The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Aug. 23 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 has released its final determination in the countervailing duty investigation on glass wine bottles from China (C-570-163). Cash deposit rates set in this final determination take effect Aug. 26.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Aug. 22 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 will consider whether to issue a general exclusion order banning all imports of wireless front-end modules from Kangxi Communication Technologies, as well as routers that contain them, that allegedly infringe on patents held by Skyworks, the ITC said in a notice Aug. 22. In a Section 337 complaint (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1413) filed in July (see 2407230023), Skyworks said KCT and its affiliate Grand Chip Labs are making unauthorized and unlicensed copies of its patented wireless front-end modules, including the KCT FEMs under the names KCT8539S and KCT8547HE, which are then being incorporated into downstream routers from D-Link Systems and Ruijie Networks. The ITC also will consider cease and desist orders against KCT, D-Link and Ruijie.

The International Trade Commission seeks comments by Aug. 30 on a Section 337 complaint filed by Advanced Bionics seeking a ban on imports of cochlear implant systems from MED-EL that allegedly infringe on its patents, the ITC said in an Aug. 22 notice. According to the complaint, filed Aug. 16, MED-EL is importing Austrian-made devices that incorporate infringing sound processors, including the Sonnet 2 and Rondo 3. Advanced Bionics seeks a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders banning import and sale of infringing devices from MED-EL.

The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Aug. 22 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 it is rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on refillable stainless steel kegs from China (A-570-093) for the period of review Dec. 1, 2022, through Nov. 30, 2023, because there were no reviewable, suspended entries of subject merchandise by either of the two companies -- Guangzhou Jingye Machinery Co., Ltd. and Guangzhou Ulix Industrial & Trading Co., Ltd. -- listed in the review initiation notice during the review period. Commerce will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries, at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated AD required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, it said.

The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on xanthan gum from China (A-570-985). In the final results of this review, Commerce may set assessment rates for subject merchandise from the companies under review that was entered July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023.

The Commerce Department has published the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review on passenger vehicle and light truck tires from China (C-570-017). The agency calculated new CVD cash deposit rates for the Chinese producers and exporters listed below. These final results, unchanged from the preliminary results, will be used to set final assessments of CV duties on importers for entries Jan. 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2022.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Aug. 21 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):