The International Trade Commission is asking for comments by about May 9, 2012, on a patent complaint filed on behalf of Boart Longyear Company and Longyear TM, Inc. which alleges violations of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the U.S., the sale for importation, and the sale within the U.S. after importation of certain drill bits and products containing the same (D/N 2893). ITC is asking for comments on any public interest issues that might affect ITC consideration, including whether the issuance of an exclusion order and/or cease and desist order would impact the public interest.
The International Trade Commission instituted a formal enforcement proceeding relating to a consent order that resulted from a patent investigation into certain incremental dental positioning adjustment appliances and methods of producing same (337-TA-562) that was instituted in February 2006 based on a complaint filed by Align Technology, Inc. of Santa Clara, CA (now San Jose, CA).
The International Trade Administration is giving advance notice that it and the International Trade Commission will consider revoking the antidumping duty order on solid agricultural grade ammonium nitrate from Ukraine (A-823-810) in their automatic five year sunset review of this order, which is scheduled to be initiated in June 2012.
The International Trade Administration published notices in the May 1, 2012, Federal Register on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, the scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The International Trade Administration is announcing the opportunity to request administrative reviews by May 31, 2012, for producers and exporters subject to 28 antidumping orders and 5 countervailing duty orders with May anniversary dates. Affected products include ball bearings, stainless steel plate in coils, citric acid, etc.
On April 30, 2012, 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 announced that the 15th Annual Education Conference, cosponsored with the Orange Country Regulatory Affairs Discussion Group (OCRA), will be in Irvine, CA, June 6-7, 2012. The conference is intended to give the drug, device, biologics, and dietary supplement industries an opportunity to interact with FDA reviewers and compliance officers from the Centers and District Offices, as well as other industry experts. The FDA said the main focus of the Conference will be product approval, compliance, and risk management in the three medical product areas.
The Food and Drug Administration recently announced the availability of the following guidance and draft guidances:
On April 30, 2012, the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The International Trade Administration announced it will lead a healthcare technology trade mission to Mexico City, Mexico, from May 13-15, 2012. Representatives from 18 U.S. firms that provide high-technology medical equipment and devices, as well as products and services related to automated health records, imaging data transfer and storage, and real-time data access will participate in the mission. The ITA said the Mexican healthcare sector has invested an estimated $500 million in healthcare information technology systems. The market is expected to continue growing as automating technologies increase in the Mexican healthcare sector. The full list of companies selected for participation in the mission is available here.