ITC and Customs Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
§ 1.01 Background of Section 337 Investigations at the International Trade
Commission
§ 1.02 Importance of Section 337 Investigations
§ 1.03 Purpose and Scope of the Treatise
CHAPTER 2 OVERVIEW OF SECTION 337
§ 2.01 History and Evolution of Section 337 – Legislative History
§ 2.02 Role and Jurisdiction of the International Trade Commission
§ 2.03 Key Provisions and Requirements of Section 337
§ 2.04 Relevant Personnel and Roles
§ 2.05 Exemplary Timeline
§ 2.06 Procedural Rules and Ground Rules
CHAPTER 3 OVERVIEW OF PARALLEL OR ALTERNATIVE
PROCEEDINGS IN OTHER FORUMS
§ 3.01 Introduction
§ 3.02 Comparison of Section 337 Investigations with District Court
Proceedings
§ 3.03 Customs and Border Patrol (CBP)
§ 3.04 Federal (DTSA) and State Trade Secret Actions
§ 3.05 USPTO
§ 3.06 International Proceedings
CHAPTER 4 UNFAIR PRACTICES UNDER SECTION 337
§ 4.01 Overview of Unfair Import Practices
§ 4.02 Statutory Unfair Practices
§ 4.03 Non-Statutory Unfair Import Practices
§ 4.04 Counterclaims
§ 4.05 Acts That are Not Unfair Import Practices
CHAPTER 5 UNIQUE SUBSTANTIVE CONSIDERATIONS
§ 5.01 Overview
§ 5.02 Importation
§ 5.03 “Articles that Infringe”
§ 5.04 Defenses to 35 U.S.C. § 271(g)
§ 5.05 Domestic Industry and Injury
§ 5.06 Redesign Products
§ 5.07 Non-Practicing Entities at the ITC
CHAPTER 6 PRE-FILING CONSIDERATIONS
§ 6.01 Assessing the Viability of a Section 337 Complaint
§ 6.02 Identifying Potential Respondents
§ 6.03 Gathering Evidence and Building a Strong Case
§ 6.04 Preparation Time and Pre-filing Review
§ 6.05 Other Pre-filing Preparations
§ 6.06 Coordination with District Court Complaint
§ 6.07 Statutory Authority Requirements
§ 6.08 Standing
CHAPTER 7 FILING A SECTION 337 COMPLAINT
§ 7.01 Drafting the Complaint and Complying with ITC Rules
§ 7.02 Filing Procedures and Timelines
§ 7.03 Public Interest Submissions and Delegation
§ 7.04 Request for Temporary Exclusion Order
§ 7.05 Amending a Complaint
§ 7.06 Withdrawing a Complaint
CHAPTER 8 EARLY DISPOSITION OF ISSUES
§ 8.01 Introduction
§ 8.02 Pre-Institution Requests
§ 8.03 100-Day Proceedings
§ 8.04 Pilot Program: Interim Initial Determinations
§ 8.05 Motions to Terminate
§ 8.06 Summary Determination
§ 8.07 Motion to Strike Affirmative Defense
§ 8.08 Default and Consent
CHAPTER 9 EARLY INVESTIGATION MANAGEMENT
§ 9.01 Institution
§ 9.02 Motions to Stay
§ 9.03 Service of the Complaint
§ 9.04 Confidentiality and Protective Orders
§ 9.05 Responses to the Complaint and Notice of Investigation
§ 9.06 Intervention
§ 9.07 Initial Conferences and Setting of Target Date and Procedural Schedule
§ 9.08 Case Management Conferences
§ 9.09 Hearings on WebEx
§ 9.10 ADR and Mediation
CHAPTER 10 IMPORTATION
§ 10.01 Importation Requirement
§ 10.02 Pleading Importation
§ 10.03 Imminent Importation and Sale for Importation Without Importation
§ 10.04 Sale After Importation
§ 10.05 Importation of “Articles that Infringe”
