The International Trade Commission seeks comments by Feb. 23 on a Section 337 complaint recently filed by Samsara that seeks a ban on imports of vehicle telematics, fleet management and video-based safety systems, devices and components from Motive Technologies that allegedly infringe on Samsara’s patents. Samsara alleges Motive is making infringing goods -- which include AI dashcams and telematics devices for fleet vehicles -- in China and Malaysia, and they are subsequently imported into the U.S., according to its Feb. 9 complaint. Samsara requested a limited exclusion order and cease and desist order banning importation and sale of infringing products.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Feb. 14 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 the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review on certain metal lockers and parts thereof from China (C-570-134). The agency calculated new CVD cash deposit rates for the Chinese producers and exporters listed below, at rates lower than those calculated in the preliminary results of this review. These final results will be used to set final assessments of CVD on importers for entries during the period Dec. 14, 2020, through Dec. 31, 2021.
Monopiles, the foundations of large offshore structures such as wind towers, are not subject to AD/CVD orders on wind towers from Spain, the Commerce Department said in a Feb. 6 scope ruling.
Certain types of electrical conduit fittings imported from China are not subject to an antidumping duty order on certain malleable iron pipe fittings from that country, the Commerce Department said in a Feb. 8 scope ruling.
The Commerce Department said in a new scope ruling Feb. 9 that some of exporter Asia Wheel’s 22.5 to 24.5 inch diameter steel wheels -- those with rims and discs made in Thailand or a third country out of inputs from China -- are not covered by AD/CVD orders on steel wheels from China.
A domestic producer seeks the imposition of new antidumping duties and countervailing duties on melamine from Germany, India, Qatar and Trinidad and Tobago, as well as antidumping duties on melamine from Japan and the Netherlands, it said in petitions filed with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission Feb. 14. Commerce will now decide whether to begin AD/CVD investigations, which could result in the imposition of permanent AD/CVD orders and the assessment of AD and CVD on importers.
The International Trade Commission is beginning a Section 337 investigation on allegations that capacitive discharge ignition systems from Motortech infringe on Altronic’s patents, it said in a notice released Feb. 13 (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1390). A complaint filed by Altronic in January said Motortech is making ignition systems for industrial internal combustion engines that copy its patented technologies (see 2401170030). The ITC will consider issuing a limited exclusion order and cease and desist order banning imports from the Germany-based Motortech and its affiliate Motortech Americas.
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Feb. 13 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 a countervailing duty administrative review of truck and bus tires from China (C-570-041). This review covers subject merchandise from the exporters under review entered during the period Jan. 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2022.