The International Trade Administration has issued its final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of certain small diameter seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line and pressure pipe from Brazil for the period of August 1, 2005 through July 15, 2006.
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of its antidumping duty changed circumstances review of orange juice from Brazil.
NuVision sued Panasonic, claiming a “Living in High Definition” banner used for a promotion campaign infringes its trademark. In its Oct. 8 suit, filed in U.S. District Court, Phoenix, NuVision said “Living in High Definition” is “confusingly similar” to its trademarked “High Definition Living” phrase used to pitch flat-panel TVs. In December 2006 NuVision filed for a trademark on its phrase. That trademark was granted one this month, the company said. “Living in High Definition,” is at the heart of a Panasonic campaign program launched in August (CED Aug 2 p1) and running through March. The “Living” program recruits families to live with a suite of Panasonic HD products and services worth a total of $20,000. The first family was chosen in September. The roster is to hit 15 by November and 100 by mid-2008. NuVision’s trademark is “distinctive” in identifying its products and Panasonic’s use of a similar mark “created confusion” in the marketplace causing “injury and damages,” the suit stated. NuVision seeks preliminary and permanent injunctions barring Panasonic from using the phrase “Living in High Definition,” the suit said. NuVision claimed that when i contacted Panasonic about the trademark, the company “systematically denied” infringement, NuVision Vice President Greg Todd said in a statement. Use by Panasonic of “Living in High Definition” is “lawful,” said a spokesman said. “We are confident that the courts will vindicate Panasonic’s position in the matter,” he said.
In its third week available, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 game Halo 3 was again the top-rented videogame in the U.S., according to Rentrak’s preliminary Home Video Essentials data for the week ended Oct. 14. The only new game in the top 10 was Half-Life 2: The Orange Box for the 360 at No. 3.
The Commerce Department's Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) has posted to its Web site monthly reports containing official August 2007 trade data from the Department of Census for U.S. imports and exports of textiles and apparel:
In testimony before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Government Accountability Office reported on the progress made in maritime security one year after the Security and Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act was signed into law.
The International Trade Administration has initiated antidumping duty investigations to determine whether imports of raw flexible magnets from China and Taiwan are being, or are likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value; and a countervailing duty investigation to determine whether there is a reasonable indication that imports of subsidized raw flexible magnets from China are materially injuring, or threatening material injury to, a U.S. industry.
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review of glycine from China for the period of March 1, 2005 through February 28, 2006.
The International Trade Administration has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping duty administrative and new shipper reviews:
The International Trade Administration has issued its final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of certain tissue paper products from China for the period of September 21, 2004 through February 28, 2006.