Chinese printer cartridge exporter Ninetsar Corp. filed its motion for judgment at the Court of International Trade on Jan. 22 against its placement on the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List. Made public Jan. 31, the brief emphasizes arguments already made in support of its motion for a preliminary injunction (see 2312180057) (Ninestar Corp. v. U.S., CIT # 23-00182).
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a lower court's denial of a preliminary injunction against Gogo in a patent infringement suit. In a docket 23-1058 decision Wednesday by Judges Raymond Chen, Todd Hughes and Tiffany Cunningham, and penned by Cunningham, the panel said plaintiff-appellant SmartSky Networks didn't meet the burden of establishing irreparable harm if not given an injunction stopping Gogo from selling its 5G aviation connectivity service. SmartSky said the decision "was based solely on the issue of irreparable harm and did not address any of SmartSky’s patent infringement claims at this preliminary stage of the case." It said a preliminary injunction would have been "an extraordinary measure" and they are rarely granted. It said it was "compelled to seek such extraordinary relief given Gogo’s egregious infringement."
Commerce incorrectly determined that discs, the inner structures of wheels, share the essential characteristics of wheels and are substantially the same products, an exporter said to the Court of International Trade in a Jan. 30 motion for judgment (Asia Wheel Co. v. U.S., CIT # 23-00143).
Four more class actions -- three against Progress Software Corp. (PSC) and one against Health Care Service Corp. -- were transferred to In Re: MOVEit Customer Data Security Breach Litigation in conditional transfer order 28 (CTO-28), said a Wednesday Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation clerk order. The order is stayed seven days from entry to allow any party to file a notice of opposition, it said.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Jan. 31 Federal Register on the following AD/CVD injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Jan. 31 on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department has released the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on steel nails from Taiwan (A-583-854). Commerce said it made certain changes to the rate calculation for Your Standing International, making the final rate higher than in the preliminary results of this review, and that changed the review average rate as well. Commerce will set assessments of antidumping duties for subject merchandise entered July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. New cash deposit rates set in these final results take effect Feb. 1.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) backed bills on kids’ privacy and social media addiction, the AG office said Monday. SB-976 by Sen. Nancy Skinner (D) would provide social media controls for parents, including the ability to decide whether their children see a chronological news feed or one based on an algorithm, the current default. Also, the bill would let parents stop social media notifications and block access to platforms overnight and during the school day. AB-1949 by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D) would amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to stop businesses from collecting, using, sharing or selling personal data of anyone younger than 18, unless they get consent or if it’s absolutely needed for the business’ purpose. Parents would have to provide consent for users younger than 13. “Social media companies have shown us time and time again that for profits, they are willing to harness addictive content to target a vulnerable population: our children,” said Bonta. The bill was rebuked by NetChoice, which last year won a preliminary injunction against California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC) Act (see 2309190006). “These are the same harmful ideas recycled from California’s AADC,” said NetChoice General Counsel Carl Szabo. “Rather than violate the Constitution, annihilate privacy, and force the government control of families,” California policymakers should craft proposals educating “parents and kids and imprison[ing] predators.”
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from Italy (A-475-834). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set assessment rates for subject merchandise for the two companies under review entered May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023.
The Commerce Department has released the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review on corrosion resistant steel from South Korea (C-580-879). These final results will be used to set final assessments of CV duties on importers for subject merchandise entered Jan. 1, 2021, through Dec. 31, 2021.