The International Trade Commission published notices in the Feb. 25 Federal Register on the following AD/CVD injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The International Trade Commission found that imports of paper plates from China, Thailand and Vietnam materially injure a U.S. industry, paving the way for antidumping and countervailing duty orders, the agency announced Feb. 24. It issued this final determination following a Commerce Department finding that imports from China, Thailand and Vietnam are sold in the U.S. at less than fair value and imports from China and Vietnam are subsidized by their countries' governments (see 2501270053 and 2501270049). As a result, the Commerce Department will issue countervailing duty orders on imports of this product from China and Vietnam, and antidumping duty orders on imports of this product from China, Thailand and Vietnam.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Feb. 25 on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CVD rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Feb. 24 Federal Register on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The International Trade Commission is seeking public input on remedies for its Section 337 investigation on Amarte's eye cosmetics (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1407), the ITC said in a notice to be published Feb. 25. The ITC initially began the investigation in July 2024 based on allegations that 10 companies were importing "certain eye cosmetics and packaging thereof that allegedly infringe" Amarte's patents (see 2407160015). The ITC partially terminated the investigation with respect to five of the respondents and found the remaining five in default. The ITC is requesting written submissions by “close of business” on March 6.
The International Trade Commission seeks comments by March 5 on a Section 337 complaint alleging that imports of video game devices infringe patents held by AX Wireless, it said in a notice to be published Feb. 25. According to the complaint, AX Wireless is seeking a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against Sony and Vantiva to bar from entry "Certain Video Game Consoles, Routers and Gateways, and Components" that violate the complainant's patents. The complainant describes the products as providing "advancements in communications systems, particularly ... within packet-based Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) systems."
The International Trade Commission seeks comments by March 5 on a Section 337 complaint alleging that imports of nasal devices infringe patents held by Aardvark Medical Inc., it said in a notice to be published Feb. 25. According to the complaint, the complainant is seeking a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against five Chinese and two U.S. companies to bar from entry "certain nasal devices and components thereof" that violate the complainant's patents. The complainant describes the product at issue as "a portable handheld nasal irrigation and aspiration device configured to aspirate and irrigate the nasal cavity. The nasal irrigation and aspiration device has reservoirs for the irrigant and aspirant."
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Feb. 24 on the following antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CVD rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department on Feb. 24 published its quarterly list of (i) completed antidumping and countervailing duty scope rulings and (ii) anti-circumvention determinations. The following list covers completed scope rulings for the period Oct. 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2024:
The Commerce Department finalized its preliminary finding (see 2501300068) that Trapa Forest Products Ltd. is the successor-in-interest to Trans-Pacific Trading Ltd. for the purposes of countervailing duties on softwood lumber products from Canada (C-122-858). Commerce said it continues to find that Trans-Pacific changed its name to Trapa but otherwise continues to operate as the same business entity as before, in the final results of a changed circumstances review released Feb. 24. Trapa will inherit the CVD rate assigned to Trans-Pacific Trading, which was 6.74% (the review average rate) in the final results of a CVD administrative review for calendar year 2021, published in August 2024 (see 2408160017). Commerce has recognized the name change and allowed Trapa to inherit Trans-Pacific's rate for the purposes of the antidumping duties on subject merchandise (see 2409200061).