CHAPTER 11 DOMESTIC INDUSTRY
§ 11.01 Overview
§ 11.02 Technical Domestic Industry
§ 11.03 Economic Domestic Industry
§ 11.04 Injury
CHAPTER 12 DISCOVERY PROCESS
§ 12.01 Overview
§ 12.02 Fact Discovery and Document Productions
§ 12.03 Discovery from Foreign Nonparties
§ 12.04 Expert Witnesses
§ 12.05 Discovery Disputes
CHAPTER 13 CLAIM CONSTRUCTION
§ 13.01 Overview
§ 13.02 Claim Construction Procedures
§ 13.03 Application of Claim Construction Legal Principles at the ITC
CHAPTER 14 EVIDENTIARY HEARING
§ 14.01 Introduction and Purpose of Hearing
§ 14.02 Prehearing Preparation
§ 14.03 Introduction and Receipt of Evidence
§ 14.04 Post-Hearing Briefing
CHAPTER 15 COMMISSION REVIEW
§ 15.01 Petition for Review
§ 15.02 Contingent Petitions
§ 15.03 Procedure and Format
§ 15.04 Commission Notice of Review and Opinion
CHAPTER 16 PUBLIC INTEREST
§ 16.01 Public Interest Factors
§ 16.02 Role of Public Interest Factors and Burden of Proof
§ 16.03 Enactment of the Public Interest Requirement
§ 16.04 Infrequent Use of the Public Interest Factors to Preclude a Remedy
§ 16.05 Use of Public Interest Factors to Tailor Remedies
§ 16.06 Public Interest Through Different Stages of Investigation
CHAPTER 17 REMEDIAL ORDERS AND ENFORCEMENT
§ 17.01 Determination of Violation and Issuance of Remedial Orders
§ 17.02 Presidential Review
§ 17.03 Exclusion Orders
§ 17.04 Cease and Desist Orders
§ 17.05 Bonds
CHAPTER 18 CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AND RULING REQUESTS
§ 18.01 Introduction
§ 18.02 Statutory and Regulatory Authority
§ 18.03 Procedural Standards for Rule 177 Ruling Requests
§ 18.04 Substantive Standards and Burdens
CHAPTER 19 CBP BORDER ENFORCEMENT OF IPR THROUGH
RECORDATION
§ 19.01 Introduction
§ 19.02 CBP Recordation Process
§ 19.03 Comparison with ITC Section 337 Investigations
CHAPTER 20 ANCILLARY PROCEEDINGS
§ 20.01 Ancillary Proceedings Generally
§ 20.02 Enforcement Proceedings
§ 20.03 Modification and Rescission of Exclusion Orders
§ 20.04 Advisory Opinions
CHAPTER 21 APPEALS
§ 21.01 Introduction
§ 21.02 Legal Framework
§ 21.03 Standing and Participation
§ 21.04 Appealable Decisions
§ 21.05 Standards of Review and Deference
§ 21.06 Appeal Procedures
CHAPTER 22 INTERPLAY OF SECTION 337 WITH USPTO AND DISTRICT
COURT PROCEEDINGS
§ 22.01 Interplay with U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Proceedings
§ 22.02 Interplay with District Court Proceedings
CHAPTER 23 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND EMERGING TRENDS
§ 23.01 Overview
§ 23.02 Statistics of Section 337 Investigations
§ 23.03 Notable Issues in 2024
CHAPTER 24 CONCLUSION
§ 24.01 Conclusion
APPENDIX A EXEMPLARY GROUND RULES CHIEF ALJ CHENEY
APPENDIX B EXEMPLARY GROUND RULES ALJ BHATTACHARYYA
APPENDIX C EXEMPLARY GROUND RULES ALJ ELLIOT
APPENDIX D EXEMPLARY GROUND RULES ALJ JOHNSON HINES
APPENDIX E EXEMPLARY GROUND RULES ALJ MCNAMARA
APPENDIX F EXEMPLARY GROUND RULES ALJ MOORE
Table of Cases
Table of Statutes
Index