Compliance, Regulatory Requirements 13 Jan 2025 u.s. international trade commission, product investigation, patent infringement, regulation, international trade

⚖️Investigation Notice on Urine Splash Guards by the USITC

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on December 6, 2024, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of For Kids By Parents, Inc. of Potomac, Maryland. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain urine splash guards and components thereof by reason of the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,870,619 ("the '619 patent") and U.S. Patent No. 11,812,901 ("the '901 patent"). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a general exclusion order, or in the alternative a limited exclusion order, and cease and desist orders.

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Regulatory, Compliance, Trade 10 Jan 2025 international trade, antidumping, trade regulations, usitc, solar panels, southeast asia

⚖️Notice of Final Phase Investigations on Solar Panels Imports

The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-722-725 and 731-TA-1690-1693 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 ("the Act") to determine whether an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United States is materially retarded, by reason of imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic products (solar panels) from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, provided for in statistical reporting numbers 8541.42.0010 and 8541.43.0010 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. Crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assemabled into modules, may also be imported under subheadings 8501.71, 8501.72, and 8501.80 and statistical reporting number 8507.20.8010, preliminarily determined by the Department of Commerce ("Commerce") to be subsidized and sold at less-than-fair-value.

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Compliance, Trade Regulation 10 Jan 2025 compliance, regulatory, international trade, public interest, usitc, motorized vehicles

⚖️USITC Notice on Motorized Vehicles' Trade Complaint and Impacts

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Motorized Self- Balancing Vehicles, DN 3801; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant's filing pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure.

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Regulatory Impact, Trade Compliance 10 Jan 2025 compliance, international trade, tariffs, cast iron fittings, us-china trade
Compliance, Legal Proceedings, International Trade 10 Jan 2025 international trade, food industry, exclusion order, patent law, legal proceedings

📦Commission Notice on Rescission Proceeding for Plastic Food Trays

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to institute a rescission proceeding and to temporarily suspend enforcement of a limited exclusion order ("LEO") issued in the underlying investigation.

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Regulatory Compliance, Trade Policy 8 Jan 2025 countervailing duties, international trade, china, commerce department, malaysia, float glass, industry support
Regulatory Requirements, Trade Agreements 8 Jan 2025 international trade, lockheed martin, arms sales, military equipment, netherlands, defense contracts

💼Overview of $908 Million Arms Sale to the Netherlands

The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

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Regulatory Requirement, Trade Policy, Business Strategy 8 Jan 2025 regulatory agency, international trade, business compliance, public input, tariff schedule

🌍Input Requested on US Harmonized Tariff Schedule by USITC

The United States International Trade Commission invites public input on specific ways in which it could improve its presentation of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS).

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Regulatory Compliance, Trade Agreements 8 Jan 2025 commerce, countervailing duties, international trade, regulatory review, usa, canada, softwood lumber

📊Preliminary Results on Softwood Lumber Duties Impacting Businesses

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminary determines that a producer/exporter subject to the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain softwood lumber from Canada, Interfor Sales & Marketing Ltd. (ISM), is cross-owned with Interfor Corporation, EACOM Timber Corporation (EACOM), Chaleur Forest Products Inc., and Chaleur Forest Products LP, four producers/exporters also subject to the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain softwood lumber from Canada. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

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Regulatory Compliance, Trade Regulations 8 Jan 2025 regulations, international trade, public interest, complaints, importation

⚖️Notice of Complaint on Dryer Wall Exhausts - Comments Solicited

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Dryer Wall Exhaust Vent Assemblies and Components Thereof, DN 3800; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant's filing pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure.

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