The International Trade Commission is beginning a Section 337 investigation on allegations by X1 Discovery that computing devices from Asus, Acer and Dell that use indexed search systems are infringing on its patents, the ITC said in a news release Jan. 23. X1 Discovery says Asus, Acer and Dell desktop and laptop computers copy its technologies related to “incremental or reactive searching of a variety of search targets, including files, emails, email attachments, Web pages, and specific databases” (see 2312270061). The ITC will consider whether to issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against the following respondents:
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Jan. 25 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 issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on mattresses from Thailand (A-549-841). The agency preliminarily said the only company under review, Saffron Living Co., Ltd., made sales of subject merchandise to the U.S. at less than fair value during the period under review, and assigned it an AD rate of 763.28%. If Commerce's finding for Saffron is continued in the final results, the agency will assign a 763.28% cash deposit rate to Saffron. Subject merchandise from Saffron entered May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023, would be liquidated at importer-specific rates. Commerce will make its final decision when it issues the final results of this review, currently due in May.
The Commerce Department published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (R-134a) from China (A-570-044). The agency preliminarily assigned the 23 companies for which a review was requested that didn't qualify for a separate rate to the China-wide entity, which has an AD rate of 167.02%. Any changes to cash deposit rates for the 23 companies remaining under review would take effect on the publication date of the final results of this review. If the preliminary rate is confirmed in the final results, Commerce will order liquidation for subject merchandise entered April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023, at the China-wide rate of 167.02%.
A model of spare light truck tires imported from Thailand by Cheng Shin Rubber USA is not covered by an antidumping duty order on Thai light truck tires, Commerce said in a Jan. 18 scope ruling. The products were for temporary use only, and temporary tires are excluded from the order, it said.
End module side cover and cable tray connection brackets from India imported by Sigma aren't covered by antidumping and countervailing duties on Indian cold-rolled steel flat products, Commerce said in a Dec. 13 scope ruling. It said the products were excluded from the order because they had undergone enough further processing.
The antidumping and countervailing duty orders on wooden cabinets and vanities from China covers cabinets and vanities made from phragmites, a type of reed, the Commerce Department said in a Jan. 12 scope ruling that found merchandise exported by Nanjing Kayling subject to AD/CVD.
The International Trade Commission announced the beginning of a Section 337 investigation of allegations that imports of Ericsson 5G cellular base station communication equipment infringe patents held by Motorola Mobility (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1388), the ITC said in a notice released Jan. 24. In a complaint filed Dec. 15 (see 2312270058), Motorola said Ericsson and its affiliates’ 5G NR radio units and baseband units, used by wireless carriers to build and maintain 5G cellular networks, copy Motorola’s patented technologies related to the 5G NR technology, which provides “better performance, reliability, and efficiency in 5G communication.” The ITC will consider a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against the following respondents:
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Jan. 24 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 preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on polyester textured yarn from India (A-533-885). The agency preliminarily set a zero percent AD rate for the one company in the review, Reliance Industries Limited and its affiliate Alok Industries Limited. Should Commerce continue to set a zero percent AD rate for Reliance/Alok in the final results of this review, the company will not be subject to an AD cash deposit requirement until further notice, and subject merchandise from Reliance/Alok entered Jan. 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2022, would not be assessed antidumping duties.