The Canadian International Trade Tribunal has completed the interim review of its order made on January 5, 2015, in Expiry Review No. RR-2014-001, in respect of certain carbon steel fasteners originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China and Chinese Taipei.
The Tribunal amended its order to exclude the following goods: Squeeeeek No More® square-drive wood screws, manufactured by or on behalf of O’Berry Enterprises Inc. under U.S. patent Nos. 5,371,992, 5,372,466 or 6,250,186, for use in wood flooring, with scoring above the threaded portion of the screw that allows the upper portion of the screw and head to be easily broken off, 3†or 3.5†in length, of a #8 or #9 diameter, threaded in part with 8 threads per inch and in part with 9 threads per inch, with the remainder unthreaded, and covered in a Gleitmo 615 lubricant coating (or equivalent coating) and imported in packages of 500 screws or less.
The Statement of Reasons is available on the Canadian International Trade Tribunal website.