Through Sept. 1, 43 Section 337 complaints had been filed in the International Trade Commission this year. That works out to an annualized pace of 64, which would make 2016 the second-busiest year in the history of the commission—surpassed only by the “Smartphone Wars” peak of 2011.
ITC complaints are up dramatically relative to the first three quarters of 2015, reversing the downtrend identified in a previous article on this site. (See “Making Sense of Section 337 Litigation Statistics at the ITC” [CorpCounsel.com, May 31, 2016].) Complaint filings have exceeded their 10-year average nine of the last 11 months (the only exceptions being January, when Washington, D.C., was hit by a 2-foot snowstorm, and a mid-summer lull in July).
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
