U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted an updated version of its spreadsheet of ACE ESAR A2.2 (Initial Entry Types) programming issues.
The International Trade Commission has voted to institute a section 337 patent-based investigation of certain devices for mobile data communication (337-TA-809). The products at issue are tablet computers, and smartphones. The investigation is based on a complaint filed by Openwave Systems, Inc., Redwood City, CA on August 31, 2011.
The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has issued an updated frequently asked questions document on D-Trade. The document provides information on D-Trade basic use; form completion, submission, and follow up; digital certificates; and super users (D-Trade users responsible for managing company users). According to DDTC sources, the last major update to these FAQs occurred in 2008.
Public Knowledge asked the FCC to clarify how it and other organizations can challenge whether redacted information in the AT&T/T-Mobile and other proceedings should be made part of the public record. Too much of the time, AT&T and T-Mobile have stamped as confidential information they want to keep out of the public view, which is not the kind of “competitively-sensitive information” the FCC ought to protect in protective orders, Public Knowledge said in a letter signed by Legal Director Harold Feld (http://xrl.us/bmfba3).
The International Trade Administration has issued a final rule to modify its antidumping and countervailing duty regulations under 19 CFR Part 351 so that the posting of cash deposits will be the normal1 provisional measure used from the date of the affirmative preliminary determination until the AD or CV order’s effective date2. The posting of bonds will no longer be allowed during this provisional measures3 period.
The International Trade Commission has voted to institute a section 337 patent-based investigation of certain electronic devices with communication capabilities, components thereof, and related software (337-TA-808). The products at issue are computers, tablet computers, and smartphones. The investigation is based on a complaint filed by HTC Corporation of Taiwan on August 16, 2011 and amended on September 7, 2011. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the U.S. and sale of these products and requests an ITC exclusion order and a cease and desist order. Apple, Inc. a/k/a Apple Computer, Inc. of Cupertino, CA, is listed as the respondent in this investigation.
U.S. Customs and Border Inspection recently posted a revised version of its Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) 101 "Topic" document, which provides a useful general overview of ACE, including the ACE Secure Data Portal, account management capabilities, report capabilities, revenue capabilities, cargo control and release, and entry summary processing. The document also discusses future ACE features.
The U.S. International Trade Commission voted to launch an investigation of a broad swath of digital photo frames, image display devices and related components, based on a complaint filed by IP management company Technology Properties Ltd. (TPL) of Cupertino, Calif., on Aug. 24. The complaint alleges violations of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the import and sale of digital photo frames, image display devices and components that infringe patents asserted by TPL. TPL is requesting exclusion and cease and desist orders. Companies named in the investigation include Action Electronics of Taiwan; Aiptek International, Taiwan; Aluratek, Tustin, Calif.; Audiovox, Happauge, N.Y.; Ceiva Logic, Burbank, Calif.; Circus World Displays, Canada; Coby Electronics, Lake Success, N.Y.; Curtis International, Canada; Digital Spectrum Solutions, Irvine, Calif.; Eastman Kodak Rochester, N.Y.; Mustek Systems, Taiwan; Nextar, La Verne, Calif.; Pandigital, Dublin, Calif.; Royal Consumer Information Products, Somerset, N.J.; Sony Corp., Japan; Sony Corp. of America, New York, N.Y.; Transcend Information, Walnut, Calif.; ViewSonic Corp., Walnut, Calif.; Win Accord, Taiwan; and WinAccord U.S.A., San Jose, Calif. The USITC will assign the case to one of its four administrative law judges, who will schedule and hold an evidentiary hearing, subject to review by the commission, to determine if a violation of Section 337 occurred. The USITC will set a target date for completing the investigation within 45 days, it said. The TPL Group owns Alliacense, which manages IP licensing programs across various industries, and IntellaSys, which develops system-on chip solutions targeting distributed digital media applications, according to the TPL website.
The Court of International Trade has ruled to move to trial a case involving BP Oil Supply Company's challenge against a U.S. Customs and Border Protection denial of BP protests claiming substitution drawback on unused merchandise. The CIT ruled that a jury could return a verdict on dispute over facts surrounding the commercial interchangeability and prior use of the merchandise for which BP sought drawback.
During the annual National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America’s Government Affairs Conference, a Food and Drug Administration official stated that PREDICT1 is currently deployed in 13 of 16 FDA districts.