International Trade Commission March 14, 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Following receipt of a request on February 11, 2008, from the United States Trade Representative (USTR) under authority delegated by the President and pursuant to section 103 of the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3805 note), the Commission instituted investigation No. Chile FTA-103-019, Probable Economic Effect of Certain Modifications to the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Rules of Origin.

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on February 13, 2008, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Schutz Container Systems, Inc. of North Branch, New Jersey and Protechna, S.A. of Fribourg, Switzerland. A supplement was filed on March 4, 2008. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain intermediate bulk containers that infringe certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 4,909,387, 5,253,777 and 5,673,630. The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainants request that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a permanent exclusion order and cease and desist orders.