The International Trade Commission seeks comments by Aug. 19 on a Section 337 compliant filed by HydraFacial that alleges eight companies are importing hydrodermabrasion systems that infringe on its patents. In its Aug. 6 complaint, HydraFacial said Sinclair Pharma’s U.S. and U.K. branches, as well as Huadong Medicine, EMA Aesthetics, Aesthetic Management Partners, Advanced Aesthetics Services, James Vaughn and H.R. Meditech, are infringing on patents related to HydraFacial’s systems for skin treatment through mechanical or fluid-based abrasion or exfoliation. HydraFacial seeks a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders banning imports of infringing goods from the eight companies.
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The International Trade Commission seeks comments by Aug. 16 on a Section 337 complaint filed by JBS Hair that seeks a general exclusion order banning imports of synthetic braiding hair, the ITC said in a notice Aug. 8. In its complaint, filed Aug. 2, JBS alleges 30 companies are infringing on its patented method of pre-stretching synthetic braiding hair in differing lengths to avoid the added time for braiders to pull tease the hair to make it look natural. JBS Hair also seeks cease and desist orders against those 30 companies, which are all U.S.-based.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Aug. 8 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 published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on oil country tubular goods from Ukraine (Commerce case number A-823-815; CBP case number A-462-326). The agency preliminarily calculated a 1.39% AD rate for the related companies Interpipe Europe S.A., Interpipe Ukraine LLC, PJSC Interpipe Niznedneprovsky Tube Rolling Plant, and LLC Interpipe Niko Tube (collectively, Interpipe). If the agency's finding is continued in the final results, importers of subject merchandise from Interpipe entered July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023, will be assessed AD at importer-specific rates. Any changes to rates for Interpipe would take effect on the date of publication in the Federal Register of the final results of this review, due in December.
The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of the antidumping duty administrative review on circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe from Oman (A-523-812). The final results of this review will be used to set importer assessments for the Omani company Al Jazeera for the period Dec. 1, 2021, through Nov. 30, 2022.
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping and countervailing duty administrative reviews on quartz surface products from China (A-570-084/C-570-085). Commerce said it preliminarily determined that certain Malaysian exporters of certain quartz surface products continue to be ineligible to participate in the scope certification process established for the AD and CVD orders on quartz surface products from China for all imports of quartz surface products from Malaysia. Specifically, it said it finds "that these Malaysian exporters did not demonstrate that the quartz slab used to produce their exports" to the U.S. was sourced from "a country other than China."
The Commerce Department is beginning new antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on tungsten shot from China, it said in a fact sheet Aug. 7. The underlying petition was filed in July (see 2407160029). The International Trade Commission is scheduled to make its preliminary injury determinations by Aug. 26. These AD/CVD investigations will continue only if the ITC finds injury. International Trade Today will provide more details upon publication of the initiation notices in the Federal Register.
The Commerce Department has published the final results of the countervailing duty administrative review on forged steel fluid end blocks from Germany (C-428-848). These final results will be used to set final assessments of CVD on importers of subject merchandise entered Jan. 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2022.
The Commerce Department made preliminary affirmative antidumping duty determinations that imports of glass wine bottles from Chile (A-337-808), China (A-570-162) and Mexico (A-588-862) are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The agency will impose AD cash deposit requirements retroactively on some entries of subject merchandise from China beginning May 11, 2024. For the other Chinese exporters, as well as all exporters in Chile and Mexico, AD suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements take effect Aug. 9, 2024.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Aug. 7 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):