Originally published by the Los Angeles & San Francisco Daily Journal, September 4, 2013
Under Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, the International Trade Commission conducts investigations into allegations of certain unfair practices in import trade, including the infringement of certain statutory intellectual property rights. On May 15, the commission promulgated final rules relating to discovery in its investigations, including rules concerning e-discovery and the discovery of privileged information and attorney work product. Then June 24, the commission announced the commencement of a pilot program aimed at resolving certain potentially dispositive issues, such as whether the required "domestic industry" exists, on an expedited basis, with the potential of terminating cases more quickly than normal. These are significant and positive developments that augment the ITC's ongoing efforts to modernize and make its proceedings more efficient, speedy and reliable.
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