In E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company v. U.S., the Court of International Trade ruled on the amount of manufacturing substitution drawback due to Dupont from Customs on a single entry.
The U.S. Court of International Trade has ruled that Totes-Isotoner Corporation, which had challenged the constitutionality of different U.S. tariff rates for men's and other gloves, had standing to bring its claims but did not plead sufficient facts to state a claim of unconstitutional discrimination. Therefore, the CIT dismissed the case without prejudice.
On June 19, 2008, the House Committee of Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing on "Federal Maritime Commission Management and Regulation of International Shipping."
The International Trade Administration and the International Trade Commission have each issued notices initiating automatic five-year Sunset Reviews on the above-listed antidumping and countervailing duty orders.
President Bush has issued a proclamation lifting the application of the Trading with the Enemy Act (TWEA) with respect to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), and notified Congress of his intent to rescind North Korea's designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism. These actions were taken following North Korea's submission of a declaration of its nuclear programs, which will now be subject to verification.
The Labor Department's Office of Trade and Labor Affairs has issued a notice announcing that it has decided to accept for review a submission alleging that the Government of Guatemala has violated certain labor provisions of the U.S.-Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA)1.
Congress and international treaties are jockeying for primacy over U.S. copyright law, judging from the amicus briefs filed in what could be a redo of the first completed P2P infringement trial. Judge Michael Davis, U.S. District Court in Duluth, asked for briefs to evaluate whether he made a “manifest error of law” by telling the jury in Capitol v. Thomas that “making available” files to download constitutes infringement (WID May 19 p4), leading to a $222,000 loss for Jammie Thomas. Much of the argument is old hat for P2P case observers, though RIAA supporters expanded their arguments that the U.S. would fall out of favor with the world by narrowing the scope of copyright protections.
Widespread academic distaste for the U.S. copyright system shouldn’t be used to trash the role of performance rights organizations (PROs), a law professor told a George Washington University event on music licensing Wednesday. ASCAP, BMI and SESAC already are providing a system that is fair for creators and relatively efficient for licensees, said Robert Merges, University of California at Berkeley professor of law and technology. Register of Copyrights Marybeth Peters defended PROs but said she would like their role to expand to streamline licensing. Antitrust concerns may make that a challenge, some speakers said.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted an "ACE Entry Summary, Accounts and Revenue at a Glance" fact sheet.
The International Trade Commission has instituted a section 337 patent-based investigation of certain automotive parts pursuant to a complaint.