U.S. International Trade Commission
A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit expands which intellectual property (IP) owners can seek relief before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to block the import of infringing...more
A regulatory fence surrounds the United States, blocking the importation of any product that uses or was made using a misappropriated trade secret, among other unfair acts. That fence, called the Tariff Act of 1930, or...more
The International Trade Commission (ITC) of the United States is an independent and quasi-judicial federal agency that handles a range of trade-related matters. The main functions of ITC are to investigate and make...more
Here at TSW, we continue to watch closely developments in the Sino Legend v. ITC case. In September, Sino Legend petitioned the Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari to review whether Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930...more
The Federal Circuit recently issued another Rule 36 affirmance of an International Trade Commission order barring the importation of products made using misappropriated trade secrets. This time, the Commission barred for ten...more