Ever since the U.S. Customs and Border Protection designated intellectual property rights, or IPRs, as a priority trade issue, the agency has seized billions of dollars in counterfeit goods. In 2021 and 2022, CBP seized...more
The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) is a fast-paced, high-stakes forum for companies with significant U.S. operations and/or U.S. intellectual property rights. Broad in scope, Section 337 empowers the ITC...more
7/13/2023
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Copyright ,
Domestic Industry Requirement ,
False Advertising ,
Importation Limits ,
Infringement ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Lanham Act ,
Patents ,
Section 337 ,
State Antitrust Claims ,
Tariff Act of 1930 ,
Theft ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademarks ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Automakers and their suppliers have long been participants in unfair trade investigations before the International Trade Commission (“ITC”), but the scope and subject matter of automotive-related investigations is evolving....more
4/12/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
Automotive Industry ,
Copyright ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Infringement ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Manufacturers ,
Misappropriation ,
Popular ,
Semiconductors ,
Tariff Act of 1930 ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademarks
At the end of an investigation under Title 19 of the U.S. Code, Section 1337, the U.S. International Trade Commission will issue a final determination that determines: (1) whether a violation of Section 337 has occurred, and...more
...Think your company and its employees are beyond the reach of U.S. authorities? Maybe you don’t have U.S. operations there, or your company isn’t publicly traded on a U.S. stock exchange. Perhaps you don’t directly sell or...more
6/2/2020
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Business Operations ,
Conspiracies ,
Copyright ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Exports ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Imports ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Patents ,
Sherman Act ,
Trademarks
Most Section 337 investigations allege violations of intellectual property (“IP”) based rights involving patent, registered trademark, or registered copyright infringement (“statutory IP claims”). In such cases, the...more
7/2/2018
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Cybersecurity ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Domestic Industry Requirement ,
Exclusion Orders ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
False Advertising ,
False Designation of Origin ,
Foreign Manufacturers ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Lanham Act ,
Misappropriation ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Price-Fixing ,
Section 337 ,
Sherman Act ,
Trade Secrets ,
Unfair Competition
There are many advantages to pursuing relief for patent infringement in the International Trade Commission (ITC) compared to U.S. district court, but one that receives little attention is the success rate for complainants...more
Since the Supreme Court’s decision in eBay Inc. v. MercExchange, LLC, 547 U.S. 388 (2006), injunctions are an infrequent remedy for patent infringement in federal district courts. Yet, an exclusion order – the functional...more
3/27/2018
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Domestic Industry Requirement ,
Downstream Agreements ,
Evidentiary Hearings ,
Exclusion Orders ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Manufacturers ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
R&D ,
Section 337 ,
Semiconductors ,
Software Patents
As shown by the recent announcement by the Trump Administration of a Section 232(b) national security review of steel imports, (a type of investigation that has not been used since 2001), there are a number of ways in which...more
5/5/2017
/ Antitrust Violations ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
False Advertising ,
Imports ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Lanham Act ,
National Security ,
Price-Fixing ,
Section 232 ,
Section 337 ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariff Act of 1930 ,
Trade Remedies ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trump Administration ,
Unfair Competition ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Implementing unique litigation tactics, on June 15, 2016, Foley & Larder LLP filed a complaint under Section 337 of the Tariff Act at the International Trade Commission (“ITC”) on behalf of Par Pharmaceutical and related...more
8/1/2016
/ Damages ,
Dietary Supplements ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Lanham Act ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
POM Wonderful v Coca Cola ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Product Labels ,
Section 337 ,
Tariff Act of 1930 ,
Unfair Competition