The Commerce Department issued its final determinations in its antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on brass rod from Israel (A-508-814/C-508-815). Suspension of liquidation is currently not in effect for entries on or after June 11, 2024, and Commerce will only require cash deposits of estimated AD/CVD on future entries if it issues AD/CVD orders.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Aug. 2 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 has released the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on uncoated paper from Portugal (A-471-807). Commerce calculated an AD rate of 1.07% for The Navigator Company, S.A., the only company under review, unchanged from the preliminary rate. Commerce will assess AD at importer-specific rates for subject merchandise from The Navigator Company entered March 1, 2022, through Feb. 28, 2023, it said. The new 1.07% AD cash deposit rate for The Navigator Company takes effect Aug. 5, the date that these final results are scheduled for publication in the Federal Register.

The Commerce Department will allow a grace period until Aug. 31 for some certifications that Malaysian and Vietnamese wooden cabinets aren’t subject to antidumping and countervailing duties on wooden cabinets and vanities from China (A-570-106/C-570-107), it said in a correction notice released Aug. 2.

The Commerce Department on Aug. 2 said Vietnam will continue to be treated as a non-market economy in antidumping duty proceedings. Releasing the results of its review of the nation's market status, the agency said that despite "substantive reforms made over the past 20 years, the extensive government involvement in Vietnam’s economy distorts Vietnamese prices and costs," rendering them "unusable" for calculating the duties.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Aug. 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 International Trade Commission seeks comments by Aug. 9 on a Section 337 complaint recently filed by Infineon Technologies that alleges semiconductor devices from Innoscience are infringing on its patents, the ITC said in a notice Aug. 1. The July 26 complaint said Innoscience is incorporating Infineon’s patented gallium nitride (GaN) technology into its power transistors and circuit products, including GaN-on-Si semiconductor devices, GaN Field Effect Transistors (FETs) and GaN high electron mobility transistors, as well as downstream chips and that incorporate the transistors and circuits. Infineon seeks a limited exclusion order and cease and desist order banning import and sale of infringing products from Innoscience.

The International Trade Commission is terminating a limited exclusion order it had issued to ban imports of graphics processing chips from Realtek (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1318) that infringed on AMD patents, the ITC said in a notice released Aug. 1. The ITC had already ended the LEO as it had applied to TCL in June after TCL and AMD reached a settlement, and is now ending the LEO for Realtek, the only remaining company covered by the order, after Realtek also reached a settlement with AMD. The ITC had issued the limited exclusion order in January (see 2401300074), based on an investigation that it began in June 2022 (see 2206060003).

The International Trade Commission is beginning a Section 337 investigation on allegations that imports of photodynamic therapy systems and associated pharmaceuticals from Biofrontera allegedly infringe on patents held by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, the ITC said in a notice Aug. 1. In a complaint filed in June (see 2407030004), Sun said Biofrontera’s BF-RhodoLED XL and Ameluz prescription medicines infringe on patents related to Sun’s Blu-U Blue Light Photodynamic Therapy Illuminator device and its Levulan medication. The devices are used “particularly” to treat dermatological conditions, Biofrontera said. The ITC will consider whether to issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders banning importation and sale of infringing devices and drugs from Biofrontera.

The International Trade Commission issued a general exclusion order banning all imports of compact wallets that infringe on trade dress and patents held by The Ridge Wallet (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1355), it said in a notice. The exclusion order, which applies to all infringing patents covered by the underlying Section 337 investigation and isn't specific to any company’s products, results from an ITC investigation launched in March 2023 (see 2303140041). The ITC also issued cease and desist orders against investigation respondents RossM, SWZA, ARW and INSGG, and set bond at 100% for imports during the 60-day period the administration has to review the exclusion order.