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On this special collaborative episode of Ropes & Gray's Non-binding Guidance and Talkin’ Trade podcast series, life sciences regulatory and compliance partner Josh Oyster is joined by intellectual property litigation partner...more
Given the recent unanimous decision by a UK appellate court that Ericsson’s injunction efforts based on standard-essential patents (“SEPs”) were, essentially by their very nature, “hold-up” and “coercion” that violated...more
Two recent Federal Circuit decisions open the doors of the United States International Trade Commission (“ITC”) to smaller companies that are threatened by unfair imports....more
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a US International Trade Commission finding, explaining that small-market segments can be significant and substantial enough to support the Commission’s domestic...more
The Federal Circuit's recent decision in Wuhan Healthgen Biotechnology Corp. v. U.S. International Trade Commission significantly alters the landscape for small companies seeking recourse against foreign infringers. The court...more
On January 8, 2025, Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Cameron Elliot issued a public version of the Initial Determination (ID) in Certain Video Capable Electronic Devices, Inv. No. 337-TA-1380 brought by Complainant Nokia. While...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 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
U.S. manufacturers face many challenges, but they do not do so alone. An entire system of trade laws and enforcement exists to help “level the playing field” and respond to competition from unfairly priced imports. Sometimes...more
Global competition in high-tech industries is as intense as ever, and U.S. administrative agencies continue to find themselves at the center of global disputes between foreign companies seeking to vindicate trade secret and...more
In her April 16, 2019 Public Interest Findings, Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) McNamara decisively stated that antitrust issues disguised as competitive conditions arguments are not a factor in the International Trade...more
• The International Trade Commission (ITC) can decline to institute an investigation when a complaint fails to state a cognizable claim under Section 337 of the Tariff Act, 19 U.S.C. § 1337 (“Section 337”). • A decision...more
As we mentioned in December, the International Trade Commission issued a notice to review the Final Initial Determination and Recommended Determination issued by Administrative Law Judge Pender in Certain Mobile Electronic...more
On January 11, 2019, the U.S. DOJ Antitrust Division (Division) filed a Notice of Intent to File a Statement of Interest in a lawsuit filed by u-blox against Interdigital in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District...more
As anticipated, on December 12, 2018, the International Trade Commission (“ITC”) issued a notice to review the Final Initial Determination and Recommended Determination (“FID”) issued by Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”)...more
In a recent opinion, the International Trade Commission (“ITC”) issued a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders (“CDOs”) directed towards Respondent Toshiba’s infringing products. Certain Non-Volatile Memory...more
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
USTR Issues NAFTA Renegotiation Objectives - On July 17, 2017, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer released the Trump Administration’s objectives for the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade...more
On February 24, 2016, the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee (the Committee) requested, under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930, that the International Trade Commission (the Commission) conduct a...more
Commerce Extends Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis System - On January 5, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced the extension of the Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) system until March 21, 2022....more
Though politics ruled the headlines in 2016, the year still brought big changes in intellectual property law and its application, most notably in patent subject matter eligibility, inter partes review institution and appeal...more
On April 18, the United Steelworkers Union (USW) petitioned the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC or Commission) for relief pursuant to Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974, a safeguard provision of the U.S. trade...more
At the request of the Obama Administration and Congress, the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) recently published a fact-finding report entitled “Rice: Global Competitiveness of the U.S. Industry". The report...more
Design-arounds are a well-recognized pathway for the public to benefit from the patent system. “One of the benefits of a patent system is its so-called ‘negative incentive’ to ‘design around’ a competitor’s products, even...more
New ALJ and OUII director will have impact on future ITC investigations. On September 23, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) announced that Sandra (Dee) Lord will join the ITC as an Administrative Law Judge...more