Optimum Communications Services seeks a general exclusion order banning all imports of network equipment supporting NETCONF standards that allegedly infringe its patents, the International Trade Commission said in a Jan. 25 notice. A complaint filed by Optimum Jan. 19 said imports of the goods, used for network management systems for managing remote network elements, violate Section 337 by infringing on its patented technologies that “improve cost-efficiency, reliability and performance of network configuration and monitoring.” The complaint singles out Changsha Silun, Hunan Maiqiang, Hunan Zikun and Guangzhou Qiton as infringing on Optimum’s patents, and also seeks cease and desist orders against each of those China-based companies.
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 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 issued notices in the Federal Register on its recently initiated antidumping duty investigations on glass wine bottles from Chile, China and Mexico (A-337-808, A-570-162, A-201-862), and its countervailing duty investigation on glass wine bottles from China (C-570-163). The CVD investigation covers entries for the calendar year 2022. The AD investigations on Chile and Mexico cover entries Oct. 1, 2022, through Sept. 30, 2023, and the AD investigation on China covers entries April 1, 2023, through Sept. 30, 2023.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Jan. 22 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 is beginning new antidumping duty investigations on glass wine bottles from Chile, China and Mexico, as well as a new countervailing duty investigation on glass wine bottles from China, it said in a fact sheet Jan. 19. The underlying petition was filed in December (see 2401030043). The International Trade Commission is scheduled to make its preliminary injury determinations by Feb. 12. These AD/CVD investigations will continue only if the ITC finds injury. International Trade Today will provide more details upon publication of the initiation notices in the Federal Register.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Jan. 19 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 published notices in the Jan. 18 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):
Apple likely will stop selling watches that contain pulse oximeters, at least for now, after a Jan. 17 court order made clear that a stay on those watches’ Section 337 import ban would end the next day (Apple v. International Trade Commission, Fed. Cir. # 24-1285).
The International Trade Commission will analyze the export competitiveness of Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Pakistan and India, after a request from the U.S. trade representative. She asked the commission to track the apparel market shares of each of those countries in 2013, 2018 and 2023, and to describe the changing patterns in those market shares, including against other top suppliers of apparel.