Intellectual Property

Section 337 investigations conducted by the U.S. International Trade Commission most often involve claims regarding intellectual property rights, including allegations of patent infringement and trademark infringement by imported goods. Both utility and design patents, as well as registered and common law trademarks, may be asserted in these investigations. Other forms of unfair competition involving imported products, such as infringement of registered copyrights, mask works or boat hull designs, misappropriation of trade secrets or trade dress, passing off, and false advertising, may also be asserted. Learn more by visiting our About Section 337 page.

Section 337 Recent Developments

Notice: Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest [posted 1/24/17]
Notice: Certain Electronic Devices, Including Mobile Phones, Tablet Computers, and Components Thereof , Inv. No. 337-TA-1038 [posted 1/24/17]
Notice: Certain Air Mattress Systems, Components Thereof, and Methods of Using the Same , Inv. No. 337-TA-971 [posted 1/23/17]
Notice: Certain Electrical Conductor Composite Cores and Components Thereof , Inv. No. 337-TA-995 [posted 1/19/17]
Notice: Certain Air Mattress Systems, Components Therof, and Mothods of Using the Same , Inv. No. 337-TA-971 [posted 1/18/17]
Notice: Certain Electric Skin Care Devices, Brushes and Chargers Therefor, and Kits Containing the Same , Inv. No. 337-TA-959 [posted 1/18/17]
Notice: Certain Graphics Processors, DDR Memory Controllers, and Products Containing the Same , Inv. No. 337-TA-1037 [posted 1/18/17]
Notice: Certain Magnetic Tape Cartridges and Components Thereof , Inv. No. 337--TA-1036 [posted 1/18/17]

Recent Section 337 Commission Opinions

Electronic Devices, Including Wireless Communiction Devices, Portable Music and Data Processing Devices, and Tablet Computers, 590614: Inv. No. 337-TA-794 [posted 9/15/16]
Electronic Devices, Including Wireless Communiction Devices, Portable Music and Data Processing Devices, and Tablet Computers, 590614: Inv. No. 337-TA-794 [posted 9/15/16]
Marine Sonar Imaging Devices, Including Downscan and Sidescan Devices, Products Containing the Same, and Components Thereof, 589261: Inv. No. 337-TA-921 [posted 8/29/16]
Three-Dimensional Cinema Systems and Components Thereof, 588763: Inv. No. 337-TA-939 [posted 8/24/16]
Carbon and Alloy Steel Products, 588235: Inv. No. 337-TA-1002 [posted 8/17/16]

Recent Section 337 Final Initial Determinations

Light-Emitting Diode Products and Components Thereof, 589794_Part1: Inv. No. 337-TA-947 [posted 9/3/16]
Portable Electronic Devices and Components Thereof, 584913: Inv. No. 337-TA-994 [posted 7/2/16]
Ink Cartridges and Components Thereof, 569631: Inv. No. 337-TA-946 [posted 6/7/16]
Network Devices, Related Software and Components Thereof (I), 575521: Inv. No. 337-TA-944 [posted 6/7/16]
Graphics Processing Chips, Systems on a Chip, and Products Containing the Same, 572883: Inv. No. 337-TA-941 [posted 6/7/16]