into effect June 3, following approval by the Court of International Trade. Commerce had originally found the kits to be subject to the orders in February 2012, but amid a court challenge by Rowley requested a redo of the scope ruling. The court granted the request for voluntary remand in November, and sustained the agency’s reversal in position on May 23, Commerce said. CIT didn’t issue any opinions related to the proceeding.
The Commerce Department issued a Federal Register notice on its recently initiated antidumping investigations on welded stainless pressure pipe from Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam (A-557-815, A-549-830, A-552-816). The agency will determine whether imports of the subject merchandise are being, or are likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. A Commerce Department fact sheet said domestic petitioners alleged AD rates of 22.67 to 22.73 percent for Malaysian exporters, 23.77 to 24.01 percent for Thai companies, and 89.4 to 90.8 percent for Vietnamese exporters (see 13060702).
The International Trade Commission is proposing changes to its procedural rules for antidumping and countervailing duty injury determinations, according to a copy of a proposed rule posted on its website. The changes would affect filing procedures, both in general and for lost sales or revenue allegations, as well as deadlines for requests for information and the timeline for changed circumstances proceedings. The proposed rules ask for comments within 60 days of publication in the Federal Register, but the rule hasn’t yet been published.
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on wooden bedroom furniture from China (A-570-890). The agency made no changes from its preliminary results, continuing to find mandatory respondents Maoji and Huansheng part of the China-wide entity to punish their alleged lack of cooperation. Commerce also said six companies will maintain their AD rates from previous reviews because they had no shipments.1 The new rates are effective June 12, and will be implemented by CBP soon.
On June 10 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 June 4-10, 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: