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The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) is starting a proceeding to possibly cancel and temporarily stop enforcing a limited exclusion order (LEO) related to certain plastic food trays. This decision follows a request by Ningbo Linhua Plastic after the United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) Patent Trial and Appeal Board ruled certain patent claims unpatentable. The Commission will suspend the LEO pending potential changes from ongoing legal processes. The parties involved must update the Commission on developments with the appeals or at the USPTO.

The U.S. International Trade Commission received a complaint from Wilson Electronics LLC, alleging violations of the Tariff Act related to the importation and sale of certain cellular signal boosters and related components due to patent infringements. The Commission is investigating whether these products infringe on several patents and if a U.S. industry is affected. The investigation will involve specific companies, including Cellphone-Mate, Inc. and Shenzhen SureCall Communication Technology Co., Ltd. If the allegations are confirmed, the Commission may impose a limited exclusion order and issue cease and desist orders against the respondents.

The United States International Trade Commission has decided to maintain existing countervailing and antidumping duties on quartz surface products from China. This decision was based on the finding that removing these duties would likely harm U.S. industries. The review process started in June 2024, and these findings were finalized and documented in January 2025 under the publication "Quartz Surface Products from China."

The U.S. Department of Commerce has determined that producers and exporters of melamine from Germany are receiving government subsidies. This investigation covers the period from January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023. Because no comments were received on the preliminary findings, the Department adopted the preliminary determinations as final without changes. If the U.S. International Trade Commission confirms that these imports harm U.S. industry, a countervailing duty will be applied to balance the effects of the subsidies.

The U.S. International Trade Commission received a complaint from InOvate Acquisition Company, alleging that certain dryer wall exhaust vent assemblies imported into the U.S. infringe on a U.S. patent. The complaint requests an investigation under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 and seeks a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order. The investigation will look into whether the accused products, identified as "wall exhaust vents," violate specific claims of the patent and whether a supporting U.S. industry exists. The respondents named in the complaint include an entity based in China, Xiamen Dirongte Trading Co., Ltd.

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has started an advisory opinion proceeding at the request of Nortek, a group of companies including Nortek Security & Control, LLC and others. The proceeding aims to determine if certain garage door openers from Nortek infringe specific claims of a U.S. patent in a case filed by The Chamberlain Group, Inc. The ITC has set a target date of six months for completing this proceeding and has assigned it to an administrative law judge for further proceedings and a recommendation. The Commission's review is focused on whether these products, which operate obstacle detectors at a constant energy level, are covered by the previously issued remedial orders.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has made a preliminary finding that certain high chrome cast iron grinding media from India is being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. This investigation covers products sold between April 1, 2023, and March 31, 2024, and assigns a dumping margin to AIA Engineering Limited and its affiliates. Interested parties are invited to comment on the determination, and provisional measures will be extended to allow time for a final decision. Notifications will be provided to the U.S. International Trade Commission, which will assess potential injury to U.S. industry if the final ruling is affirmative.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has determined that Kazakhstan has been providing unfair subsidies to its ferrosilicon producers and exporters, resulting in an affirmative countervailing duty ruling. This investigation covered the year 2023 and included several key stakeholders like YDD Corporation and TELF AG. As a result, the Department is instructing customs to impose cash deposits on imports from all producers and exporters of ferrosilicon from Kazakhstan. The next steps involve a final decision from the U.S. International Trade Commission about potential injury to the U.S. industry, which will determine whether further duties will be enforced.

The United States International Trade Commission has decided to maintain the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on circular welded carbon quality steel line pipe from China. This decision is based on the findings that removing these orders would likely harm a U.S. industry. These reviews were initiated in September 2024 and conducted on an expedited basis, with final determinations completed in March 2025. The results are detailed in a publication by the Commission.

The U.S. International Trade Commission decided to issue a limited exclusion order (LEO) that stops certain components for injection molding machines from entering the U.S. because they infringe on patents held by Husky Injection Molding Systems. This action was taken against Ningbo AO Sheng Mold Co., Ltd. (doing business as AOSIMI) because the company failed to participate in the investigation, leading to a default judgment. Although the complainants also asked for a cease and desist order (CDO), the Commission chose not to issue one, citing insufficient evidence of AOSIMI having significant business operations in the U.S. However, Chair Karpel disagreed and believed both the LEO and the CDO should be issued. The investigation has been closed, but the order will be reviewed by the President, with a bond requirement set at 100% of the value of imported items during this period.