The Final Co. seeks a general exclusion order banning all imports of foldable reusable drinking straws that allegedly infringe its patents, the company said in a Section 337 complaint filed Oct. 8 with the International Trade Commission. Final says companies in China are importing reusable drinking straws that may be folded and stored in a carrying case, which copy Final’s patented design. Final also seeks cease and desist orders against each of the 17 Chinese companies identified in the complaint. Comments are due to the ITC by Oct. 24.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Oct. 7-13:
The Commerce Department issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on wooden bedroom furniture from China (A-570-890). The agency said the only four companies remaining under review -- Eurosa (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. and its affiliate Eurosa Furniture Co., (PTE) Ltd.; Shenyang Shining Dongxing Furniture Co., Ltd.; Sunforce Furniture (Hui-Yang) Co., Ltd. and its affiliates Sun Fung Wooden Factory, Sun Fung Co., Shin Feng Furniture Co., Ltd. and Stupendous International Co., Ltd.; and Yeh Brothers World Trade Inc. -- had no exports of subject merchandise to the U.S. during the period under review. If Commerce's "no shipments" findings for these four companies are continued in the final results, subject merchandise from these four companies will continue to enter at the AD rate set in the most recent previous review, and any entries filed with their case numbers entered Jan. 1, 2018, through Dec. 31, 2018, will be liquidated at the China-wide rate. Commerce will make its final decision when it issues the final results of this review, currently due in February.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Sept. 30 - Oct. 6:
CBP and the State Department’s Office of Marine Conservation will hold a call Oct. 17 at 1 p.m. to gather input as State develops its final rule on filing of shrimp exporter’s and importer’s declarations in ACE, the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America said in an emailed update. CBP and State have been accepting electronic data from Form DS-2031 and, in cases of countries not certified to export shrimp, the full DIS-2031 through the document imaging system, since a pilot began in 2016 (see 1606140007). As State prepares its final rule requiring ACE filing, it “would like to discuss the Trade's experience and feedback for the last three years,” according to the NCBFAA. Participants should dial (844) 767-5679, access code 6738926.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Sept. 23-29:
International Trade Today is providing readers with some of the top stories for Sept. 23-27 in case they were missed.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Sept. 16-22:
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks told the Competitive Carriers Association he met with CCA members before a keynote Tuesday to discuss security of network equipment from Huawei and other Chinese equipment makers (see 1909170023). Starks warned gear that isn’t secure will likely have to be removed from networks. Commissioner Brendan Carr said he hasn’t decided whether issues raised in a public notice Friday (see 1909160018) will be his next focus on wireless infrastructure.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Sept. 9-15: