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New ITC Investigation Notices for March 20
March 20, 2023 |AD/CV - Patent

The International Trade Commission published notices in the March 20 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):

New ITC Investigation Notices for March 17
March 17, 2023 |AD/CV - Patent

The International Trade Commission published notices in the March 17 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):

Landscape Lighting Manufacturer Seeks Section 337 Exclusion Order at ITC
March 17, 2023 by Ben Perkins|AD/CV - Patent

Comments are due to the International Trade Commission by March 28 regarding a potential Section 337 investigation on landscape lighting devices, it said in a notice to be published March 20 in the Federal Register. The request for comments follows a March 10 complaint by New York lighting company Wangs Alliance Corp., doing business as WAC Lighting. The complaint alleges that Ohio-based Hinkley Lighting imports user-adjustable lights and fixtures that infringe on three of WAC Lighting's patents concerning waterproof exterior light fixtures. WAC has asked the ITC for a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order against Hinkley.

New ITC Investigation Notices for March 15
March 15, 2023 |AD/CV - Patent

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):

ITC Finds 301 Tariffs Paid by Importers, Not Consumers; 232 Tariffs Hurt Manufacturing
March 15, 2023 by Mara Lee|Congress

While the Section 232 tariffs increased domestic steel production by 5% and increased smelter utilization by about 15%, there was $3.4 billion less manufacturing across the most impacted metal consuming industries -- industrial machinery, cutlery and handtool factories; motor vehicle suspension and steering components; agricultural/mining/construction manufacturing, and metal fabricators, according to an International Trade Commission report.

Topics:Section 301 tariff exclusions, Customs duty, Section 232 Tariffs
New ITC Investigation Notices for March 14
March 14, 2023 |AD/CV - Patent

The International Trade Commission published notices in the March 14 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):

ITC Seeks Comments on Section 337 Investigation on Anti-Theft Shopping Cart Wheels
March 14, 2023 by Ben Perkins|AD/CV - Patent

Comments are due March 23 to the International Trade Commission concerning a potential Section 337 investigation on anti-theft shopping cart wheels (ITC Docket No. 3671), it said in a Federal Register notice. The request for comments follows a March 8 complaint by Gatekeeper Systems, a California-based loss prevention and store optimization company. The complaint alleges that Rocateq International, Rocateq USA and Zhuhai Rocateq Technology Company import products that infringe five of Gatekeeper's patents concerning locking and movement systems for shopping carts. Gatekeeper has asked the ITC to issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against the respondents.

ITC Will Consider General Exclusion Order on Imported Compact Wallets
March 14, 2023 by Ben Perkins|AD/CV - Patent

The International Trade Commission will consider a general exclusion order on imported compact wallets (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1355), it said in a Federal Register notice. The ITC announced the of the formal Section 337 investigation March 9, following a February complaint submitted by The Ridge Wallet, a California-based consumer goods company (see 2302100020). Ridge Wallet alleged that two U.S.-based and three Chinese companies continue to import knock-offs of one of Ridge's compact metal wallet designs. Those knock-offs, Ridge said, infringe one of its patents and on its trade dress.