The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) is a key forum for both domestic and foreign IP litigants. High-profile IP disputes now include patent, trade secret, false advertising, and trademark enforcement proceedings before the ITC. Because ITC cases proceed to trial faster than in almost any other forum, they often help drive resolution of related district court litigation.
Dickinson Wright’s IP Litigation practice handles all aspects of Section 337 investigations, including pre-filing investigations, enforcement and defense, as well as Part 117 proceedings at Customs.
Representative Case Matters
- In the Matter of Certain Intermediate Bulk Containers, 337-TA-1434 (2026) (obtained ITC orders for Schutz Container Systems prohibiting the importation of infringing intermediate bulk containers).
- In the Matter of Certain Pick-Up Truck Folding Bed Cover Systems and Components Thereof, 337-TA-1353 (2024) (obtained ITC General Exclusion Order stopping unlawful truck bed cover infringement by twenty-one foreign and domestic entities, as well as unknown suppliers, within six months of filing).
- In the Matter of Certain Centrifuge Utility Platform and Falling Film Evaporator Systems and Components Thereof, 337-TA-1311 (stopped unlawful CCU and FFES infringement activities of fifteen foreign and domestic entities within seven months of filing).
- In the Matter of Certain Televisions, Remote Controls, and Components Thereof, Inv. No. 337-TA-1263 (defeated two attempts by respondents to dispose of the case through early disposition and proceeded to trial; prevailed on infringement, importation, and standing; appeal pending).
- In the Matter of Certain Pick-Up Truck Folding Bed Cover Systems and Components Thereof, 337-TA-1143 (stopped infringement of five utility patents, one design patent, and two federal trademark registrations by numerous foreign and domestic entities within eight months of filing).
- In the Matter of Certain Powered Covered Plates, 337-TA-1124 (secured early termination for respondent client in utility and design patent investigation).
- In the Matter of Certain Chassis Parts Incorporating Movable Sockets and Components Thereof, 337-TA-978 (stopped infringing automotive steering and suspension system sockets from entering the U.S. market within months of filing).
- In the Matter of Certain Windshield Wiper Devices and Components Thereof, 337-TA-881 and 337-TA-902 (secured finding of violation against respondent while successfully defending against infringement allegations in parallel investigation).
