Biden, should I veto
Only 5 cases of invalid ITC decisions
Washington’s family also disagrees
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The opinions of the Washington family in the US are also sharply opposed over the direction of the battery litigation between SK Innovation and LG Energy Solutions. After the final decision of the US International Trade Commission (ITC), Georgia, where SK Innovation’s US factory is located, urged US President Joe Biden to exercise the veto. It is noted whether President Biden exercised his veto.
According to industry and foreign media on the 14th, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp asked President Biden on the 12th (local time) to overturn the final decision of the ITC. “Unfortunately, ITC’s recent decision puts SK’s 2,600 clean energy jobs at risk and significant investments in innovative manufacturing during the pandemic,” Governor Kemp said in a statement. He also warned that the long-term outlook for a $2.6 billion SK Innovation plant in Jackson County, Georgia, will be “a significant blow.” The plant will produce batteries for Volkswagen and Ford.
Despite Governor Kemp’s request, the White House has yet to make any move. The decision of ITC, an administrative agency, takes effect only after the final approval of the President. The President may veto for policy reasons after a 60-day review period. After the review period, the final trial decision is final.
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In the industry, we believe that SK Innovation and Georgia are putting climate change as a four major national task and putting “last expectations” on the Biden administration, which is expecting the revival of the electric vehicle industry in their country.
However, it is analyzed that SK Innovation’s position has been narrowed by the fact that there have been only five cases in which the US president has invalidated ITC’s decision so far, and that there is nothing related to infringement of trade secrets. Some point out that it will be difficult for President Biden, who has shown a strong position on China’s intellectual property infringement, to close his eyes to the infringement of trade secrets in his country. An industry official predicted, “This ITC decision admitted infringement of trade secrets, and it seems difficult for the Biden administration to exercise veto power as it has a temporary grace period as a protection measure for domestic companies such as Ford.”
/ Reporter Lee Su-min [email protected]
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