U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Section 337 Investigations are a critical tool for intellectual property owners to protect their interests, especially those involved with import trade. 

Our ITC Section 337 attorneys have extensive knowledge and significant experience through hearing and Commission final determination in Section 337 investigations.  Additionally, we understand the complexities of litigating in the ITC, we understand technology, and we are adept at managing complex international trade issues under intense time pressure.  We also are adept at managing parallel litigation in the U.S. Federal District Courts.

Lippes Mathias attorneys represent both domestic and foreign companies as complainants and respondents in these fast-paced investigations and have more than twenty-five years doing so.

ITC Section 337 Investigations matters are distinguished not only based on their speed and powerful injunctive remedies, but also on the fact that a larger share of them go to trial than patent cases in district courts.

The firm has 30 IP attorneys with highly skilled technical backgrounds, including advanced degrees across a wide variety of disciplines encompassing electrical engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, civil engineering, computer science and environmental science.  The firm’s attorneys are admitted to the bars throughout the country, and its attorneys and agents include former USPTO examiners and fluent speakers of non-English languages, including Mandarin. 

We help companies increase their value, market share, profits, and assets via Section 337 litigation, and defend companies from allegations of unfair acts.