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
The ITC’s docket experienced a strong uptick in 2016, with new investigations approaching the record highs of 2010 and 2011, the years of the smartphone wars. 54 new investigations were instituted at the ITC in 2016,...more
The Commission will review Judge Dee Lord’s initial determination (“ID”) dismissing U.S. Steel’s antitrust claims on the pleadings. As we previously posted (here), Judge Lord ruled that U.S. Steel was required to plead...more