The International Trade Commission has instituted a section 337 patent-based investigation of certain flash memory and products containing the same pursuant to a complaint.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has revised its enforcement phase-in schedule for the Lacey Act declaration requirement for imported plants and plant products.
American Airlines is targeting the wrong party in its lawsuit against Yahoo for selling American’s trademarks as search keywords, Yahoo said in a filing with the U.S. District Court in Seattle. It asked the court to compel online travel agency Expedia to respond to the subpoena Yahoo obtained, seeking information on Expedia’s terms with American for selling its flights. It’s Yahoo’s second attempt to get another court to intervene, after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals turned down its request to move the case from Texas to California under Yahoo’s forum-selection clause (WID March 17 p6). Because Yahoo operates its own search engine for flights, subpoenaed information could give Yahoo a competitive advantage against Expedia, said a legal expert following the case.
CBP has issued a memorandum informing CBP ports and the trade that the filing period of the First Sale Declaration indicator has ended effective August 19, 2009. According to CBP sources, the ABI system will continue to accept the first sale indicator if it is submitted, even though it is no longer required. (See ITT's Online Archives or 08/19/09 news, 09081905, for previous BP summary of the end of the requirement.) (Memorandum, dated 08/26/09, available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/docs/17686_132725359/End_of_Delcaration_of_First_Sale.pdf)
The Transportation Security Administration's Aviation Security Advisory Committee will hold a meeting on September 10, 2009 in Arlington, VA to discuss, among other things, a Transportation System Sector Specific Plan update; Secure Flight Program update; Air Cargo Security-Update on 100% screening of air cargo; and other aviation security topics. (FR Pub 08/28/09, available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-20846.pdf)
The International Trade Commission has instituted a section 337 patent-based investigation of certain articulated coordinate measuring arms and components thereof pursuant to a complaint.
During the August 5, 2009 Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Related Homeland Security Functions (COAC) meeting, CBP, other government officials, and COAC members provided an update on the Automated Commercial Environment.
On August 6, 2009, Senate Finance Committee leaders Baucus (D) and Grassley (R) introduced the "Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009" (S.1631).
The International Trade Commission has instituted a section 337 patent-based investigation of certain MLC flash memory devices and products containing same.
CEA and the Information Technology Industry (ITI) Council want to work with the New York City Sanitation Department to explore ways to resolve the e-waste standoff, a CEA official said. “We have been trying to set up meetings and have discussions with the Sanitation Department to hopefully agree on something more reasonable,” said Parker Brugge, CEA’s vice president of environmental affairs. The trade groups have filed a lawsuit challenging the city’s e- waste rules (CED July 27 p1).