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
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
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