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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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Section 337 Now Viable for “Mere Importers” After Federal Circuit’s Lashify Decision

For years, the U.S. International Trade Commission maintained that the potent remedies available under Section 337 were unavailable to intellectual property owners considered to be nothing more than “mere importers.” That...more

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Non-Respondent’s Product Cannot Be Adjudicated for Infringement in Context of General Exclusion Order

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The US International Trade Commission issued a general exclusion order (GEO) excluding from entry into the United States products infringing patents directed to luxury vinyl tile, but vacated findings in the Initial...more

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Knowledge and Control of Importation Can Lead to § 337 Violation

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a US International Trade Commission (ITC) decision that a respondent qualified as an importer under § 337 despite not being the actual importer of record, based on the...more

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Quantify Versus Quality Determines Domestic Industry - Lelo Inc. v. International Trade Commission

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a finding by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) of a violation of § 337, concluding that the Commission’s use of a qualitative analysis could not meet the...more

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