The International Trade Commission seeks comments by June 28 on a Section 337 complaint from Milwaukee Electric Tool and Keter Home and Garden Products seeking a ban on imports of storage containers and toolboxes, organizers, component boxes, coolers, and accessories from Klein Tools that allegedly infringe on their patents. After withdrawing a similar complaint it had filed May 23 (see 2406030068), Milwaukee Tool and Keter said in their new complaint that Klein Tools’ Modbox line of modular containers rely on the patented technology used in Milwaukee Tools’ Packout modular storage products. Milwaukee Tool and Keter seek a limited exclusion order and cease and desist order against Klein Tools.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the June 17 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 seeks comments by June 25 on a request from RAI and R.J. Reynolds for a Section 337 exclusion order banning all imports of disposable vaporizer devices that infringe on their patents, the ITC said in a notice published June 17. In their June 11 complaint, RAI and R.J. Reynolds identified 42 infringing companies, mostly in the U.S. and China, and requested cease and desist orders against them.

The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on lightweight thermal paper from China (A-570-920). The agency assigned all three exporters under review -- Guangdong Guanhao High-Tech, Guangdong Polygon New Materials, and Henan Jianghe Paper -- to the China-wide entity, with an AD rate of 115.29%. Any changes to cash deposit rates for Guangdong Guanhao, Guangdong Polygon and Henan Jianghe would take effect on the publication date of the final results of this review, currently due in October. If the three companies continue to get the China-wide rate in the final results, Commerce will assess AD duties at 115.29% on importers of subject merchandise from each company entered between Nov. 1, 2022, and Oct. 31, 2023.

The Commerce Department has released the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from China (C-570-980). These final results will be used to set final assessments of CV duties on importers for entries between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2021.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the June 14 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 Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping and countervailing duty administrative reviews on certain aluminum foil from Turkey (A-489-844/C-489-845). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD/CVD on importers for subject merchandise entered Sept. 23, 2021, through Oct. 31, 2022, for AD and March 5, 2021, through Dec. 31, 2021, for CVD.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the June 13 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 Commerce Department on June 13 issued antidumping and countervailing duty orders on non-refillable steel cylinders from India (A-533-912/C-533-913). The orders set permanent antidumping and countervailing duties, which will remain in place unless revoked by Commerce in a sunset or changed circumstances review. Commerce will now begin conducting annual administrative reviews, if requested, to determine final assessments of AD/CVD on importers and make changes to cash deposit rates.

The International Trade Commission seeks comments on a potential Section 337 investigation on allegations that imports of hydrodermabrasion systems from Cartessa Aesthetics and Eunsung Global are infringing on patents held by HydraFacial, it said in a notice released June 13. In its June 10 complaint, HydraFacial said Cartessa’s Skinwave system, Eunsung’s Hydracare H2 system and Eunsung’s Hydra Touch H2 system copy the patented technologies used in HydraFacials’s Syndeo system. HydraFacial seeks a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against HydraFacial and Eunsung. Comments are due June 24.