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Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Minimizing Your Risk of Being Sued Before the U.S. International Trade Commission

The International Trade Commission (ITC) is an independent U.S. federal agency that oversees issues including IP enforcement, anti-dumping, and tariffs. A finding of infringement at the ITC can result in exclusion orders and...more

Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

Federal Circuit Removes Limits on “Qualifying” Domestic Industry Activities at the ITC

On March 5, 2025, the Federal Circuit rejected the ITC’s longstanding practice of excluding certain types of activities from qualifying as “domestic industry” activities under Section 337(a)(3)(B), finding the ITC’s approach...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Lighting the Way: ITC Decides First Case Under the Interim ID Program, Holds Domestic Industry Cannot Be Shown with Aggregated...

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On March 22, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) issued the public version of its Commission Opinions (available here and here) in its very first case under the interim initial determination, or “Interim ID,” program....more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

2021 PTAB Year in Review: Analysis & Trends

[co-author: Jamie Dohopolski] Love it or hate it, ignore the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) at your peril. The introduction of the PTAB as part of the America Invents Act over ten years ago has forever changed...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

2021 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis and Trends: Introduction

This year, we will mark the 10-year anniversary of the first jury verdict in the landmark IP litigation between Apple and Samsung, which resulted in the jury awarding more than $1B to Apple. More than $500M of that award was...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2020 Decisions

[co-author: Kathleen Wills] Last year, the global COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented challenges for American courts. By making several changes, however, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was able to...more

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The ITC Can Exclude Products That Do Not Infringe At The Time of Importation | Firm Alert

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On March 2, 2020, the Federal Circuit issued Comcast v. ITC and held that the International Trade Commission (ITC) can block the importation of products that do not infringe a U.S. patent at the time of importation. The case...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Senators Propose Bill to Strengthen Anti-Counterfeiting Toolkit with Design Patents

On December 5, 2019, four senators introduced a bill that would add an important tool to the design patent enforcement toolbox, making it easier and less expensive to enforce design patents at the U.S. border. Senators...more

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Commission Cleans Up Remedies for Robotic Vacuum Cleaners

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While it is well understood that the ITC can issue an exclusion order to stop the importation of articles found to infringe a patent, it is not as well known that such orders can also prevent certain domestic activities. A...more

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ITC Makes It Easier for Complainants to Meet the Domestic Industry Requirement

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In a recent decision, the Commission overruled the ALJ to clarify, and ultimately expand, the universe of investments that complainants can use to meet the economic prong of the domestic industry (“DI”) requirement. Certain...more

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New ITC Rules For Patent Infringement Cases: Adding Fuel To The Ultimate Rocket Docket

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The United States International Trade Commission (“ITC”) is a Federal agency that deals with matters involving trade. Among its many responsibilities, the ITC investigates a variety of issues related to trade including...more

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International Trade Commission Clarifies the Intersection Between Litigation Funding Agreements and Standing

On April 18, 2018, the International Trade Commission (“Commission”) reversed an Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ”) finding that a litigation funding agreement destroyed standing for a complainant at the ITC. In Certain Audio...more

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Intellectual Property Tailwinds Continue To Favor Section 337 Enforcement Actions Before The International Trade Commission

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Section 337 intellectual property enforcement actions before the International Trade Commission (“ITC”) continue to gain in popularity....more

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At the ITC, It’s Always “Standing” Room Only

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Intellectual Ventures Refiles Against Auto Makers After Patent Assignment Fails ITC Scrutiny - The U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) terminated an investigation because standing did not exist as of the date the...more

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ClearCorrect: ITC and Patentee Align Submit Petitions for Rehearing En Banc, Asking Federal Circuit to Reconsider Whether the ITC...

On January 27, 2016, the International Trade Commission (ITC) formally requested a rehearing en banc of a November 10, 2015, Federal Circuit panel decision in ClearCorrect Operating, LLC v. ITC. The Federal Circuit’s panel...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Federal Circuit Rules Digital Data Transmitted Into The U.S. Is Not An “Article” Within ITC’s Juridiction (Clearcorrect,...

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Today, a divided three-judge panel of the Federal Circuit (Prost, O’Malley concurring and Newman dissenting) ruled that the U.S. International Trade Commission’s (ITC) authority to provide remedies for unfair acts involving...more

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Federal Circuit Strengthens ITC's Authority to Police Importation

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On August 10, 2015, the Federal Circuit, acting en banc, ruled that the International Trade Commission (ITC) has the authority to prevent importation of products based on claims for induced infringement where the predicate...more

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