The U.S. launches Section 337 investigation to list Taiwanese factories, but the U.S. emphasizes that no decision has been made yet
The U.S. International Trade Commission voted to launch an investigation under Section 337 of the Tariff Act on certain vertical power transmission systems and computing equipment. Taiwanese manufacturers such as Delta Electronics, Quanta, and Hon Hai were included.
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The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) announced the launch of an investigation under Section 337 of the Tariff Act, targeting specific vertical power transmission systems and computing equipment, involving 20 manufacturers in Taiwan, Germany, and China, including Delta Electronics, Quanta, and Hon Hai.
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Why It Matters
Maywick filed a complaint on September 9, accusing the vertical power transmission system imported into the United States of patent infringement.
(Central News Agency reporter Liao Hanyuan, Washington, 10th) The U.S. International Trade Commission voted to launch an investigation under Section 337 of the Tariff Act on specific vertical power transmission systems, components and computing equipment that configure the system. The list includes 20 companies from Taiwan, Germany, China and the United States. The committee stressed that no decision had been made on the case.
A press release from the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) on the 9th stated that the Commission has voted to launch an investigation into certain vertical power delivery systems, components and computing equipment containing the same systems.
Twenty companies including Taiwan, Germany, China, Canada and the United States were listed. Taiwanese technology manufacturers Delta, Quanta, and Hon Hai, and related companies in Taiwan and the United States were listed.
The complaint was filed by Vicor Corporation in Andover, Massachusetts, on September 9, with additional documents added the next day. The complaint claims that these vertical power transmission systems, their components, and computing equipment containing the same systems imported into and sold in the United States violate Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 and infringe the company's patent rights. It requires the Commission to issue a limited exclusion order, cease and desist order.
The press release noted that the International Trade Commission has not yet made any decision in the case. The chief administrative judge of the Commission will assign the case to another administrative judge and schedule a hearing. The administrative judge will make a preliminary determination on whether Section 337 has been violated, and then the Commission will review it.
The committee will make a final decision on the investigation as soon as practicable and set a target date for completion of the investigation within 45 days of initiating the investigation. If the Commission issues a relief order under Section 337, it will take effect immediately upon issuance, and the decision will be final 60 days after issuance, unless the USTR vetoes the order due to policy reasons within 60 days.
Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 stipulates that it is illegal for companies to use unfair competition methods to sell key and important products in the United States and infringe on registered patents, trademarks and copyrights. The International Trade Commission will investigate based on the complaint.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The administrative law judge will schedule a hearing and make a preliminary ruling
Very likely · Within months
Open Questions
- When will the administrative law judge make a preliminary determination?
- Will an exclusion order or cease and desist order eventually be issued?
