FIND A COMMITTEE

U.S. International Trade Commission Committee

The U.S. International Trade Commission Committee will develop materials and programs to educate intellectual property owners about the opportunities, costs, challenges, and best practices for using section 337 to enforce intellectual property rights through the U.S. International Trade Commission. It will review actual and proposed changes in section 337 law and practice affecting the rights of intellectual property owners and will inform IPO members about those changes. It will also seek to identify opportunities for improvement in the current statutory, procedural, and enforcement framework and to respond to, recommend and promote changes that would enhance its value for intellectual property owners through, e.g., submission of comments and educating the public about ongoing developments. Examples of topics to be considered include the types of claims that may be brought before the commission, recent precedent regarding domestic industry, the comparative costs and benefits of section 337 actions, the benefits and restrictions of protective orders, the scope of discovery, the scope of the Commission’s jurisdiction, the requirement of proof of injury in certain causes of action, and the scope and impact of section 337 remedial orders–limited and general exclusion orders and cease-and-desist orders.