ITC Rule Ready: Navigating Key Deadlines in an ITC Section 337 Investigation

Expertly manage your U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) investigation from start to finish with this key deadlines chart for Section 337 investigations. Covered deadlines include the notice of institution, service of discovery requests, claim construction deadlines, contentions deadlines, expert discovery, summary determination, prehearing deadlines and hearing, initial determination, appeals, and more. Deadlines in a Procedural Schedule for an investigation are keyed off the target date ordered by the Administrative Law Judge for the investigation—the date by which the ITC will provide its final determination regarding the disposition of the investigation (typically 15 to 18 months after the date of institution).

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