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  • December 4, 2009

    DLA Piper Atty Tapped For Export Enforcement Chief

    President Barack Obama has tapped David Mills, an international trade lawyer at DLA Piper, to be the assistant secretary of commerce for export enforcement.

  • December 4, 2009

    DOC Ends Review Of Jindal Film Dumping Order

    The U.S. Department of Commerce has dropped its review of an anti-dumping duty order against India-based Jindal Poly Films Ltd. over the production and export of plastic film products to the U.S.

  • December 4, 2009

    Kerry Bill Lays Ground For Global Green Investments

    Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., has unveiled legislation that would increase funding to help developing countries deploy clean technologies, reduce deforestation and cope with climate change in hopes of providing the basis for an international investment deal at crucial United Nations talks next week.

  • December 4, 2009

    Aerospace Group Urges Reform To US Export Controls

    An aerospace industry trade group is urging President Barack Obama to advocate for changes to an international agreement governing the trade of unmanned aircraft systems as part of a new effort to modernize U.S. export controls.

  • December 4, 2009

    ITC Starts Review Of Chinese Ironing Table Duties

    Citing interest from industry members, the U.S. International Trade Commission has announced that it will initiate a five-year sunset review of the current anti-dumping duty order on ironing boards from China.

  • December 3, 2009

    Target Counsel 'Desperate' In Gazebo Import Spat: US

    The U.S. has accused counsel for Target Corp. of staging a “desperate” and “inappropriate” attempt to wrongly influence the U.S. Court of International Trade in the wake of a trial over tariffs on the retailer's imports of gazebos from China.

  • December 3, 2009

    Diamond Saw Blade Makers Cut Into Opposing Counsel

    A coalition of domestic manufacturers of diamond saw blades is asking the U.S. Court of International Trade to sanction the counsel for foreign manufacturers for filing a frivolous motion to stay the court's writ of mandamus.

  • December 3, 2009

    Iranian Arms Procurement Agent Set To Be Sentenced

    With a sentencing hearing looming, a federal judge has unsealed the indictment against Iranian arms procurement agent Amir Hossein Ardebili, who pled guilty in 2008 to a host of charges including multiple violations of the Arms Export Control Act and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

  • December 3, 2009

    India Defense Market A Gold Mine, But Barriers Remain

    India's long-term commitment to ramping up spending in defense and homeland security creates tremendous trade opportunities for U.S.-based companies in those sectors, but the U.S.' strict export control laws and various market impediments in India could be seen as hurdles to opening that market, according to experts.

  • December 3, 2009

    Richtek Sues UPI Over Circuit Patents In ITC

    Taiwan-based Richtek Technology Corp. has accused rival uPI Semiconductor Corp. in the U.S. International Trade Commission of stealing trade secrets and utilizing them to produce electrical circuit components that infringe three patents.

  • December 3, 2009

    Banana Tariff Dispute Ends In Settlement

    Latin American countries and the European Union have reportedly reached a deal to end a long-standing international trade feud over banana tariffs.

  • December 3, 2009

    Samsung Asks ITC To Block Sharp LCD Imports

    Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has asked the U.S. International Trade Commission to investigate whether Japanese rival Sharp Corp. is importing into the U.S. liquid crystal display products that infringe three Samsung patents.

  • December 3, 2009

    House Approves Ban On Radioactive Waste Imports

    The U.S. House of Representatives has signed off on legislation to prohibit certain foreign-generated, low-level radioactive waste from being imported into the country for permanent disposal.

  • December 3, 2009

    ThyssenKrupp Drops CIT Steel Duties Injunction Bid

    Mexican steelmaker ThyssenKrupp Mexinox SA de CV has withdrawn its request for a permanent injunction barring the distribution of duties to domestic steel producers collected on certain products from foreign steel importers, saying the parties have agreed the case can move to final judgment.

  • December 2, 2009

    LEA Disputes Ex-CEO's Trade Violation Claims

    Security gear manufacturer Law Enforcement Associates Corp. is challenging claims by its former chief executive officer that the company fired him in retaliation for disclosing information to federal authorities as part of a probe into alleged export and insider trading law violations.

  • December 2, 2009

    Analog Fires Own Shots In Microphone Patent Fight

    Facing a complaint before the U.S. International Trade Commission, semiconductor company Analog Devices Inc. has filed its own allegations before the commission, claiming Knowles Electronics LLC has imported microphones that violate Analog patents.

  • December 2, 2009

    Footwear Importer Challenges Sex-Based Duty Rates

    Footwear importer Deckers Outdoor Corp. has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of International Trade alleging that U.S. Customs and Border Protection violated the Constitution by assessing different duty rates for men's and women's products.

  • December 2, 2009

    Sens. Reintroduce Bill To Require Trade Pact Review

    Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., have reintroduced a bill to require President Barack Obama to renegotiate a series of trade pacts including the North American Free Trade Agreement.

  • December 2, 2009

    Respondents Wrongly Limited In ITA Order Review: CIT

    The U.S. Court of International Trade has ruled that the Department of Commerce unlawfully limited the number of individually examined respondents in a review of an anti-dumping duty order on stainless steel bar imports from India, which arose from an investigation initiated by Carpenter Technology Corp. and others.

  • December 2, 2009

    InterDigital Appeals ITC Ruling In Nokia Patent Case

    InterDigital Communications LLC has appealed the U.S. International Trade Commission's determination that Nokia Corp.'s 3G wireless handsets do not infringe InterDigital's patents.