Chinese telecommunications equipment makers Huawei (SHE:002502) and ZTE ( HKG: 0767) are back under investigation for patent infringement by the UnitedStatesInternationalTradeCommission (USITC).
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 UnitedStatesInternationalTradeCommission (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).
Apple may be banned from importing its new iPhone into the UnitedStates if the InternationalTradeCommission in Washington DC finds that Cupertino has violated an HTC patent for connecting to the 4G network.