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中文(ZH) 商务部：外国企业对特定二次圆柱形电池、电池组件及包含该组件的产品提起337调查申请

China notified of US probe into cylindrical batteries, implicating 3 firms

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China's Ministry of Commerce has been notified of a Section 337 investigation request filed by South Korean company LG Energy Solution Ltd. and its US subsidiary LG Energy Solution Arizona, Inc. The application, submitted to the United States International Trade Commission, alleges patent infringement related to certain secondary cylindrical batteries and their components. The investigation, if initiated, could impact products exported to, imported into, or sold in the United States, with three Chinese companies reportedly involved. AI

RANK_REASON A Section 337 investigation request filed with the US International Trade Commission concerning patent infringement. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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China notified of US probe into cylindrical batteries, implicating 3 firms

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  1. 36氪 (36Kr) TIER_1 中文(ZH) ·

    Ministry of Commerce: Foreign enterprises file Section 337 investigation application for specific secondary cylindrical batteries, battery modules, and products containing such modules

    36氪获悉，据商务部消息， 2026年7月21日，韩国LG Energy Solution Ltd.、美国LG Energy Solution Arizona, Inc.根据《美国1930年关税法》第337节规定，向美国国际贸易委员会提出申请，指控对美出口、在美进口或在美销售的特定二次圆柱形电池、电池组件及包含该组件的产品（Certain Secondary Cylindrical Batteries, Components Thereof, and Products Containing the Same）侵犯其专利权，请求发起337调查并发布有限排除…

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