CBP announced a new Enforce and Protect Act investigation, saying it has reasonable suspicion that Just About Foods evaded the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on xanthan gum from China, and enacting interim measures against the importer.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the May 6 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 is considering adding DigiKey as a respondent to a potential Section 337 investigation on imports of dynamic random access memory device integrated circuits, the ITC said in a notice May 6. The commission said it received an amended complaint from retired semiconductor designer Wen Lin that now seeks a cease and desist order against DigiKey in addition to Etron Technology (see 2403110040). The amended complaint still seeks a general exclusion order banning all imports that infringe on Lin's patents, regardless of source. Comments are due to the ITC by May 14.
The International Trade Commission seeks comments by May 14 on a request filed by SiOnyx for a Section 337 investigation into alleged patent infringement by Samsung smartphones and tablet computers, the ITC said in a notice May 6. In a complaint filed April 30, SiOnyx said Samsung’s devices copy its patented technologies for improved designs of cameras, image sensors and other sensors with pixels. SiOnyx seeks a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders barring imports of infringing devices from Samsung.
The International Trade Commission is beginning a Section 337 investigation to consider GoPro's allegations that cameras from Arashi Vision and its U.S. affiliate, which does business as Insta360, are infringing on its patents (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1400), the ITC said in a notice released May 3. GoPro's March 29 complaint said Insta360’s One X, One R, One R 1-inch, One X2, One RS, One RS 1-inch 360, X3, Go 3, Ace and Ace Pro copy GoPro’s patented technologies used in its Hero and Max lines of products (see 2404040013). The ITC will consider whether to issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders banning importation and sale of infringing cameras from Arashi Vision and its affiliate.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the May 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):
An element of the Generalized System of Preferences benefits package that has passed the House Ways and Means Committee next month could result in some apparel items being added to the eligibility list for the first time, something sponsor Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., has pushed for since 2023.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the May 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 is giving advance notice that in automatic five-year sunset reviews scheduled to begin in June it will consider revoking the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on quartz surface products from China (A-570-084/C-570-085) and raw flexible magnets from China (A-570-922/C-570-923). It also will consider revoking the AD orders on non-malleable cast iron pipe fittings from China (A-570-875) and raw flexible magnets from Taiwan (A-583-842). 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 the U.S. industry, Commerce said.
The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission began five-year sunset reviews of the the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe from China (A-570-910/C-570-911); glycine from India (A-533-833/C-533-834); and laminated woven sacks from Vietnam (A-552-823/C-552-824). It also will consider revoking the AD orders on glycine from Japan (A-588-878) and Thailand (A-549-837) and silicomanganese from India (A-533-823) and Kazakhstan (A-834-807), as well as the CVD orders on glycine from China (C-570-081) and Venezuela (C-307-820), Commerce said in a notice May 1.