The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) voted to institute an investigation of certain flash-spun nonwoven materials and products containing same. The products at issue in the investigation are described in the Commission’s notice of investigation.
The investigation is based on a complaint filed by DuPont de Nemours, Inc. of Wilmington, DE, DuPont Safety & Construction, Inc. of Wilmington, DE, and DuPont Specialty Products USA, LLC of Wilmington, DE, on October 9, 2024 and supplemented on October 29, 2024. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the United States and sale of certain flash-spun nonwoven materials and products containing same by reason of misappropriation of complainants’ trade secrets, wrongful use and exploitation of stolen confidential and proprietary information, and infringement of trademarks asserted by the complainants. The complainants request that the USITC issue a general exclusion order, or in the alternative a limited exclusion order, and cease and desist orders.
The USITC has identified the following respondents in this investigation:
Xiamen Dangs New-Materials Co., Ltd., AKA Dawnsens New Materials Co., Ltd., Xiamen, China
Beijing Dangsheng Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing, China
Xiamen Dangsheng Technology Co., Ltd., Xiamen, China
Kingwills New Material Technology Co., Ltd., Nantong, China
Zhejiang Qingyun New Material Co., Ltd., Jiaxing, China
Jiangsu Qingyun New Materials Co., Ltd., AKA Jiangsu Kingwills New Materials Co., Ltd., Nantong, China
Shanghai Qingyun New Material Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China
Kingwills International Ltd., Kowloon, Hong Kong
Harbourpoint Innovations Inc, Raleigh, NC
Impak Corporation, Los Angeles, CA
Shenzhen Zhengming Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Huizhou, China
Weifang Konzer Safety Protective Equipment Co., Ltd., Anqiu, China
Jiangsu Tubo New Material Co., Ltd., Kunshan, China
Emedia Group. Inc., Greenville, SC
endur-tec, LLC, Anderson, SC
Hangzhou Several Sets of Electronic Commerce Co., Ltd., Yuhang, China
Hangzhou Qiao Shell Digital Technology Co., Ltd., Yuhang, China
Zhenping County Weihe Commerce and Trade Co., Ltd., Zhenping, China Read More→
https://www.usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2024/er1115_66133.htm
