According to the International Trade Commission, a Section 337 patent complaint on certain balloon dissection devices and products containing same was filed on behalf of Covidien LP on Dec. 21. The proposed respondents are:
According to the International Trade Commission, a Section 337 patent complaint on certain wireless communication equipment and articles therein was filed on behalf of Samsung on Dec. 21. The proposed respondents are:
Speculative Product Design filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission Dec. 26, alleging violations of its patents related to certain cases for portable electronic devices. The complaint lists the following proposed respondents:
The International Trade Commission is asking for comments by about Jan. 5 on a patent complaint filed by Fellowes Office Products (Suzhou) on certain paper shredders, certain processes for manufacturing or relating to same and certain products containing same and certain parts thereof (D/N 2924). The complaint named the following as respondents:
The International Trade Commission is asking for comments by about Jan. 5 on public interest issues raised by the patent complaint filed Dec. 20 by Nuance Communications on certain mobile handset devices and related touch keyboard software technology (D/N 2923). The complaint listed the following as respondents:
The International Trade Commission issued its annual report on violations of its administrative protective orders for calendar year 2011. The report only summarizes investigations of breaches in its antidumping and countervailing duty and Section 337 patent proceedings. No rules violation investigations were completed in 2011, the ITC said.
The International Trade Administration published notices in the Dec. 27 Federal Register on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
On Dec. 26 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Food and Drug Administration warned a device manufacturing facility in the Czech Republic that its products may be subject to import refusal and detention without physical examination, because of violations of Medical Device Reporting and current good manufacturing practices regulations. The warning letter, dated Dec. 12, said Biotronik Fortress Introducer Sheath System devices, manufactured by Contract Medical International, are misbranded and adulterated. Although the company has responded to FDA’s findings, it did not include adequate supporting documentation.
The Food and Drug Administration said three seafood processors in Canada and China have inadequate seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) plans, and may refuse admission of their products, in warning letters posted to the FDA website Dec. 25. Seapak (here) and Ocean Pier (here) of Canada, as well as Koon Cheong Lung (here) of China, were sent the letters. Because the alleged violations are materially related to food safety, the FDA may also assess reinspection fees, it said, so all three seafood processors should inform their U.S. Agents.