The International Trade Administration is publishing notices in the 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 has issued the preliminary results of the antidumping duty administrative review of polyester staple fiber from China (A-570-905) for six companies, two of which have proposed AD rates of zero and may be revoked from the order. The remaining four companies could have new estimated AD cash deposit rates upon the final results of this review.
The International Trade Administration has issued the preliminary results of the antidumping duty administrative review of polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet and strip (PET film) from Korea (A-580-807) for one company, proposing a new estimated AD cash deposit rate of 0.81% for Kolon Industries, Inc. This proposed rate is not in effect and may be amended.
The International Trade Administration is publishing notices in the 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):
Apple didn’t immediately comment Thursday, one day after U.S. District Court Judge Phyllis Hamilton in Oakland, Calif., ruled against the company’s motion for a preliminary injunction to stop Amazon from using the term “Appstore” for its online Android device application download store. Apple “has not established the likelihood of success” with the infringement claims made against Amazon in the suit that Apple filed in March (CED March 23 p7), Hamilton said. While she didn’t agree with Amazon that Apple’s “App Store” trademark was “purely generic,” Hamilton said she didn’t find that Apple had shown that the trademark in question was “suggestive, as there appears to be no need for a leap of imagination to understand what the term means.” She also said Apple didn’t establish “a likelihood of confusion” from Amazon using the term Appstore. She said Apple speculated that Amazon’s Appstore “will allow inappropriate content, viruses, or malware to enter the market,” but it wasn’t “clear how that will harm Apple’s reputation,” as Apple claimed, because Amazon doesn’t offer applications at its online store for Apple devices. Apple said Thursday that more than 15 billion apps had been downloaded from its App Store to date by more than 200 million iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users globally. The App Store now offers more than 425,000 apps and developers have created more than 100,000 “native” iPad apps, it said. Apple has paid developers more than $2.5 billion to date, it said.
Apple didn’t immediately comment Thursday, one day after U.S. District Court Judge Phyllis Hamilton in Oakland, Calif., ruled against the company’s motion for a preliminary injunction to stop Amazon from using the term “Appstore” for its online Android device application download store. Apple “has not established the likelihood of success” with the infringement claims made against Amazon in the suit that Apple filed in March (WID March 23 p9), Hamilton said. While she didn’t agree with Amazon that Apple’s “App Store” trademark was “purely generic,” Hamilton said she didn’t find that Apple had shown that the trademark in question was “suggestive, as there appears to be no need for a leap of imagination to understand what the term means.” She also said Apple didn’t establish “a likelihood of confusion” from Amazon using the term Appstore. She said Apple speculated that Amazon’s Appstore “will allow inappropriate content, viruses, or malware to enter the market,” but it wasn’t “clear how that will harm Apple’s reputation,” as Apple claimed, because Amazon doesn’t offer applications at its online store for Apple devices. Apple said Thursday that more than 15 billion apps had been downloaded from its App Store to date by more than 200 million iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users globally. The App Store now offers more than 425,000 apps and developers have created more than 100,000 “native” iPad apps, it said. Apple has paid developers more than $2.5 billion to date, it said.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's Web site, along with the case number(s), period covered, and CBP message number, is provided below. These messages are available by searching on the listed CBP message number at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.
The International Trade Administration is publishing notices in the 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 bill of materials for the $599 32-gigabyte version of HP’s webOS-based TouchPad media tablet carries a bill of materials of $318, according to preliminary results generated by IHS iSuppli’s Teardown Analysis Service. Factoring in the $10 manufacturing cost, the total production cost is $328, IHS said. The entry-level $499 16-gigabyte version costs $296 to produce ($306 with manufacturing cost), IHS said. The biggest part of the cost is the LG 9.7-inch 1024 x 768 display at $69, according to IHS. The capacitive touch screen assembly tacks on $63.50, and five Cypress Semiconductor touch control drivers add $11.50 to the bill, it said. SanDisk NAND memory is $45 for the 32-gigabyte model and $23 for half the memory, IHS said. The $26 DRAM is supplied by Samsung Semiconductor, and the Qualcomm 1.5-GHz dual-core applications processor rings in at $20, IHS said. A Qualcomm/Atheros 802.11 a/b/g/n chipset provides WLAN functionality for $2.60, and Bluetooth from CSR adds $1.20, IHS said. The Amperex two-cell lithium-polymer 3.7-volt battery pack adds $19.40. Enclosures and circuit boards total $30, it said. No supplier was given for the $2.50 1.3-megapixel camera. Sensors, power devices and box contents round out the materials list, IHS said. The cost assessment accounts only for hardware costs and does not take into consideration expenses including software, licensing, royalties and other expenditures, IHS said.
On July 5, 2011, U.S. Trade Representative Kirk announced that the World Trade Organization's Dispute Settlement Panel (DSP) largely agreed with the U.S. and other countries, finding that certain export restraints imposed by China on nine industrial raw materials are inconsistent with China’s WTO obligations1. EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht has stated that the DSP's decision will be used as a guide when addressing the issue of rare earths materials at the WTO in the future.