The International Trade Commission seeks comments by Feb. 14 on a Section 337 complaint alleging that imports of glass substrates infringe patents held by Corning Incorporated, it said in a notice to be published Feb. 6. According to the complaint, the complainant is seeking a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against LG, Hisense, HKC, and six other companies to bar from entry "certain glass substrates for liquid crystal displays, products containing the same, and methods for manufacturing the same" that violate the complainant's patents. The products are used in "display panels and electronic devices containing the same, including TVs, monitors, notebook and laptop computers, and tablets." This is the second complaint Corning has submitted in as many months (see 2412230044).

The International Trade Commission is beginning a Section 337 investigation on dryer wall exhaust vent assemblies (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1437) after receiving allegations filed by InOvate Acquisitions Company that Chinese company Xiamen Dirongte Trading Co., Ltd. is importing products that infringe its patents, the agency said in a notice to be published Feb. 6.

The Commerce Department soon will suspend liquidation and impose countervailing duty cash deposit requirements on imports of corrosion-resistant steel products from Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and Vietnam, it said in a fact sheet issued Feb. 4. CVD rates range from 0.33% to 1.72% for Brazilian exporters, 1.21% to 41.4% for Canadian exporters, zero percent to 1.56% for Mexican exporters, and zero percent to 140.05% for Vietnamese exporters, the agency said as it announced its preliminary determinations in its ongoing CVD investigations. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements will take effect for entries on or after the date of publication of the preliminary determinations in the Federal Register, which should occur in the coming days. Commerce is conducting a concurrent antidumping duty investigation on the same products from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, the Netherlands, South Africa, Taiwan, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam, with a preliminary determination expected on April 3.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Feb. 4 Federal Register on the following antidumping and countervailing (AD/CVD) duty 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 published notices in the Federal Register Feb. 4 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 is amending the final results of an antidumping duty administrative review on circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from South Korea (A-580-809) to revise its results so that they align with the Jan. 15 final decision in a court case that challenged rate calculations in those original final results. In that review, covering subject merchandise entered Nov. 1, 2019, through Oct. 31, 2020, Hyundai Steel Company was given a 1.97% AD rate, Husteel Co., Ltd. received a 4.07% AD rate, and 21 non-individually examined companies were given a review average rate of 3.21%.

The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on chlorinated isocyanurates from Spain (A-469-814) (CBP case number A-470-814). Commerce determined that none of the three companies under review undersold subject merchandise during the period of review, June 2022 through May 2023. This is unchanged from the preliminary results of the review. As a result, Commerce will not assess AD on importers from these three countries for entries during that period. A new zero percent cash deposit rate takes effect Feb. 4 for the three companies, as follows:

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Feb. 3 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 issuing a limited exclusion order banning imports of vaporizer devices and their cartridges (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1368) from the U.S. company NJOY and its affiliates, it said in a notice to be published Feb. 4. Additionally, the ITC issued cease and desist orders against the respondents but imposed no bond for covered articles imported or sold during the period of presidential review. The order concludes a Section 337 investigation the ITC launched in August 2023, based on allegations by Juul that NJOY and its affiliates are importing vaping devices and components that infringe four patents owned by Juul.

The International Trade Commission is beginning a Section 337 investigation on shapewear garments (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1436) after receiving allegations filed by Spanx that U.S. companies Honeylove Sculptwear, Daerwene and Dolce Vita Intimates and three Chinese companies are importing products that infringe its patents, the agency said in a Jan. 31 news release.