The International Trade Commission seeks comments by Feb. 13 on a Section 337 complaint recently filed by Pax Labs that seeks a ban on imports of hemp and cannabis oil vaporizing devices from ALD and Stiiizy that allegedly infringe on its patents, the ITC said in a notice released Feb. 2. Pax said in its Jan. 30 complaint that Stiiizy and ALD, as well as their subsidiaries, are copying Pax’s patented technologies for managing condensation and leakage from hemp and cannabis oil vaporizers. Pax seeks a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against Stiiizy and ALD.

The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Feb. 2 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 intends to exempt lithographic-grade aluminum sheet from antidumping duties on common alloy aluminum sheet from Germany (A-428-849), it said in the preliminary results of a changed circumstances review. Eastman Kodak Company requested the exemption, and the original petitioner for the AD order on German aluminum sheet, Aluminum Association Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet Trade Enforcement Working Group, as well as two other domestic producers, said they don't oppose it.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Feb. 1 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 published notices in the Federal Register Feb. 1 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 announced the opportunity to request administrative reviews by Feb. 29 for producers and exporters subject to 43 antidumping duty orders and 15 countervailing duty orders with anniversary dates in February.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Jan. 31 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 published notices in the Federal Register Jan. 31 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 is giving advance notice that in automatic five-year sunset reviews scheduled to begin in March it will consider revoking the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on pasta from Italy (A-475-818/C-475-819) and Turkey (A-489-805/C-489-806). These orders will be revoked, or the investigation terminated, unless Commerce finds that revocation would lead to dumping and the International Trade Commission finds that revocation would result in injury to U.S. industry, Commerce said.

The Commerce Department has released the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on steel nails from Taiwan (A-583-854). Commerce said it made certain changes to the rate calculation for Your Standing International, making the final rate higher than in the preliminary results of this review, and that changed the review average rate as well. Commerce will set assessments of antidumping duties for subject merchandise entered July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. New cash deposit rates set in these final results take effect Feb. 1.