Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Reform Section 337 Investigation Process
Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., and Rep. Dave Schweikert, R-Ariz., introduced a bill called the Advancing America's Interests Act, which would provide limits on how the International Trade Commission considers Section 337 complaints to bar imports over patent violations. DelBene said…
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in a press release Aug. 14 that patent licensing entities have abused the 337 process for financial gain. She said that complaints would not be allowed on American goods unless the company whose goods are patented is voluntarily named on the complaint. The ITC would also be required “to consider that public interest is paramount” in their remedial exercise and to determine that any import exclusion serves the public interest.