Chinese telecommunications equipment makers Huawei (SHE:002502) and ZTE ( HKG: 0767) are back under investigation for patent infringement by the United States International Trade Commission (USITC).

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Presidential Proclamation 8894 of October 29, 2012, pursuant to the authority provided under section 202(o)(2)(B)(ii) of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, modified the HTS, through section E of Annex III of Publication 4349 of the United States International Trade Commission (the "Commission"), to correct a clerical error regarding a provision of chapter 61 (as included in Annex 4-A of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement).

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Apple may be banned from importing its new iPhone into the United States if the International Trade Commission in Washington DC finds that Cupertino has violated an HTC patent for connecting to the 4G network.

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The Governor tells us that this one comes from a 2011 International Trade Commission report reporting that the United States could gain 2.1 million jobs if Chinese businesses would stop infringing on U.S. intellectual property rights.

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In 2005, U.S. Magnesium Corporation, the sole producer of magnesium in the United States, succeeded in convincing the U.S. International Trade Commission and U.S. Commerce Department to impose duties on imports of magnesium from competitors in Russia and China.

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