Public interest statements on a possible exclusion order on imported golf club shaft and head adapters are due to the International Trade Commission by close of business Nov. 3, ITC said in a notice. The notice follows a ruling by the ITC in which it found the lone respondent, Top Golf Equipment, to be in default after the company failed to respond to various investigation deadlines. The ITC is now considering a permanent limited exclusion order and a permanent cease and desist order against Top Golf.

The EU is hoping for concrete input from the U.S. by year-end on changes to the World Trade Organization’s dispute settlement system (see 2210180006), an EU official said, adding member states are growing increasingly impatient about the U.S.’s lack of action. Sabine Weyand, the European Commission’s director-general, also said the discussions within the EU on extending WTO’s Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS waiver) have become more difficult.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Oct. 24 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):

Public interest statements are due to the International Trade Commission by Nov. 2 in a potential Section 337 case involving certain video processing devices, according to a Federal Register notice (ITC Docket No. 3650). The notice follows an Oct. 19 complaint filed by VideoLabs, Inc., which alleged that HP imports, sells, as well as maintains and services, video recording and processing devices that infringe on three of VideoLabs's patents concerning picture coding and decoding. VideoLabs has asked the ITC to issue a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order against HP.

The Commerce Department issued Federal Register notices on its recently initiated antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on freight rail couplers from China (A-570-145/C-570-146) and an antidumping duty investigation on freight rail couplers from Mexico (A-201-857). The agency will determine whether imports of sodium nitrite are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value or are illegally subsidized.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Oct. 21 Federal Register on the following AD/CV 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 formal Section 337 investigation on imported smart thermostats (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1339), it said in a Federal Register notice released Oct. 21.

The International Trade Commission has voted to terminate antidumping and countervailing duties on hot-rolled steel flat products from Brazil, finding in a sunset review that revocation of the AD/CVD orders would not result in resumption of injury to domestic industry, the ITC said in an Oct. 21 news release. As a result of the ITC's determination, the Commerce Department will revoke the AD/CVD orders on hot-rolled steel flat products from Brazil effective for entries on or after the date five years after the date the AD/CVD orders were issued, i.e., around Oct. 23, 2021. The AD/CVD orders on cold-rolled steel from Australia, Japan, South Korea, the Netherlands, Russia, Turkey, and the U.K. will remain in place.

The International Trade Commission published notices in the Oct. 20 Federal Register on the following AD/CV 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 formal Section 337 investigation on imported smart TVs, a Federal Register notice released Oct. 20 said (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1338).