Google’s entry-level 8GB Nexus 7 tablet has a $151.75 bill of materials (BOM), $18 higher than that of the Kindle Fire, according to a preliminary report by IHS’s Teardown Analysis Service. The BOM -- including design, components and cost -- goes up to $159.25 with the addition of manufacturing expenses, IHS said. The high-end 16GB model has a BOM of $159.25 and total cost of $166.75 with manufacturing added, IHS said.
The government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices for July 6 (note that some may also be given separate headlines)
Google didn’t immediately comment Tuesday after EMG Technology said it sued Google in U.S. District Court, Tyler, Texas. The patent infringement suit was filed by law firm Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell, and accused Google of infringing EMG’s U.S. Patent 7,441,196 by using EMG’s patented, simplified navigation system on smartphones and tablets. EMG said it sought a preliminary and permanent injunction against Google distributing the Chrome mobile browser in the U.S. The browser “directly infringes” the patent by displaying mobile Web pages on smartphones and tablets using EMG’s navigation system that “permits users to navigate a touch screen with unique inputs and to manipulate the screen for zooming and scrolling,” said Elliot Gottfurcht, lead inventor of EMG’s patent portfolio. Mobile devices made by Motorola and Samsung use Google’s mobile browser to navigate mobile websites using EMG’s patented system, he claimed.
Google didn’t immediately comment Tuesday after EMG Technology said it sued Google in U.S. District Court, Tyler, Texas. The patent infringement suit was filed by law firm Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell, and accused Google of infringing EMG’s U.S. Patent 7,441,196 by using EMG’s patented, simplified navigation system on smartphones and tablets. EMG said it sought a preliminary and permanent injunction against Google distributing the Chrome mobile browser in the U.S. The browser “directly infringes” the patent by displaying mobile Web pages on smartphones and tablets using EMG’s navigation system that “permits users to navigate a touch screen with unique inputs and to manipulate the screen for zooming and scrolling,” said Elliot Gottfurcht, lead inventor of EMG’s patent portfolio. Mobile devices made by Motorola and Samsung use Google’s mobile browser to navigate mobile websites using EMG’s patented system, he claimed.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's web site as of July 10, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching on the listed CBP message number at http://addcvd.cbp.gov. (CBP occasionally adds backdated messages without otherwise indicating which message was added. ITT will include a message date in parentheses in such cases.)
The International Trade Administration published notices in the July 10 Federal Register on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, the scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The International Trade Administration issued the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on tapered roller bearings and parts thereof, finished or unfinished, from China (A-570-601) for two companies. The ITA also said it is rescinding this administrative review with respect to Xinchang Kaiyuan Automotive Bearing Co., Ltd. and Zhejiang Sihe Machine Co., Ltd. because they withdrew their requests for review, and said it will rescind the review for Tianshui Hailin in the final results for the same reason if the final results do not review the China-wide rate (Tianshui Hailin is part of the China-wide entity). These preliminary results are not in effect. The ITA may modify them in the final results of this review and change the estimated AD cash deposit rate for these companies.
The International Trade Administration issued the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from India (A-533-840), which sets an AD cash deposit rate for 173 manufacturer/exporters1. The rates, which are effective July 11, are expected to be implemented by CBP soon.
The International Trade Administration issued the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from Thailand (A-549-822), which sets an AD cash deposit rate for 142 manufacturer/exporters1. These rates, which are effective July 10, are expected to be implemented by CBP soon.
The International Trade Administration issued the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on small diameter graphite electrodes from China (A-570-929), which sets AD cash deposit rates for 22 companies and the China-wide entity (14 of these companies are part of the China-wide entity). This rate, which is effective July 11, is expected to be implemented by U.S. Customs and Border Protection soon.