The International Trade Commission published notices in the Feb. 25 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 found that imports of paper plates from China, Thailand and Vietnam materially injure a U.S. industry, paving the way for antidumping and countervailing duty orders, the agency announced Feb. 24. It issued this final determination following a Commerce Department finding that imports from China, Thailand and Vietnam are sold in the U.S. at less than fair value and imports from China and Vietnam are subsidized by their countries' governments (see 2501270053 and 2501270049). As a result, the Commerce Department will issue countervailing duty orders on imports of this product from China and Vietnam, and antidumping duty orders on imports of this product from China, Thailand and Vietnam.
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The International Trade Commission published notices in the Feb. 24 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 seeking public input on remedies for its Section 337 investigation on Amarte's eye cosmetics (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1407), the ITC said in a notice to be published Feb. 25. The ITC initially began the investigation in July 2024 based on allegations that 10 companies were importing "certain eye cosmetics and packaging thereof that allegedly infringe" Amarte's patents (see 2407160015). The ITC partially terminated the investigation with respect to five of the respondents and found the remaining five in default. The ITC is requesting written submissions by “close of business” on March 6.
The International Trade Commission seeks comments by March 5 on a Section 337 complaint alleging that imports of video game devices infringe patents held by AX Wireless, it said in a notice to be published Feb. 25. According to the complaint, AX Wireless is seeking a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against Sony and Vantiva to bar from entry "Certain Video Game Consoles, Routers and Gateways, and Components" that violate the complainant's patents. The complainant describes the products as providing "advancements in communications systems, particularly ... within packet-based Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) systems."
The International Trade Commission seeks comments by March 5 on a Section 337 complaint alleging that imports of nasal devices infringe patents held by Aardvark Medical Inc., it said in a notice to be published Feb. 25. According to the complaint, the complainant is seeking a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against five Chinese and two U.S. companies to bar from entry "certain nasal devices and components thereof" that violate the complainant's patents. The complainant describes the product at issue as "a portable handheld nasal irrigation and aspiration device configured to aspirate and irrigate the nasal cavity. The nasal irrigation and aspiration device has reservoirs for the irrigant and aspirant."
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Feb. 21 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 seeks comments by March 4 on a Section 337 complaint alleging that imports of semiconductor devices infringe patents held by Longitude Licensing and Marlin Semiconductor Limited, it said in a notice to be published Feb.24. According to the complaint, the complainants are seeking a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Apple, Broadcom, Lenovo, OnePlus, Motorola Mobile Communication Technology Ltd. and Qualcomm to bar from entry "certain foreign-fabricated semiconductor devices, products containing the same, and components thereof" that violate the complainant's patents. The categories of the articles involved are "non-x86 semiconductor devices, consisting of semiconductor wafers or semiconductor dies, manufactured using TSMC’s 7 nm and smaller process nodes outside of the United States."
The International Trade Commission is beginning a Section 337 investigation on motorized self-balancing vehicles (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1440), after receiving allegations filed by Razor USA and Shane Chen that companies Gotrax, Gyroor and Sisigad are importing products that infringe its patents, the agency said in a press release Feb. 20.