The International Trade Commission began a Tariffs Act Section 337 investigation into allegations that Apple computers and mobile devices infringe patents held by Aqua Connect and subsidiary Strategic Technology Partners, the ITC announced Tuesday. In a complaint filed Oct. 10, the two companies said Apple Mac computers running macOS 10.7 or above, Apple iPhones, iPads and iPods running iOS 5 or above, and Apple TV products, second generation and above, copy Strategic Technology Partners’ patented screen sharing technology. The ITC will consider whether to issue a cease and desist order against Apple, as well as a limited exclusion order banning import of Apple products that infringe the patents. Aqua Connect and Strategic Technology Partners sought a temporary cease and desist order and a temporary exclusion order while the ITC considers the case. Apple didn't comment Wednesday.
The International Trade Commission began a Tariffs Act Section 337 investigation into allegations that Apple computers and mobile devices infringe patents held by Aqua Connect and subsidiary Strategic Technology Partners, the ITC announced Tuesday. In a complaint filed Oct. 10, the two companies said Apple Mac computers running macOS 10.7 or above, Apple iPhones, iPads and iPods running iOS 5 or above, and Apple TV products, second generation and above, copy Strategic Technology Partners’ patented screen sharing technology. The ITC will consider whether to issue a cease and desist order against Apple, as well as a limited exclusion order banning import of Apple products that infringe the patents. Aqua Connect and Strategic Technology Partners sought a temporary cease and desist order and a temporary exclusion order while the ITC considers the case. Apple didn't comment Wednesday.
CBP should require live entry for imports requiring antidumping and countervailing duty payments for importers that have unresolved non-payments of duties at the time of entry summary, or that haven’t paid an increased duty bill within 60 days of issuance, the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee said in a recommendation approved at its Nov. 14 meeting in Washington. But the live entry for non-payment of duty increases should exempt importers with protest issues that can be filed within 180 days of duty of the rate advance, the COAC said. CBP should also establish and publish its policy for removing an importer from live entries after they rectify any payment problems, or demonstrate the importer wasn’t at fault for any late filing or payment in instances like technical or processing errors, it said.
The International Trade Commission on Nov. 14 began a Section 337 investigation into allegations that Apple computers and mobile devices infringe patents held by Aqua Connect and its subsidiary Strategic Technology Partners, the ITC said in a press release. In a complaint filed Oct. 10, the two companies said Apple Mac computers running macOS 10.7 or above; Apple iPhones, iPads and iPods running iOS 5 or above; and Apple TV products, second generation and above, copy Strategic Technology Partners’ patented screen sharing technology. The ITC will consider whether to issue a cease and desist order against Apple, as well as a limited exclusion order banning importation of Apple products that infringe the patents identified in the complaint. Aqua Connect and Strategic Technology Partners also requested a temporary cease and desist order and a temporary exclusion order while the ITC considers the case.
CBP will use the widespread ACE outage that occurred on the evening of Nov. 14 to inform national downtime procedures and best practices currently under development, agency officials said on a Nov. 15 call with ACE filers and developers. CBP headquarters is communicating with the ports to determine what worked well during the downtime and identify any issues and deficiencies, CBP Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner Cynthia Whittenburg said. The outreach is part of an effort to “ensure that our downtime procedures are efficient as possible” and incorporate any best practices identified, she said.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Nov. 6-12:
A CBP import specialist marking a protest “approved” does not automatically trigger CBP’s obligation to grant a refund, the Court of International Trade said in a decision publicly released Nov. 8. Though it denied the government’s motion to dismiss the case for lack of jurisdiction, the court eventually sided with CBP by ruling that the act of reliquidation and the associated calculation of excess duties is what allows a protest, not the checking of a box on the protest form.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Oct. 30-Nov. 5:
International Trade Today is providing readers with some of the top stories for Oct. 30-Nov. 3 in case they were missed.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Oct. 23-29: