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Federal Circuit Opens the Door to Additional Domestic Industry Investment: “Ordinary Importer” No Longer

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In its recent decision in Lashify, Inc. v. International Trade Commission, the Federal Circuit opened the door for patent owners to include expanded categories of domestic investment to satisfy the economic prong of the...more

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New Federal Circuit Ruling Opens the ITC to Many More IP Owners

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In a recent ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upended years of settled law and ruled that sales and marketing expenses, by themselves, can be the basis for a finding of domestic industry in an...more

Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

Top Five Recent Developments in Section 337 Litigation

2023 was an exciting year for Section 337 litigation at the ITC and 2024 is off to an equally interesting start. In this article, Libbie DiMarco reviews five of the most interesting recent developments in Section 337...more

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2023 ITC Section 337 Year in Review: Analysis & Trends: Rule and Procedural Developments at the ITC in 2023

2023 was a calm year for the International Trade Commission (“ITC”) with no revisions to the USITC Rules & Procedures.1 And while the number of Section 337 complaints filed experienced a three-year low, administrative law...more

Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

The ITC in 2023: A Look at Five of the Most Surprising Section 337 Developments

2023 was an exciting year for Section 337 litigation at the ITC, particularly in the final quarter of the year. As we ring in the new year, Wolf Greenfield Shareholder Libbie DiMarco examines five of the most noteworthy ITC...more

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ITC Monthly Wrap-Up: March 2023

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The International Trade Commission issued two final determinations in March in the 1265 and 1278 investigations. The Commission found respondents violated Section 337 in the 1265 investigation, but not in the 1278...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Downstream Remedy at the ITC: The Continuing Applicability of the EPROMs Analysis

Under Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (“Section 337”), the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC” or “Commission”) has the authority to issue exclusion orders barring the importation of articles that...more

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ITC’s Expansive Reach over Trade Secrets Developed and Misappropriated Abroad

Trade secret protections are a powerful tool for companies seeking to police international theft of their intellectual property. The United States International Trade Commission (“ITC”) recently re-affirmed this, when...more

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ITC Finds Violation Based on Infringement of Method Claim After Importation

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A recent opinion by the ITC reiterates that a violation of Section 337 can be based on infringement of a method claim that occurs after importation of the relevant article(s). Certain Blood Cholesterol Testing Strips and...more

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Imported Articles Satisfy the ITC’s Domestic Industry Requirement When Domestic Value-Add is Shown

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In a recently issued Initial Determination, ALJ McNamara ruled that beer containers imported into the U.S. satisfied the domestic industry requirement when the Complainants were able to show significant domestic value-add....more

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Circumstantial Evidence Can Help You Satisfy The Importation Requirement…But Only Under The Right Circumstances

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In a recent summary determination order, ALJ Bullock found that complainants cannot always rely on circumstantial evidence to satisfy the Section 337 importation requirement. Certain Height-Adjustable Desk Platforms and...more

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Defaulting Respondent Left Holding the Bag

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A recent opinion by the Commission highlights the risk for defaulting at the ITC. The Commission reversed the ALJ’s finding of a violation as to the participating respondents but maintained that the defaulting respondent was...more

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ITC Grants Request for Carve-Out in Limited Exclusion Order With Certification Provision

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In a recent Initial Determination (“ID”), ALJ McNamara indicated that the inclusion of a certification provision in the Limited Exclusion Order (“LEO”) was warranted to allow the respondent to import non-infringing redesigns....more

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The International Trade Commission Has Broad Jurisdictional Authority, Including Indirect Sellers

On April 26, 2019, Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) Lord clearly stated in Certain Intraoral Scanner and Related Hardware and Software that the International Trade Commission’s (“ITC”) jurisdictional authority extends to...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Continued Developments in Challenges to Customs’s Enforcement of Section 337 Exclusion Orders in Disputes Before the U.S. Court of...

At the end of 2018, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued an opinion in One World Techs., Inc. v. United States. In that decision, Judge Choe-Groves concluded that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)...more

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Commission Cleans Up Remedies for Robotic Vacuum Cleaners

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While it is well understood that the ITC can issue an exclusion order to stop the importation of articles found to infringe a patent, it is not as well known that such orders can also prevent certain domestic activities. A...more

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Laerdal Medical Corp. v. ITC

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Federal Circuit Summary - Before Lourie, O’Malley, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States International Trade Commission. Summary: After institution, the Commission cannot without opposition or appearance from...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Strategic Advice for Defending an Investigation in the U.S. ITC from a Position of Strength

The U.S.-China trade relationship is at an especially unique moment following the countries’ imposition of tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars of each other’s goods....more

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New ITC Rules For Patent Infringement Cases: Adding Fuel To The Ultimate Rocket Docket

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The United States International Trade Commission (“ITC”) is a Federal agency that deals with matters involving trade. Among its many responsibilities, the ITC investigates a variety of issues related to trade including...more

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New Rules Center On Multi-Investigations & 100-Day Proceedings Before the U.S. International Trade Commission

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The U.S. International Trade Commission just published amendments to its rules of practice and procedure (“Commission Rules”), which will be effective for all Section 337 unfair importation investigations instituted after...more

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Commission Continues Use of Standard Certification Provision Even When Finding That All Accused Products Infringe

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In a recent Opinion, the Commission continued the practice of including its usual certification provision in the Limited Exclusion Order despite the complainant’s request for a more restrictive certification provision. In re...more

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ALJ Provides Domestic Industry Proof Outline

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In a recent Order setting the procedural schedule for a 100-Day Pilot Program proceeding, Judge Lord provided a helpful outline for proofs necessary to establish the economic prong of domestic industry. Certain Solid State...more

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Hogan Lovells: ITC Section 337 Quarterly Highlights

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Will the 100 Day single issue program live up to its promise? When the ITC first ordered a Judge to take evidence on a single issue to determine if the issue was case dispositive, the year was 2013. After the order, the...more

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100-Day Pilot Program Proceedings Remain Rare

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In two recent orders, the Commission denied respondents’ requests for entry into its Early Disposition Pilot Program (100-day Pilot Program). It has now been over two years since the ITC issued its proposed rulemaking for the...more

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Federal Circuit Upholds ITC Exclusion Order

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In Cisco Systems, Inc. v. ITC, No. 16-2563 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 28, 2017), the Federal Circuit affirmed the Commission’s exclusion order entered in Certain Network Devices, Related Software and Components Thereof (I), Inv. No....more

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