The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register March 20 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 International Trade Commission published notices in the March 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):

A U.S. manufacturer seeks the imposition of new antidumping and countervailing duties on 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid from China and India, it said in petitions filed last week with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission. Commerce will now decide whether to begin AD/CVD investigations, which could result in the imposition of permanent AD/CVD orders on the herbicide, known as 2,4-D, and the assessment of AD/CVD on importers. The investigations were requested by Corteva Agriscience.

The Commerce Department finalized another new exemption for off-grid panels from antidumping and countervailing duties on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from China (A-570-979/C-570-980), it said in the final results of a changed circumstances review released March 19. Commerce confirmed its preliminary finding that “substantially all” U.S. producers of solar cells, including original petitioner American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing, don't oppose Source Global's request to create the exemption.

Ouraring and its Finland-based parent company Oura Health seek a ban on imports of smart ring wearable devices that allegedly infringe on its patents, the ITC said in a notice March 19. In a complaint filed March 13, Ouraring said India-based Ultrahuman and two of its affiliates, as well as China-based Guangdong Jiu Zhi Technology Co. Ltd. and its U.S. affiliate RingConn LLC, and France-based Circular SAS, are making smart rings that copy the patented technologies in Ouraring’s Oura Ring. The rings are used to monitor a user’s health and fitness, including physical activity, biological data and sleep. Ouraring seeks a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against UltraHuman, Jiu Zhi and Circular. Comments are due to the ITC by March 27.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the March 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):

The International Trade Commission began a Section 337 investigation on allegations that imports of vehicle telematics, fleet management and video-based safety systems, devices and components from Motive Technologies allegedly infringe on patents held by Samsara (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1393). In its February complaint (see 2402140020), Samsara said Motive is making infringing goods -- which include AI dashcams and telematics devices for fleet vehicles -- in China and Malaysia, and they are subsequently imported into the U.S. The ITC will consider whether to issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist order banning importation and sale of infringing products.

The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register March 18 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 issued its final determination in the antidumping duty investigation on paper shopping bags from Turkey (A-489-849). Cash deposit rates set in this final determination take effect March 18, the date the final determination was published in the Federal Register.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the March 15 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):