Washington ponders anti-dumping duties on Armenia
11 Jun 2021, 04:49 GMT+10
The Biden administration is considering new tariffs on Armenia s largest export to the United States.
Last month, the Department of Commerce made a preliminary determination that Armenian aluminum foil is being sold at less than fair value in the U.S. - dumped, in industry jargon. A final decision is expected in the fall. Until then, Armenian foil exporters will have to hand over to U.S. Customs a cash deposit equivalent to 188.84 percent of the product value.
Aluminum foil accounts for almost half of Armenian exports to the U.S., according to UN trade data. It was worth more than $33 million in 2020. The foil is manufactured by a plant in Yerevan known as Armenal, which is owned by Russian aluminum giant Rusal.
In Bio-Rad Labs., Inc. v. ITC, a Federal Circuit panel affirmed the U.S. International Trade Commission's (ITC) finding that Bio-Rad infringed patents.
Last month news broke that the Biden administration will initiate a trade dispute mechanism against the Canadian dairy industry, which is the first formal challenge under the newly renegotiated U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The Biden administration claims that Canada’s quota and tariff system under supply management is in violation of what was agreed on when the USMCA was signed in 2018. Though it is unclear whether the administration.
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog:
Recent changes in intellectual property law in the US International Trade Commission (ITC), the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and federal US District Courts have had major impacts on litigation strategy and business operations. Within these venues, key changes often run parallel to each other, and understanding and maximizing the interplay between them is critical to formulizing an IP strategy. A panel of McDermott attorneys, including Charlie McMahon, Amol Parikh, Jay Reiziss and Jiaxiao Zhang, recently hosted a webinar exploring these issues in collaboration with IAM and Lexology. Click here to watch their discussion of the complexities of these related developments as well as innovative and practical insights to help you navigate them.