The International Trade Commission began a formal Section 337 investigation on imported light detection and ranging (lidar) systems (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1363), it said in a Federal Register notice. The investigation follows an April 11 complaint by Ouster, a California-based producer of lidar hardware and software (see 2304140007), alleging that Chinese company Hesai Technology and its U.S.-based affiliate have taken its "revolutionary patented technologies" and incorporated them into competing products that infringe on five of its patents. Ouster seeks a permanent limited exclusion order barring the respondents’ infringing lidar systems from entry, as well as a cease and desist order.
Ben Perkins
Ben Perkins, Assistant Editor, is a reporter with International Trade Today and its sister publications, Trade Law Daily and Export Compliance Daily, where he covers sanctions, court rulings, and other international trade issues. He previously worked as a trade analyst for a Washington D.C. advisory firm. Ben holds a B.A. in English from the University of New Hampshire and an M.A. in International Relations from American University. Ben joined the staff of Warren Communications News in 2022.
Actuator cable assemblies assembled in Mexico from Chinese motors and various parts from China, Taiwan, the U.S. and Mexico are products of China based on the motor's predetermined end use, CBP said in a recent ruling -- the first publicly released that cites the Court of International Trade's recent decision in an origin case involving Cyber Power (see 2302270064).
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's website May 12, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's website May 11, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.
In the May 10 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 57, No. 18), CBP published proposals to revoke rulings on beverage dispenser machines and a transducer array.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's website May 10, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.
Correction: The International Trade Commission delayed the implementation date of a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders on streaming video components only as it related to repair or replacement of products during the 60-day presidential review period (see 2305090015).
Temperature screening devices that include infrared cameras are properly classified as thermometers rather than digital cameras, other optical appliances, or instruments measuring or checking quantities of heat, CBP found in a recently released headquarters ruling that instructed the port to grant an importer's protest.
The International Trade Commission is beginning a Section 337 investigation on imported medical admixture devices (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1362). The items at issue are fluid transfer devices that have a trifurcated connector body with an integral vial adapter.
In the May 3 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 57, No. 17), CBP published a proposal to modify a ruling on anchovy oil.