ITC Section 337 Investigations
Section 337 investigations are unlike other litigation in that they are global in reach, compressed in timing and demanding across legal, technical and regulatory dimensions. An adverse outcome at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) can have material and immediate consequences for a respondent and its entire supply chain.
What Sets Akin Apart
Akin is widely recognized as one of the most active firms before the ITC. Our intellectual property (IP) lawyers provide comprehensive advice to clients through every stage of an ITC Section 337 investigation.
Our globally integrated team of Chambers-ranked lawyers represents clients on complex patent cases before the federal district courts, ITC, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)—as well as on appeal in the Federal Circuit. We also have extensive experience advising clients on SEP/FRAND matters, including pre‑litigation licensing strategy and negotiations.
Our services include advising on:
- All litigation-based aspects of the Section 337 investigation before, during and after the trial.
- The review of ITC remedial orders by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) during the Presidential Review Period.
- Enforcement proceedings before U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), as well as any proceedings involving new or redesigned products.
- Appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Our ITC team is comprised of seasoned trial lawyers with technical backgrounds and longstanding familiarity with the ITC’s Administrative Law Judges (ALJs), Office of Unfair Import Investigations (OUII) Staff and complex procedures.
Moreover, we provide clients with a single point of contact. That is, in addition to our IP (patent) trial attorneys, our ITC team combines capabilities spanning the following key practices:
This full-spectrum expertise enables us to provide optimal strategies to our clients, including in any parallel proceedings in district court and before federal agencies.
Learn more about our cross-disciplinary ITC capabilities.
