Ask almost any U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) lawyer about the odds of a stay of the ITC investigation in favor of an inter partes review (IPR), and you’ll get a familiar response full of certainty: Not happening....more
The International Trade Commission recently denied a request by an ITC respondent to rescind a $6 million penalty for violating a consent order based on patent claims later found invalid....more
One unique aspect of the International Trade Commission’s authority under Section 337 is the power to issue general exclusion orders (GEO). Under such orders, companies never named as a respondent in an ITC complaint can find...more